we have a 2 1/2 year old (today) and a half-year old! our days are different from each other depending on moods and naps … but also they the same as each other in many ways.
Maddox at 2 1/2
we’re so loving maddox’s abililty to communicate with us…
middle of the might convo: M screaming “Mommy! Mommy!” etc
Joy: “what do you need?”
M: “Turn sound machine off. Not sleepy.”
J “it’s the middle of the night. it’s not time to get our of bed.”
M: “Milk.”
J: “would you really drink your cup of milk at 2 in the morning?”
M: “yes. milk.”
so he drank it and for the first time since he was a little baby (!) i laid down with him more than 5 minutes. [it's a hard and fast rule i have because i know it's a slippery slope. but now i've broken it. oh no.] we laid awake for an hour or so before he finally went back to sleep. it is great to be able to tell him why something has to be and he sometimes understands. he is more hyper and social now but still has very chill times too. LOVES going outside, playing with friends, watching certain shows nine million times if i’d let him, “being gentle” to cora, throwing balls, lining things up (like figures) and his newest love thanks to big mo: OREOS.
and we are loving cora’s smiles and fun nature.
Cora - 6 months
we have a “spirited” child on our hands here. we can’t believe a little girl has been in our lives since february 12th. since we felt a little like she’d be a boy, we still sometimes say “you’re a girl!” she is so dear to us and loved to death. some of the most interesting things coming forth are the ways she is different than her brother! >> she makes herself known by … crying > and she goes from laughing to screaming crying in .87 seconds >> she doesn’t like being on her tummy like he did but she loves sitting and “standing” with our help > she is not happy in one place for long. can’t leave her for more than 5 mins in jumpy, on floor with toys, etc. > she’s not obsessed with ceiling fans. > she IS obsessed with anything we are eating or holding – she’s grabbier than he was. so far she’s grabbed salad from the salad bowl, countless baggies and cups that we are holding and found and “eaten” her sticker from waumba land. hope that is the worst that it gets. >> she does not like the bottle >> she’s sitting by herself a little now >> she can wave!! and >> she babbles mamama pretty consistently. so advanced! happy half-sies to our kids.
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