Logan & Taylor are 22 months

Logan and Taylor are 22 months, and this month they both became big brothers to a beautiful and sweet baby sister. They are so good to her, most of the time, and love her to pieces. This huge change makes them seem so grown-up, but they still need a lot of love and attention. Billy and I have tried our best to keep things somewhat normal at home. It has definitely helped to have Billy around this last month. Although it will make it really hard on all of us when he will all of a sudden disappear from our lives to spend 16 hours a day at the hospital. Hopefully they will remember who he is when he walks in the door late at night.

These last few months, Logan has learned so much, and this month he has continued to speak and repeat everything that he hears. It is so fun to watch him learn. Sometimes he surprises me with words I didn't even know he knew. He is very good to Kendall and always gets very concerned when she cries. He calls her "Kenkoo." His name is now "Gogi" and Taylor is still "Tay-do." He is usually soft with Kendall and likes to kiss her on the head. Logan still likes to play outside, especially with mud and rocks. Sometimes he throws massive tantrums, and the only way to calm him down is to take him outside to play. It has been nice to have a little play area in front of our apartment, but I can't wait to have our own yard, without homeless people going through our trash and without neighbors smoking nearby. Logan also loves to play with cars and balls, especially cars. And he is getting to be really good at building towers out of Legos. Sometimes he even makes them color-specific. He must get that from his mommy.

Taylor's verbal skills have improved so much this month. He is going through a "no" stage, something he probably picked up from Logan, but also repeats words he hears us say. He can now say his own name, but it sounds more like what Logan calls him, "Tay-do." He still has to work on being soft around Kendall. He just loves to kick, throw, and jump, and doesn't always realize that he could potentially hurt Kendall. He loves to snuggle up with her and kiss her, though. He calls her "baby," but knows who we refer to when we talk about Kendall. He likes to be outside, but doesn't usually throw tantrums to make his point. He simply grabs his shoes and brings them to me or goes to the door and messes with the knob. He loves to play with balls and cars, especially balls. And he loves to read books or have them read to him. And finally he loves to play with Legos and is really good at building super high towers.

This is such a fun stage. Logan and Taylor are leaning and growing up so fast. They copy a lot of things that Billy and I do, which is sometimes good... and sometimes not so good. But they also have their own personalities, which are definitely coming through more and more every day. They are both hilarious and crack me up every day with things that they say or do. Their laughs are contagious and they have the cutest smiles I have ever seen. They make every day fun and exciting. I look forward to seeing their cute faces every morning, even if I have had very little sleep that night, and I miss them as soon as I put them down to sleep, especially if we have had a busy day. I can't imagine life without these two.