2.02.2014

34 Months...of Double the Joy & Double the Trouble =)

2 YEARS 10 MONTHS
Weight: Mak: 28.6 lbs; MG: 30.2lbs
Clothes: 2T
Shoes: Mak: size 6 ; MG: size 7
Teeth count: Mak: 16; MG: 16 still no 2 year old molars
 
 A few things that stand out during this age/stage from 33-34mo:
-BIG TALKERS-like they really do talk all day long to each other, to us, it’s a constant running dialogue which means it’s a constant one hilarious comment after another type stage we’re in =) Things we hear all the time around our house: What's that noise?  What’s that sound!? (to everything!!) That’s not right, I might be sad, It might work, Is something wrong mommy, What are you doing to daddy? Are you happy with me?
-Like "talking" to us every night at bedtime and asking what our favorites are (because we started asking their favorite thing they did that day or their favorite toy or food)-they emulate everything we do that’s for sure! And they pick up on when we are talking about them already so we have to watch what we say!
-Understanding more about Jesus and what a joy that is!! They know 4 bible verses and parts of a few others and they are absolutely precious saying them and their references-they call them their “bible burses”
-Maddie Grace is our little singer and will sing her heart out to her babies and stuffed animals and walks around the house singing all day long-it’s astounding how many hymns/worship songs/bible songs she knows from us singing to her each night and also from listening in the car-total sponges!
-Love playing outside! When we pull in the driveway I have to quickly corral them to go inside or they hop immediately on their bikes and head down the driveway to play-hurry up spring!
-Understand when kids aren't being nice and are bothered by it-they seem to both have very sensitive hearts already but especially Makenzie
-Can tell when daddy is joking and their faces when they realize he’s joking is priceless! They think he’s hilarious!
-Every.Single.Morning, when MG wakes up, she sits at the top of the stairs and cries for mommy to come up, stand up and hold her and carry her down…sometimes she wins, sometimes mommy does!
-Both still tough at bedtime with getting out of bed and requesting more trips to the potty claiming their pee pee is about to come out, but Makenzie especially despises bedtime. She cries almost every single night face down like a turtle in her shell at the door and she’s pretty persistent. She really kicks it up a notch and will kick the door and scream at the top of her lungs until she gets what she wants =( Anywhere from 10min to an hour is her norm and we end up having to make usually two trips back up there to put her back in bed… Mak also will slide her paci under the door at night to get us up there …phew one day…one day!
-Really into "Snacks" and ask for them all day long
-LOVE being outside and riding their bikes and car/taking walks
-Enjoy eating out more now and will eat what we order which is so nice!
-Help each other go potty
-Obsessed with pics and videos when they were babies and could sit on my lap for hours looking at them and talking about when they were little
-Favorite song right now is still Away in a Manger…which is their #1 request every night before leaving their room
-Their stuffed animals end up in time out or get quite a few spankings for not obeying them lately…hilarious to watch them have serious talks with their animals about their behavior. They copy word for word things we say to them! 
-still into all things baby related: taking their babies to "church school," the grocery store, the zoo, to ChickFilA, giving them baths, reading to them, library time, etc...They are great little mommies!!
-Potty training has definitely digressed-not because they can’t but because they choose not to during the day…maybe it’s attention but either way, we’ve had a lot of wet panties at our house lately
-Make up songs to sing to them-water song, book song
-Mak is extra sensitive and empathetic towards others and hates to see people sad or crying or hurt…such a precious sweet heart already!
-Love reading books still and remember what happens in them very well…can ask them questions about the story and they are usually correct
-Favorite foods these days: frozen raspberries warmed up of course, diced mango and pineapple, mini muffins, nutrigrain bars, banana pancakes, & "abocado" as Mak calls it

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