a bit about my babies 11.28.15

bea

-beatrice is all about santa claus right now. she wants an easy bake oven (A COOKIE KITCHEN!) more than any child has wanted anything, ever. seriously. santa may have to rethink her bike plans and get her hands on an easy bake oven. this girl never ceases to surprise me.

-she likes to call people "gorgeous" now.

-she LOVES snow. just as much as she loved to play in the rain in the summer, she loves to go out in the snow on snowy days. i used to dread the snow, but now that we're in utah, i look forward to it because she just loves it so much! it's so cute to see her waddling around in her snowsuit outside. she walks all around the backyard on her own, singing, pretending, and building things with the snow. i love that she can entertain herself with her imagination for hours on end!

-she finally will play with oliver, but mostly just when i ask her to. (peekaboo, tickles, etc.) she thinks he is cute which is usually the most she evers says to him. their cousin rosalind is 2 and VERY interested in ollie, more so than bea. i think ros just likes babies more. bea has always liked the big kids very much. i think once he is a bit bigger and can really play with her, they will be thick as thieves.

-she has given up naps. i mourn their loss every day at about 2pm. every once in a while she'll ask for a nap but they are mostly gone. so sad. i've tried to institute a quiet time type thing but that usually becomes more of a battle than it's worth so we usually just try and make it to 3:30, then we watch our daily movie until dad gets home.

-she is making leaps and bounds in the letters department. today, in church, we had a game pulled up on my phone where it shows the name of a shape, and then you have to pick that shape out of a crowd. she was able to tell which word was which by the letter it started with, and then choose the proper corresponding shape. this girl. she is going places.

-she still has an amazing memory. she remembers everything. if you mentioned it 3 months ago, she will bring it up to you today and remember it in great detail. i don't know where she stores it all. that's how i know i can't just count on her to forget the easy bake oven for christmas. it's just not gonna happen. it also means we really have to watch how we act and what we say when she is around. she picks up on so much and it really helps us to be conscientious of our behavior (not like it's ever horrifying or anything, but you know. little things.)

-if you give her the choice between dessert (BERSERT!) and french fries, she will always choose the french fries.

-she loves going to the movies, and calls the movie theater the "movie vavayter!" like elevator with a va-. so weird but crazy adorable.

-she also loves the children's museum and calls it the b'seum. sooo cute. i hope she never learns how to say it correctly.

-we have an on-again off-again relationship with potty training still. she'll go weeks where she has no accidents at all and then have like 3 in one week to make up for lost time. it's usually just when she's stressed.

-she really is becoming more of a little kid than a toddler, and while it is loads of fun to have a big girl around to hang out and chat with me, sometimes i miss the chubby, giggly toddler days.

oliver

-this boy knows how to SMILE! he is so smiley these days. always open mouthed and googly eyed. he also laughs a LOT. i think he laughs more than bea did at this age. he thinks everything is funny, especially when big kids play peek a boo with him

-he still loves to use his voice. he is always talking and shrieking. it's adorable.

-he is still HUGE! 12 month clothes on a 5 month boy. aint no thang.

-will he ever stop throwing up?! nobody knows! he has narrowed it down to 2-3 times per feeding though (usually) so that's a plus

-he can hold his own bottle! he can down the whole thing without any help!

-he is pretty solid on his 3 nap schedule, we aim for 9, 12, and 3 but with bea, we are out and about a lot more so we just take naps where we can

-he is still in love with his big sister. he thinks everything she does is the funniest/most interesting thing in the worl

-my kids just don't snuggle, ya'll. he won't snuggle with me. way too busy and wiggly.

-he keeps getting his legs stuck in the slats of his crib these days now that he's rolling and more mobile. it's kind of funny but also sad.

-he rolls both ways but would rather just hang out on his side.

-we've started solids with him, only rice cereal here and there, but he is really enthusiastic about it.

-his torticollis is much better but his head is still a bit lopsided so it we may be headed for helmetville. not looking forward to it.


that's all i got for now! i sure love these little goobers!