twenty two.

 
months.
yep :: that's how old my little babes are.
oh how they are changing.
but that's really been the reoccurring theme ever since they were born.
i guess it just still blows my mind.

i am ashamed {and SO mad at myself} to say that i haven't picked up my camera in MONTHS.
i'm thankful for my phone.
and thankful my momma is coming in 2.5 days.
that means, i HAVE to get it out!

i love this age.
this stage.
the bond these boys have is unbreakable.
they love eachother something fierce.
they play together.  just the two of them. and usually nicely.
they share.
they take turns. 

things they love ::  their trucks. their choo choos {doo-doos}. their books. their lawn mowers. their shopping carts. cooking with mommy. mickey mouse {mimi}. their sleep. their dah. miss kailey. the {cars} tractors/back hoes/cranes/excavators that are building the house directly behind us. the little gym. their biggles. bubble baths. sissy. milk {finally :: but i think it has something to do with the vanilla flavored pedisure i add to it}. being outside. and of course each other.

the babes were sick AGAIN this past month.
why do i feel like my kids get sick all.the.time?!
anybody have any secrets how to boost their immune systems.
if so :: please, i'm begging, do share!
this time they had a cough.
first for that.
which actually wasn't just a cough. it was pneumonia.
two rounds of anti-biotics and breathing treatments later :: we're better.
still doing the breathing treatments. morning and night.
which has brought on some major snuggle time in the evenings.
i look forward to my night time routine these days.
the four of us all on mommy and daddy's bed.
it makes for a perfect end to a day.

 

the little guys have added a few words to their vocabulary.
but they still aren't talking much.
i can usually understand what they want.
with the the few words they say and some pointing.
there has only been one instance, so far, where i just couldn't figure out what holden wanted.
which was very frustrating to him and resulted with him in tears.
i actually am in NO rush for them to talk.
as with every other thing, once it starts, there is no turning back. shutting them up. no off mode :: if you will.
i'm cherishing the off mode right now.

 

 

they still are ah-mazing sleepers.
they wake up anywhere between 7-8 in the morning.
i get them out of their cages close to 8.
they go down for their nap between 12:30-1:00.
and usually stay asleep until 3-3:30 :: sometimes 4.
they put on a comedy show {usually led by ledger} for awhile.
i get them out when the show is over :: around 4.
and bedtime is still at 7pm.
if i did one thing right with these kids {and for my sanity} it was sleep training them.

 

we may have the sleeping thing down pat.
but the eating thing.
geesh :: this is still a work in progress.
i have given up on stressing out about it.
they are healthy. chunky. gaining weight little boys.
and for now. at 22 months. that's ALL i care about.

 ledger's diet consists of hot dogs. pb&j's. yogurt. fruits. crackers. apple sauce. peas.

every.single.day.

and well, that's about it. but, if you even think about switching things up. like a tortilla with peanut butter and bananna {which are things he likes} rolled up in it. you've got to be kidding yourself. he has taste buds with his eyes. if the kid doesn't recognize it :: he will NOT try it. which makes for introducing new foods a bit of a challenge.

holden eats what his brother does. but, he will eat a few things i make :: IF it's spicy {a kid after his mommy's heart}. i make this amazing white bean chicken chili {thanks again, stacy} that holden LOVES. i mean, we can't get enough beans in his bowl. and i'm pretty sure there is nothing that makes my heart happier than to see one of my kids slurping up some food that i made {because it so rarely happens}. he eats almost anything with red sauce on it as well. but that's about it. he's picky too. just not as picky as his brother.

did i mention they LOVE sweets?! of course they do. ice cream date with my babes.

i was alicia the cow for eight months of these boys lives.
hooked up to a machine four times a day.
ruined my ta-ta's and now need implants {hint hint adam}.
even my best friend asked me :: alicia, what happened to your boobs?! when she saw me three weeks ago.
i made homemade organic baby food for them.
starting when they were six months old.
until they were almost a year.
i thought i was doing everything right.
i thought by doing all of these things for them :: they would learn to LOVE their veggies as they grew older.

pshh :: what a joke!

these twenty two month old boys have a mind of their own.
and eating healthy foods is NOT part of their game plan.
and i am A-OK with it.....finally.

at twenty two months :: we are happy. we are healthy. we are enjoying life.
even this winter in the cleve.

daddy is off for a 5 day work conference in florida this weekend.
filled with his friends from dallas.
golf every day.
and of course yummy food.
it's his time for a guys weekend.
we are excited for him to get away and enjoy himself.
especially because my momma is coming to stay with us while he is gone.
2.5 days :: we can't wait!