Constant motion

Jack and Maggie are officially toddlers! And they seem to be in constant motion from the time they wake up to the time they go to bed! Which means, they finally sleep like champs. The day has finally arrived where we can say "Time to go night-night" and lay them in their beds. And... they go to sleep. I seriously wasn't sure if we would ever get past the crying it out stage...but we made it!

They are also climbing machines! They have discovered climbing onto little chairs to look out the window and will stand there waiting for me when I get home from work. They also push the chairs around the kitchen chasing each other. Recently they also discovered they can climb up and "help" at the counter. Maggie has figured out how to climb up the back of the couch and look out the family room window. She loves cars! And will say "car, car, car, car..." over and over and over.

"Car!"


Outside!



What I see when I pull into the driveway


The most recent and dramatic change, Maggie has said "bye-bye" to her pacifier , except for when sleeping. We weren't sure how it would go down, but she did great! We took it away cold turkey a couple of weekends ago, and she now only gets it when she goes down for a nap and for bed at night. No fuss at all! And since she has stopped having the pacifier, her talking has really increased! She sings, babbles, talks and has picked up a lot of her communicating. Jack has noticed and is talking a lot more too.
One last look at Maggie with her pacifier...


So happy!


Another new thing we are working on is plates, bowls and silverware. Some days they do great, and others well...










Life seems to be always in constant motion as well, but we've been fortunate to be back to good health again. Spring is right around the corner and we are really looking forward to getting out and about in the warmer weather. June will be here before we know it and California, here we come!