I started to write an 18 month post and never finished it -- here is it, completed, along with an update at nearly (gasp!) 21 months. Since their 18 month birthday, the babies have started going to "school" with Owen 2 days a week and stay home with our new nanny (whom we love more than words can say) the other 2 days. The first few weeks at daycare were rough for the babies and pick up and drop off are still a bit hectic for mom and dad, but over all things are going VERY well!
Mason -- first born of the three, is such a sweet, sweet little man. He continues to enjoy playing alone, but is also getting more assertive with his brother and sister. He's doing much better walking with his fancy-dancy elmo orthotics. He can even get up on his feet all by himself in the middle of the room now, but typically will only do it by request. Mason is still a lady's man -- and usually flashes big smiles to strangers while using his big brown eyes to woo them. He's got a ton of hair and even had his first official cookie cutter haircut last month. Mason's adding to his vocabulary, too -- he signs 'more', waves bye-bye, blows kisses (he's the quickest of the 3 to do this if you ask) says 'mama', and 'doggie'. Now at nearly 21 months, Mason was discharged from physical therapy through First Steps a couple of weeks ago--this is a HUGE milestone for him. He still wears his orthodics but is doing great with walking and even running though he continues to be very cautious. He started speech therapy last week, but that one session, along wiht our new (absolutely AH-MAZ-ING nanny, Sarah), he's starting to say more words! We've recently heard him say 'Owen', 'open', 'go', 'all done', 'head' and 'ba-ba'. We are very proud of his progress and can't wait to hear more! Mason LOVES books -- and will bring you book after book for you to read to him as long as you're willing to do so.
Mayleah -- Maymay, as we call her now, is surprising us everyday with how much she understands. Yesterday, while I was in the playroom, I asked her to go get a book that was in the kitchen. She immediately walked out of the playroom, went to the kitchen, and returned with the book. She's not saying many more words than Mason, but she's definitely acknowledging that she understands more than he does. Her favorite thing to do now is to put her arms out to the side and say 'where'd it go?' but it doesn't sound at all like 'where'd it go?'. It's very cute to say the least. She definitely has opinions about everything, but mostly she's just happy to be held. She loves to be held and will pitch a royal fit if you put her down before she's deemed that it's ok to be put down. I've heard her say 'mama', 'baba', she can roar like a tiger, she attempts to say 'woof', and she signs 'more', 'please', 'again', waves bye-bye, and blows kisses. At nearly 21 months, she's added a lot to her vocabulary -- she often asks 'where'd daddy go?' if she can't see him, she loves to look up at the sky and announce 'sky' and 'birdie' and will pretty much try to repeat anything she's asked to repeat. She can point to and name her eyes, ears, eyebrows, head, toes, and mouth. She has an adorable little voice -- one that reminds both me and Aaron of the little girl on Monsters, INC. She continues to LOVE her 'ba' (her paci) and has increased her love for both giraffe and bear. She's still what Miss Sarah calls a 'tree frog'....meaning that she loves to be held and would pretty much let you carry her around 24/7 if you could. She's a smart little cookie and gives the best looks when she knows that she's in trouble.
Grant -- the official 'baby' of the 3, definitely remains the biggest bully of them all. He always wants what the others have and LOVES to follow Owen around imitating everything he does. If he doesn't get what he's trying to rip from one of his sibling's hands, HE pitches a fit like someone just stole that same item from him. He loves to push cars and trucks and race with his big brother. Grant is also very affectionate. He loves snuggles and tickles and has an amazing laugh. Grant's not saying a lot more than Mason and Grant, but still does well with signing 'more', 'please', 'bye-bye' and milk. At nearly 21 months, Grant has become a big fan of the word 'NO' and says it in a long, drawn-out, nasaly tone. It's hysterical! He also says 'Oh-no!', loves blueberries (buh bee, as he says), raspberries, cheese, and grapes but really doesn't like to eat a whole lot more than that (ok, maybe honey bunnies, poptarts and trader joe's version of the nutrigrain bars are at the top of his list, too).
All the babies love to play 'ring around the rosie' with Miss Sarah, and love the version with Papa, too, where instead of falling on the ground, they all fall on him. They also love to sing 'head, shoulders, knees and toes. They're big fans of elmo and sesame street and of course, all of owen's favorite shows, too....including Toy Story 3 (big suprise!)
Speaking of Owen -- he's got a big birthday coming up soon. We can't wait to celebrate, though I still can't believe that he's going to be 4 years old! Owen is doing more and more letter recognition and can even spell his own name! He loves to tell stories and often tries to tell us and his siblings what to do -- he can be quite bossy! But, he's also a very sweet, gentle, sensitive and caring little guy. I'll try to post pictures from his birthday party soon afterwards.
I'm off to bed -- here's hoping to more frequent blog posts......at least more frequent than every 6 months!
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