Madeline-21 Months

Weight: You're are still a solid 20-22 lbs and short as ever!

Health: Nothing major happened this month.  You got a flu shot for the first time with no reactions.  We go back for the booster in a month.

Social: You are getting more and more words by the day! I love trying to figure out what you are trying to say.  Mara still seems to understand you the most.  You love playing with your sister but don't do as well with kids your own age.  When we have play groups at the house you are the toy stealer and go around making sure no one is playing with your things!

Diet: So many foods! You love: mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, bananas, apples, chips, yogurt, bread, beans, etc.

21 months

Clothes: You are in 18-24 months and fitting comfortably.  I'm thinking you're going to be in this size for awhile.  Both you and your sister would rather be naked though so we're trying to figure this one out with the winter months coming.

Mama's Favorites: You really love to cuddle and want nothing else but to be on top of me when you're sleepy.

Crying: The two year old tantrums are still fierce.  You will not be consuled and I'm finding it easier for you just to work it out for yourself.  Once you've had your frustration out you come back to us in a much better mood.

Bubble machine!!

Sleep: Sleep is pretty amazing at this point.  You go down around 8 and get up a little before 8 in the morning. You do wake during the night but you settle yourself down for the most part.  I'd say at this point you maybe wake up once in the night one night out of two weeks. Naps are pretty solid with you going down around 1 and sleeping at least an hour, two on a good day.  I'm going to be pushing naps for a bit still as with the third on the way I need you to still nap.

This Month: We headed to Kazbegi for a short get a way and did a little more exploring around Tbilisi at the Tbilisoba harvest festival.  You are still a great traveler for the most part but do wake up more often during the nights we're away because of noise from everyone else in the room.

We celebrated your sister's birthday this month and you loved being a part of it.  You helped open presents and loved playing with the new things.

ready for Mara's party!

Baby Likes: You love playing with your sister when she will share with you.  You are cautious with her because you know she sometimes takes away your toys.  You love to eat and will most of the time eat twice as much as your sister.  You love buddy and torture him at every turn.  You love your mommy in the mornings and evenings.  You love to "go" and are always ready to put on your shoes and go out the door.

Insisted on wearing the crown backwards
PS. these are 3T capri pants of Mara the babysitter put on her

Milestones: You are saying more words and putting phrases together.

You start dancing when any music is on.

You love watching movies with your sister and sit attentively.

You respond to commands.

21 months

Best of Times: Watching your dance moves on the regular.

Worst of Times: You've developed this new fad of sticking your hands up my shirt sleeves and it just drives me nuts.

Sister Diaries: We've been working on sharing a lot lately.  Mara still thinks she can just take toys away from you so we are constantly having to figure out who had it first.  You guys love to play legos together and sometimes will play princesses.