We officially have a 1 year old and a 3 year old! How on earth did that happen??!! It's been a circus around here, but fun, so much fun. We spent 5 weeks in Mississippi with my parents and the girls had the best time! Vivian celebrated her 3rd birthday while there and Joanna learned how to walk. I knew Memom would have her walking before we left :) Now for a little stat update!
VIVIAN
Age: 3 years old
Stats: Weighing around 27-28 pounds (we have her well-check tomorrow), height 36". She's wearing 3T tops and dresses, pants 2T, shoe size 6.5/7.
Sleep: Bedtime is usually around 7/7:30pm and wakes around 6:30am. She does AWESOME with her Ok To Wake clock which is set for 6:25am. There have been several days she sleeps past her green light turning on, which is great considering she use to wake-up for the day at 4/5am. Naps are no longer. She hasn't napped since we've returned home the end of July.
Milestone: WE ARE OFFICIALLY POTTY TRAINED during the day. Wearing a pull-up at night, but isn't very wet, but usually dry. Potty training happened on its own. While in MS, she practically went commando or just wore a shirt, so that really helped. After we returned home we left the diaper off and went from there. She has done great thus far, only 3 accidents. High five!!
Developmental: She is one smart cookie. She already knows her right and left hand/foot, knows our actual names (not just mommy and daddy), can put her pants and shoes on, shirts are still a working progress, can count to 20, sing her ABC's. She has a great memory as well. I'm amazed by some of the things that she remembers
Attitude: Little miss independent, cries at the drop of a hat, needs a band-aid for everything, loves saying 'no', strong-willed, defiant, loves her JoJo or sweet-sweet that she calls her.
Loves: Nursery rhymes! Loves, loves, loves to sing. Also loves dressing up, saying she's beautiful/gorgeous/pretty, playing chase and hide-and-go-seek, pretend play, painting/drawing, playing with other children, riding her tricycle to the duck pond, loves "packing up" which means piling up all her toys on the couch or table.
Favorite Shows: Max and Ruby, Paw Patrol, Peppa Pig.
Favorite Food: Cheeseburgers, ice cream, cheddar bunnies, strawberries, smoothies, pancakes, asparagus, fish sticks, cheese. Your standard 3 year old palate :)
Age 3 has been going so well thus far, better than age 2. She speaks well, gives the best hugs and kisses, has the heart of gold. She truly is the BEST 3 year old in the world!!!
Joanna
Age: 14.5 months old
Stats: Weight 18.4 pounds, height 27". Our next well-check isn't until December. Wearing size 12 month in clothes along with a few 18 month sizes. Size 3 diaper.
Sleep: Wakes between 6:15-6:45am, but I don't take her out of the crib until 7am. We are down to 1 nap, right now starting at 12pm and lasts 1-2.5 hours. No matter what time she wakes, I leave her in the crib for a full 2 hours starting from the time she falls asleep. If she naps for less than an hour and 15 minutes, I go in her room and let her know it's still nap time and tell her to go back to sleep. Bedtime, she goes in her crib 4.5 hours after she comes out of the crib at nap time and usually takes 30 minutes to fall asleep. So she's usually asleep by 6:45/7pm every night. We are very scheduled on our sleep, HA! Our routine for nap and bedtime, sleep sack, book, songs, goes in her crib wide awake. The 3 songs I sing to her before bed: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, You Are My Sunshine and My Girl.
Eat: We are only nursing once a day, in the morning, which is huge since she never took a bottle. Only me! Loves pasta, fruit, veggies (except cream potatoes), smoothies, steak, hamburger, cheese. Just about everything.
Milestone: Walking! She took her first steps in MS and has been non-stop ever since. Napping on her own. She went from napping on me and nursing the entire nap to napping in her crib by herself.
Talking: Mama, kitty kitty, tah for thank you, bah for ball. B tries to get her to say, 'dada', but will only say, 'mama.'
Loves: Peek-a-boo, sliding, crawling on top of me, following her sister, being tickled, giving kisses, playing with the toilet paper, shutting and opening doors, tickling me under my chin, playing outside, bubbles, balls, riding her rocking horse, riding Vivian's tricycle and scooter.
Dislikes: Riding in the car, shopping cart and sitting in a high chair for too long, being told 'no', baths, diaper changes.
Dislikes: Riding in the car, shopping cart and sitting in a high chair for too long, being told 'no', baths, diaper changes.
Attitude: Girl can throw a tantrum when life doesn't go her way, feelings get hurt very easily. If you say the word 'no' crying happens immediately. She gives the exact same facial expressions as Vivian.
Nicknames: JoJo, sweet-sweet, q-ball and peanut head.
My Favorites: Watching you walk. You'll walk with your hands behind your back and poke your chest out. It is the cutest thing ever!!! Especially when you are walking around in your birthday suite :)
Both you girls have brought so much joy and life into our home. I can't even imagine life before becoming parents. I thank God every single day for blessing us with such beautiful, sweet, silly, loving girls. He knew y'all would be a perfect fit for us. He had a GREAT plan! Boy did we luck out!!!! I love you both oh so much and looking forward to the joys you will bring each and every day.
XXOO
Nicknames: JoJo, sweet-sweet, q-ball and peanut head.
My Favorites: Watching you walk. You'll walk with your hands behind your back and poke your chest out. It is the cutest thing ever!!! Especially when you are walking around in your birthday suite :)
Both you girls have brought so much joy and life into our home. I can't even imagine life before becoming parents. I thank God every single day for blessing us with such beautiful, sweet, silly, loving girls. He knew y'all would be a perfect fit for us. He had a GREAT plan! Boy did we luck out!!!! I love you both oh so much and looking forward to the joys you will bring each and every day.
XXOO
