Well, here I am trying to get back into the blogging groove! It's been a LONG time...
For a quick recap, here's what the kids have been up to:
NATHAN...
...talks constantly
...is SO stinking tall, wearing 3T clothes
...is starting to be afraid of things and "little bit scary" is a commonly heard phrase in our house these days...the dark, shadows, the doorbell, dogs, swimming pools (especially the shadows the rippling water makes on the pool bottom)...and more I'm sure!
...is very "independent" and wants to do most things "by self"
...is teaching me patience!!
...can climb the tallest, scariest play structures (which is really scary for me when I'm not hovering right there to catch him!)
...desperately wants to ride a bike and can almost reach the pedals on his trike with his shoes on (so we hear, "Shoes on please" a lot!)
...is obsessed with fire engines and construction equipment and can name SO many different kinds of trucks!
...is so sweet with his sister, taking her by the hand and saying, "Come on Abby let's go pway". He gets her water cup or her beloved blanket or just about anything...such a sweet guy!
...loves trains and prefers real ones over Thomas
...can count to 20 or so more or less correctly, depending on his mood
...is so mechanically minded...he is all about anything he can take apart or put together
...has such a sensitive side...and all the good/bad that entails
...has graduated to "big boy cups" from b-o-t-t-l-e-s (yes, we spell that word now since they've been forever banished from our house)
...unfortunately, since getting rid of the b-o-t-t-l-e-s, napping has ceased entirely! A very very sad day for me! We still have "rest time" but it's not totally working for me just yet...
...is so totally fun right now!
Meanwhile, Miss Abigail...
...is curious and very much the go-getter that her brother isn't
...climbs like a monkey! Luckily she's still in her crib (please pray that she'll still be there for another year or so!) but somehow escaped the play pen this morning while I was in the shower...
...LOVES her brother
...is very strong and rough, not quite what I expected for a girl. "Gentle" is still something she hasn't mastered
...wants to do whatever Nathan is doing and gets very frustrated when her little body/mind can't
...is so smiley
...is a bit of a picky eater, or at least is very particular about how things are given to her
...Has 11 teeth and the 12th one is on the way and is wreaking all kinds of havoc on my sleep right now!
...is still nursing, though I'm trying to encourage her otherwise
...is the size of the average 19-month-old
...puts everything in her mouth
...likes to color and is good at it
...says Mommy, Daddy, wa-wa, baby, berry (strawberry addict), doggy
...understands a lot and can follow directions (go give this to Daddy, etc.)
...loves loves loves to brush her teeth with her Elmo toothbrush
...takes 1 nap on most days, about 2 hours long
...sleeps great at night usually, from about 7-6am
...is our little Abby-cakes, Absy-Doodle, Absigail, Abi-dactyl (a la pteradactyl, especially if she's in a shrieking mood), Lady Abigail, "Abidail" a la Nathan...our sweet little 1-year-old girl!
