21 months

Late to the game, since Henry and Norah turned 22 months old on March 6, but I'm trying to squeeze in what they were up to last month. Here's a look back at 21 months:

Henry:

• Weighs 28 pounds and has gotten quite a bit taller since his 18-month checkup, judging by how his pants fit
• Is back to his happy old self since getting his ear tubes on February 16 and smiles and giggles much more now
• Loves to be chased around the house by Norah, Andrew or me
• Hates to wear socks now and constantly pulls them off and carries them around the house (or hides them downstairs)
• Has learned to climb up his changing table to grab things, which means climbing out of the crib will be next
• Is obsessed with bananas and says NANA! whenever he sees one
• Loves to open and close doors and gets mad if he doesn't get to close the basement door when we go upstairs
• Is babbling up a storm now and saying "bobble" (bottle), "chee" (cheese), "please," "bye-bye, dada," "gaga" (cracker) and "sna" (snack)
• Likes dancing to music in his crib and listening to the songs on Jake and the Never Land Pirates
• Still loves books and has crumpled several Dr. Seuss books he's flipped through
• Likes to play outside on his new slide or with the Cozy Coupe and becomes furious when he has to come back inside
• Wears mainly 24-month clothes but still fits into 18-month pants and some 18-month shirts
• Has strawberry-blonde curly hair that needs a trim (but I can't bring myself to cut it yet)
  

Norah:

• Weighs 23 pounds and is almost as tall as Henry
• Wears mostly 18-month clothes but still wears some 12-month hoodies and pants
• Loves to grab shoes and jackets when she knows we're going to go outside
• Has unfortunately started to hit and shove us and Henry, so we're working on that
• Loves all things girly, especially my necklaces, and really likes to play dress-up
• Has become a really picky eater and is basically existing on PB&J sandwiches, bananas and cheese
• Gets excited to go to nursery at church and play with the slide and doll strollers
• Has really bad eczema on her face now, but we're working on it with a steroid cream
• Loves to be chased around the house with Henry and sit on the ledge of the shower with him
• Is talking a lot and trying to say "sorry," "amen," "cow" and "book" (among other words like "mama" and "dada")
• Likes watching Jake with Henry and dancing to the music and says "Uh-oh!" immediately when the show ends and she doesn't hear music anymore
• Is finally starting to get thick enough hair to wear a barrette in it but loves wearing headbands, too
• Loves to "read" books to herself and flip through the pages and babble about what's happening

I just adore these two and feel so blessed to be their mom and watch them grow up together. Life is good.