19 Months Old

At 19 months, Jaden and Cody are now officially closer to age 2 than age 1. Should we as parents be more nervous or excited?? :) One thing is sure-- we've enjoyed watching them grow up to this point and are amazed with how quickly they grow and change.

Jaden & Cody-- a favorite place to roll and tumble,
Mommy & Daddy's bed

Jaden & Cody-- having a heyday in the rocker

Jaden, Cody-- lounging out in the clothes basket

Jaden, Cody-- more playtime on the bed

Jaden, Cody-- goofiness doubled!

Here is an overview of our little ones at 19 months:

SLEEPING

• Again, another not-so-great month (typically 3-4, sometimes up to 8-9 nightly wake-ups!!)
• Especially rough due to multiple sicknesses (flu, colds, fevers, coughs)
• Gave us ONE glorious night of sleep from bedtime until 5:30 a.m. this month (God wanted to give us some hope, I believe!)
• Love afternoon nap and sleep anywhere from 1.5 to 2.5 hours

LANGUAGE

• Love hearing the same word over and over & will sometimes imitate the word's last sound. Don't quite yet get the word's full repetition
• Will emphatically shake their head "no," often grunting slightly, usually when it involves food or drink they don't want
• Frequently give us the sign for "more" when they enjoy a specific snack or playtime favorite
• We're hoping to hear more verbal communication soon, though both boys seem to be content enough with their own babbles back and forth (guess that's the common "twin talk" we hear so much about...)

PLAYTIME

• First month of purposeful brother-to-brother play! Will roll a ball or their bus back and forth together for at least a few minutes-- so cute to watch!
• Love playing on Mommy & Daddy's bed
• Enjoy playing with new toys received at Thanksgiving, especially their new musical toolbox & car carrier
• Have started "teasing" Mommy & Daddy more often. Love to run back and forth across their bedroom, hiding alternately behind the changing table and their cube organizer whenever Mommy says it's time to read before naptime or bedtime. Will giggle and giggle as they run just past Mommy's reach
• First downhill sledding experience-- not so great (Jaden screamed the whole time, and Cody seemed very uninterested.) Not our tough outdoor MT boys yet. :)

CODY

ALWAYS reminds Mommy to turn off the heater when
leaving the room!

Old Favorite Hangout 

New Favorite Hangout 

• Loves looking at simple seek & find books and can consistently find objects (especially animals)
• Enjoys pulling Jaden's socks off his feet when Mommy is holding Jaden
• Likes to pretend to pour water or milk from his sippy cup into other containers
• Our microwave man! Knows how to find and push the microwave's start button when we ask

JADEN

LOVES his new "pet" doggie

Enjoys his new cardboard fort

Loves listening (?) to the dishwasher, or perhaps
feeling its warmth

Also a favorite new hangout

• Mastered straw-drinking this month
• LOVES his High-Five magazine from Grandma & Grandpa, especially waving at the kids on the back cover
• Consistently picks up only the lion and the dog card from our new animal game, and hangs on to these 2 cards all over the house
• Habitually chews on the edge of his coat collar

We've enjoyed observing some random, unique habits for our boys this month. They're definitely fun little fellas!