Luke and Zo: 20 Months
Hi Everyone! Happy Monday!
Luke and Zo's latest month has involved first pigtails for Zo, Lasik (and Lasik-like) surgery for Mommy and Daddy (hence Luke's eye goggles), beautiful fall leaves and weather warm enough to still have flowers in the yard. Also lots going on with the kiddos. Some highlights:
- We are starting to allow VERY LIMITED TV (or "PB" as Zo calls it). For the most part Infinite Teddies and What Does the Fox Say, both just a few minutes long. Warning: watch Infinite Teddies by yourself before you show kids...not necessarily appropriate but the kids love cars and birds and teddies...
- Sissy is very interested in dressing and undressing herself, and is working on speaking in full sentences
- Luke is all about potty training (Sis could care less), not really pushed by us either. But we're so proud of him! :) (My husband reminds me at this age it's potty encouraging, not potty training...)
- We call Luke and Zo Sissy and Bubba or Bubs or Bubba Bear a lot and they have started calling each other those names. With Luke it was interesting, at first he was calling Sis Bubba...I wonder if he sees the two of them as one?
- Bubble baths are the best...
- There has been some biting on Zo's part and Sumo wrestling tackles on Bub's part lately...Sis will say, "Sissy bite!" before she does it though, and actually it's been about a week since an incident
- The kids are also sharing food most meals and laughing and playing together...so cute...
- Another interesting thing...they are starting to make associations like Luke has a stuffed bear with a zebra sweatshirt and when he saw a picture of a zebra he said "Teddy," which at first I thought was a mistake, but he does have a zebra teddy. Or their bubble bath has Hello Kitty on it and Luke say a sweatshirt with Hello Kitty on it and said "Bubbles." It's so cool to watch their little minds working
- Both Luke and Zo, but Luke a little more at this point, are starting to get a little bit of a toddler attitude, eg when he doesn't want to get dressed or go in his car seat he'll let you know
- Sis loves having a napkin in her lap while eating. And wipes her face and hands. And has started to feed her stuffed animals
- Luke has to check his shoes to make sure they don't have rocks in them before he puts them on
- Both kids love, love, love to cook. I try to let them help, especially if I'm putting dinner together in the morning, when there's more time
- And trips to the library...I let them check in the books, pick out new ones (putting them in a bag until the bag is full) and then do self checkout, where Luke scans the books and Zo puts them back in the bag
- Please has entered the vocabulary. Pretty hard to say no to any request that includes please
- Luke is super lovely and he loves babies. Loves, loves, loves them. He's got this move where he lays his head against people he likes to show affection...it's adorable
- Since the pumpkin patch, they are TERRIFIED of cows. If their daddy moos they burst into tears... (which their daddy thinks is funny, and it is, but also you can't torture your children)...
Whew...lots going on these days. This time is so precious...I am just loving it...
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. We've got a houseful of company and I'm checking out for the week.
XOXO
