I like to watch my children sleep. Every night before I put myself to bed for
the night I check on them and it is one of my favorite parts of the day. They look so sweet and peaceful – and weird!
Ha ha. My children manage some of the
strangest sleeping positions and usually their head is implanted into the
corner of the crib. I will also check on
the monitor a few times a night because I am a creeper like that as well. In all honesty, I love seeing them snuggled
into their little sleep sacks. I
especially love the nights were they get sleepy early and they cuddle into my
lap for a “rest” and I get to sneak a baby cuddle.
In the words of the Hubby, they are “little people” now with
very distinct personalities and likes/dislikes.
They will sit down together and put shapes into the shape sorter,
looking up expectantly after one is correct for their applause. They love to stack things together – and
knock them down when we stack them up.
The Hubby and I have a challenge to one another to see who can make the
tallest tower before one of the destruction twins knocks it down. They love to race each other up and down the
hall while pushing toys, or they will push each other up and down the hall on
the toys. They also push baskets,
hampers, boxes, and the chairs from their table up and down the hall as well –
anything that helps them to move faster.
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| Loving the Olive Garden breadsticks |
Landon continues to be my emotional child. He can fall apart in 2 seconds if things don’t
go his way – even a “simple” thing like not being able to pull a ball out of
the bin. Speaking of “ball” it is the
favorite word around this house for both children, but a favorite toy for
Landon. He just learned to throw this past weekend and he plays a great game of
fetch with himself. He also likes to
climb up to the slide in the basement and roll the balls down the slide. He has also really come to enjoy the slide in
the basement and has been comfortable with going down the slide on his own as
well. Landon also says something all the
time that sounds a lot like “Abri” and I love when he says it, but I just can’t
seem to catch it on video. He loves to
sit down in his chair with a book, usually upside down, and he “reads” to
himself out loud. Landon is quick to
pick up and try new things like snapping his fingers. He loves to high five and my new favorite is
his attempt to give me a kiss. :) Landon has been a pretty picky eater lately and has limited himself to chicken
nuggets, mac and cheese, and animal crackers mostly. He still has eight teeth, but those back
molars continue to give him an issue so I wish they would just come on through!
Riley is adventurous.
She climbs on the chairs and blocks – she falls from the chairs and
blocks. She does some yoga, downward dog
seems to be her personal favorite. She
likes to help me with the laundry by putting clothes into the dryer and pushing
the basket down the hall as well. Riley
also loves to read and she has the cutest voice when she sits down to “read.” She loves to play with her "bog" Jasper and he is very tolerant of her sitting and bouncing on his back and crawling all over him. Riley now has 8 teeth and she is not a picky
eater at all and she will eat anything I put on her plate and anything Landon
puts on her tray as well. Riley follows
me all over the house and once I even shut in her a room without knowing she
was right behind me! I felt terrible. :( Riley’s newest tricks are running, running up to hug
our legs (especially when we are doing the dishes for some reason), and giving
me a kiss. I love that she makes the “muah”
noise when she is about to give me a kiss. She loves to climb up the stairs and slide
down the stairs backwards on her belly – she once tried this headfirst and
scared me half to death. Riley seems to
like to have her hands full at all times, a toy in each hand.
I do very much love being able to spend more time with
them. We have been coloring and making
projects together, and going on field trips
We have made a few trips to the library, the mall, and have done some
shopping. It is amazing to see the daily
changes in their skills and notice the little things like being able to stack
blocks and getting the shape sorter right the first time. I look forward to being able to spend more
time with them and will keep you updated.
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| Halloween as Doug and Porkchop. |
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| Playing cars |
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| Watching daddy play volleyball. |
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| Hanging with our buddies Jack and Will |
