Eden and Everly 22 Months

Eden and Everly are 22 months old! I will only do one more monthly post on them before they turn two. Not a lot has changed from last month really. I remember this with Ellasen too. The monthly posts get harder and harder to complete because almost two year olds just don't change that much in 30 days time. One thing both girls are really getting good at is eating out of a bowl with a spoon. Last month this was still a very messy undertaking, and while there is no doubt still some mess the girls are really getting pretty good! Both girls continue to learn new words and try new physical activities. Theyare still very different in a lot of ways, but probably the biggest difference is in their eating habits. Everly eats pretty much anything we put on her tray. She stops herself when she is full, but getting her full requires significantly more food than Eden. Eden is picky and will only try foods she has seen many times before. She dislikes certain textures even to the touch. She loves pasta, but does not like to touch it with her hands. Eden will only eat a small portion of even the foods she loves, and it takes very little food for her to feel full. Because of this the weight gap between the girls continues to widen. Everly is now almost a full 3 lbs heavier than Eden! Otherwise life is mostly the same for these two!

Here are some things we notice about the girls together:
*They sleep from 7:00PM -7:30AM
*They nap from 1:00-3:30
*They eat three meals and two snacks a day
*They love books
*They love to help me open boxes
*They love shoes. Theirs, Ellasen's, Daddy's, it doesn't matter whose really
*They love to go for walks in the stroller
*They love to play at the playground
*They love to climb up and down the stairs
*They love to make people laugh

Here are some things we notice about Eden:
*She can entertain herself really well
*She loves stuffed animals
*She loves Pooh Bear and Minnie Mouse and Donald Duck
*She can say part of the ABC's
*She can count to 10 sometimes with help
*She climbs on top of everything
*She weighs almost 21 lbs
*She loves to snuggle when she doesn't feel good or is tired
*She loves dogs
*She tries to stand in time out when Everly gets one
*She loves to have her picture taken. She also has a great "cheese!" face (see above picture)
*She loves pasta, carrots, strawberries, yogurt and turkey dogs

Here are some things we notice about Everly
*She loves to be held and carried around the house
*She is the queen of the temper tantrum
*She hits when she is frustrated
*She gets time outs quite frequently (see above)
*She can count to 10 easily repeating numbers
*She can say the ABC's with help
*She loves books and music and can request books and songs
*She weighs almost 24 lbs
*She loves to watch football
*She hates dogs
*She doesn't love to cooperate. With anything. (see above picture) Like if you asked her to play with her favorite toy, she would probably be super offended and and throw a tantrum to teach you a lesson.
*She loves most foods, but her favorites are crackers, cheese, chicken, fish, yogurt, pasta, pumpkin bread and sausage


I can't believe we are almost to their 2nd birthday! These girls light up our world, and we are so lucky they are ours!