21 months-October 2016

Amelia & Nora have changed so much in the last few months. They talk all the time, are forming 3-4 word sentences. They play well together, they climb into their chairs when its time to eat, will even go as far as attempting to put tray on high chair and put bibs on too. They eat anything and everything, they use a spoon to eat cereal, yogurt or applesauce.
Amelia, continues to be our pleaser. She is so happy-go-lucky and is a little more outgoing than Nora. She carries a little more confidence in new settings and with new people. She loves reading books, the outdoors, swinging, going down the slide, helping to feed the dog, putting clothes in drawers (and taking them out just as easily ;)).  Amelia favors her left hand for writing, coloring and eating.
Nora, is our honery one. She says, No to just about everything you ask her. She's a little more unsure about new settings and is kinda a mama's girl. She loves sorting things, dumping things out of containers and then putting them back in, she still loves shoes (she will put on anybody's that are laying around), loves the outdoors as much as Amelia and loves Legos. Nora seems to favor her right hand for coloring, writing and eating.
Both girls love playing with babies, putting them night night or giving them a stroller ride.
A month ago, we had a routine developmental assessment at Children's. It was so fun to watch the girls and the tests the OT did. I stayed with Amelia during her testing and Chris was with Nora. They ran the same series of tests called the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler development. The tests consisted of puzzles, finding different things in pictures, they would hide a toy under a towel and they would have to remember where the object was. Needless to say, the girls did fantastic. Amelia has the language of a 26 month old and Nora was not far behind.
Nora weighed 23.5 pounds
Amelia 24.3 pounds
We do an ECFE class once a week and Nora doesn't like to leave mama's side. She's getting more comfortable each week but still doesn't like to let mama out of her sight.
We had first haircuts last week and the girls sat like perfect little angels.
Isaac is enjoying kindergarten and gave hockey a try this past weekend. He will go 5 times before we decide if he will join this year or not.
Ellie is enjoying 6th grade. She's in dance, plays piano and is swimming High Tides this year.
We look forward to the holidays!