Update Time

January 15th, Jackson turned 22 months old & I thought back about when the last time I did an "update" post on the kids milestones by age. Well, it's been too long so here goes...

Jackson @ 22 months:
- What a big boy you're becoming! You can now walk up & down the stairs by yourself (holding the railings of course!)
- You FINALLY got your molars in, well 3 out of 4. That's a grand total of 11 teeth! Slow teething like Mommy!
- Still a great sleeper. Nighttime sleep is around 7:45-7am. One long nap a day still between 2-3 hours. It takes awhile for you to fully be awake & showing that personality off.
- Eating is at times a challenge because you only eat the same things over & over & over.  And hardly any meat either.  Your favorites are: yogurt, waffles, cheese, fruit, carrots, crackers, turkey hot dogs, mac & cheese.
- You are a big liquid consumption guy! All day long you like having water with a "splash of juice" as Mommy says it.
- You LOVE playing with your sister & the feeling is mutual. You both ask each other to play kitchen, or color, or jump together etc.  But in the same breathe you two also fight big time! This must be what siblings are about, but for this only-child Mommy it's a bit concerning for me how physical you both can be.
- The above statement reminded me of your tendency to bite sissy. Okay, not a positive characteristic, but I'm trying to record milestones here.
Jackson- please stop doing this whenever EK makes you mad or takes something from you! Nobody wants to be friends with a biter!
- A month ago you hit a milestone of outweighing your big sis. EK weighed 30 pounds & Jackson weighted 31 pounds. Big guy!
- You still enjoy going to MDO on Tuesdays. Your teachers say you're quiet (haha not at home!) & you never have trouble taking a nap there.
- You enjoy opening/closing doors, getting into cabinets, dumping things out, & playing chase.
- You can count #1-11
- You sing your ABC's everyday to us
- You know the colors : pink, purple, blue
- You like singing "Ittsy Bitsy Spider" & "Twinkle Twinkle" songs
- You can be strong willed at times with determination to back that up & other times be very chill & easy-going.
- You like to "help" EK in the potty with cheering for her "Yay Emma!" & to flush for her ha!
- You wear size 6 diapers (chubby thighs), size 24 or 2T clothes, & size 8 shoes (same has big sis.)
- Overall, you are perfect to us!! <3

Beauitful boy @ 22 months old. This was on 1-22-12

Emma Kate @ 33 months:
- Ohhhh where to begin with this little girly...you are most def in your 2's!! Fun, smart, joyful, imaginative & then just a quick moment later you can switch to "terrible twos" phase yikes!
- I swear you grew taller over night. Now I buy you all 3T for your pants to be long enough.
- You can make me laugh like nobody can with your funny humor & the way you say things.
Here are some recent examples of sayings that I never want to forget:
At gymnastics every week you like to ride upstairs to your class in the elevator. You say "Mommy, can I push the button for the alligator." hehe!
This weekend, you were having a sleepover at Lolly & Pop's house so you wanted to pack in your new Barbie rolling suitcase. You helped me pack your stuff & then it was time to head to Jackson's room to grab his things. You eagerly said "Mommy, can I roll the suitbox please" I just cracked up!
- You are very into pretend & role-playing. You like to make food for everyone, including your baby dolls in the play kitchen & bring it over. The other day you brought over a play apple inside a pink teacup & said "Mommy here's your apple juice!" :)
- You are good eater & at times I don't know where you're putting all the food. Your favs are: turkey hot dogs, chicken, mac & cheese, crackers, carrots, fruit, & sweets like cookies or chocolate (you take after your Daddy on the sweet tooth!)
- Still a sleeping goddess! Bedtime around 7:45-6:45 or 7am. One long nap a day. You must have your lovey, baby Alice, all your assorted friends like Mickey, Mickey, Cinderella barbie, Hello Kitty at the end of your bed, & coveys (minky dot side down on you:)
- Potty trained: daytime yes; nighttime no. We wash a lot of sheets, blankets, jammies & remake your bed daily. You'll get it sis!
- You have 16 teeth total. Still waiting on the last set of molars. Slow like Mommy too.
- You have recently become interested in riding your trike, which is too cute to see!
- You LOVE going to school! You enjoy art, learning, singing, Chapel, Romp, & seeing your friends & teachers. I do love picking you up & see you smile & running towards me! After school, you always request to watch Care Bears on dvd. You watch from your nap mat & rest & play with Jackson on Tues/Thursdays.
- On Wednesday mornings, Mommy & you go to gymnastics class in Frisco. You enjoy it! Doing forward & backwards rolls, the bars, balance beam, & climbing. You favorite is jumping on the trampoline into the blocks or just jumping. It's a great way to get your energy out.
- One of your favorite places to go now is the park. We try to take full advantage of all the parks around the neighborhood. That's where you & Jackson play your very nicest together.
- You have many great friends from either our old playgroup (Mia, Presley & Caroline moved, but you like looking at their Mommy's blogs to see pictures of what they're up to). In our new neighborhood we've become close with our next door neighbors, Zane (almost 4) & Cade (2). You, Jackson, Zane, & Cade really enjoy playing together. The friends I see mostly or hear about from school are: Alex, Allison, Autumn, Lucas.  We still have our great friends, Jack & Gracen (if we could get them to move closer we could see & play more often:)
- You can hold an entire conversation & ask MANY MANY questions about everything now! Your brain is working 24/7!
- Your teacher, Mrs. Lois describes you the best way I know how "Emma is such a JOY!" <3

Emma Kate @ 33 months old. This was on 1-22-12