Logan & Taylor are 23 months

HOLY COW! The terrible two's are definitely here! Logan and Taylor are sweet sweet boys, but they sure know how to fight and push my buttons. They're getting to that point where they don't absolutely need a nap. On Sundays, especially, they often skip their nap and make it through the day without sleeping at all. On those days when they do nap, though, they can sleep up to 3 hours, but usually they sleep for 2. We definitely have tough days, but we also have great days, filled with lots of playing, loving, cuddling, and kissing.  I sure love these sweet little monkeys =)

With Taty Marie

It started with a relaxing back massage and ended with some stumping on the head. Happy Father's Day!

This month, I've realized that Logan isn't just repeating words, he is actually using them in the proper context. He says Thank you (Chay-chu), Please (Peaz), Keya (Kendall), and I love you (I yo you). He also says "poo" after he has pooped, "honey" to get Billy's attention, "cry" when he hears Kendall crying, "share" when he and Taylor want the same thing, and "help" when he wants help with something. He can also say "blue, green, red, orange, white, pink, and purple", although most things are either red or blue to him. And he can count up to 10, although he often forgets 7 (it's a tricky one). He loves to hold Kendall and give her kisses, climb onto the changing table, play in the swimming pool, do somersaults, and play with cars. He also loves to sing "The ABC song" and "Twinkle twinkle little star." And he loves to dance to just about anything.

With Tonton Fred

Lasagna night!

This month, Taylor's communication has improved a bunch. He doesn't get as frustrated as he used to because he can't communicate his wants and needs. It still occasionally happens though... He says Please and Sorry, but only when he feels like it. And if he doesn't, he doesn't get what he wants. And if he doesn't get what he wants, he throws a tantrum. And if he throws a tantrum, I put him in time-out. And if I put him in time-out, he either continues his tantrum but stays put until he calms himself down, or he starts laughing and plays games with me by leaving his time-out spot continually. He sometimes says "poo" after he has pooped, "night-night" at bedtime, and "I love you" when we say it to him at bedtime. He loves to do pull-ups and somersaults, kick and throw toys, rough-house with Billy and Logan, turn himself around until he gets dizzy, jump up and down, climb onto the changing table, and play in the swimming pool. He also loves to make us laugh, so sometimes he speaks in a Donald Duck voice. And I love that he has these very serious conversations with us where he speaks non-stop and makes direct eye contact with us, as if we understood everything he was saying. In his mind, he is totally speaking correctly and we are understanding everything. I wish we were... He loves music and does the gestures to "The Itsy bitsy spider", "Once there was a snowman", "If you're happy and you know it", "The popcorn song", and "Head, shoulder, knees, and toes".