18 Month Milestone

*Today our little munchkins are 18 months old!*

(Carissa at the park - she loves to swing and to explore around her)

Carissa, being the older twin by a mere 30 seconds is a fun loving tot.

What she loves:

• her brother - she gives him kisses and pats him lovingly on the back
• to be held - she's a mama's girl, but if mama isn't around she'll find other arms to hold her
• her pacifier - she calls it a 'sah', but only gets it during nap/bed time
• her baby - she loves to carry her baby around and cradle her to 'rock-a-bye-baby'
• shoes - she loves all shoes and she's learning how to put them on herself
• being outside - probably influenced by her brother

What she's doing:

• walking - finally!
• speaking lots of words - too many to count!
• saying animal sounds - moo, baa, ruff ruff, meow, fish face
• pointing to familiar objects in books
• identifying parts of the body
• feeding herself with a fork/spoon
• scribbling w/ crayons
• going pee in the potty - sometimes

(Caleb at the park - he loves going down the slide)

Caleb, the younger sibling, is a ham.

What he loves:

• his sister, he likes to give her hugss
• books, books, books
• being outside - it doesn't matter if he is racing down the driveway or sidewalk, playing in the backyard, at the park, whatever - if its outside he's happy
• his pacifier, blankie, and musical giraffe at night night time
• watching Sesame Street while sitting in his little chair
• going bye-bye. Caleb stands at the door leading out to our garage and says 'bye bye' over and over and over...
• to be in control - when he doesn't get his way everyone knows it. WAH!
  

What he's doing:

• running
• speaking quite a few words
• making animal sounds - moo, meow, ruff ruff
• pointing out familiar objects in books
• able to climb in and out of chairs
• identifying parts of the body
• feeding himself with a fork/spoon
• scribbling w/ crayons
• wrecking our house - Caleb is constantly getting into something. He has learned how to open the kitchen pantry, every drawer in the house, you name it-he can get in to it