Well, I know it is something that everyone says, but my kids are growing up so fast. I feel like I blink and they do something new. They are teaching me a lesson or two, that is for sure!
Based on typical boy vs girl development I have expected Calli to be more advanced than Max with language. Well that is definately not the case in my family. Don't get me wrong, Calli has her fair share of things to say, like ALL THE TIME, I just can't understand it yet. Max on the other hand has had this huge growth in his vocabulary. He can just about say anything simple and will sometimes even put two words together. Some of Max's favorite words are: Moma, Dada, Ca (Calli), Papa, Me (Mimi), Nana, Papa, Juice, Shoes, Broke, Cat, Rox (for Roxie), Lo (for hello), Book, Bye, Bath, Walk, Truck, Ball, Golf, Bat, Elmo, Abby, Monk, (monkey), Raf (giraffe), Ke (blankie), Pa (paci), ock (sock), Be/Bi (bear), uh oh, beep (timer for time out), ouch, no no (he hears that A LOT), Man (aunt Amanda), Ball, peach, bite, more, all done, meat (favorite right now), min (vitamin), up (means both up and down), brush, help, be (bird), hippo, poop, thank you and love you are not clear and sound a lot alike.
Need I say more, that is a lot of words for a 19 month old boy! As for Calli her favorite words are: Moma, Dada, Buba, Papa, Nana, Papaw, (working on a word for Grammie), more, done, bite, help, up, bath, ball, baby, paci, bear, pupka (pumpkin), cat, dog, Abby (she calls her Abba Daba), Elmo, book, love you and thank you are also not clear and sound a lot alike, bye, poop, cup, and a lot of animal sounds.
We did go to the ENT this past Friday and he said Max's tubes still look great. Calli's left one was not visible due to wax, but he wasn't concerned. I requested a hearing test for her which indicated her hearing was normal. They said if I was concerned about her speech growth that they would re test her at 2. I will just have to be patient I guess! I really need to come to terms with the fact that she is a preemie and a little behind, it's just weird because I have Max to compare her to.
Anyway, on a possitive note for both of them, they both pooped on the potty for the first time today. I have had a potty in my bathroom and they will ocassionally sit on it with clothes on. When they take a bath I try to make them sit on it before getting into the tub, but they have never peed or pooped. Well today, they were both acting like they had to poop, so I asked them if they wanted to go "poop on the potty", they ran into the bathroom. I told them to push it out. We opened a magazine and looked at the pictures and before you know it, Poop in the potty!!! They were so excited, most of all because I let them flush the toilet.
Enough talk about poop, they are getting so big and I am enjoying every minute. Max is still acting out, but he is understanding consequences a little better. Calli doesn't act aggressively, but she sure does things to get your attention. She however isn't understanding consequences that well. We are working on that though:)
Based on typical boy vs girl development I have expected Calli to be more advanced than Max with language. Well that is definately not the case in my family. Don't get me wrong, Calli has her fair share of things to say, like ALL THE TIME, I just can't understand it yet. Max on the other hand has had this huge growth in his vocabulary. He can just about say anything simple and will sometimes even put two words together. Some of Max's favorite words are: Moma, Dada, Ca (Calli), Papa, Me (Mimi), Nana, Papa, Juice, Shoes, Broke, Cat, Rox (for Roxie), Lo (for hello), Book, Bye, Bath, Walk, Truck, Ball, Golf, Bat, Elmo, Abby, Monk, (monkey), Raf (giraffe), Ke (blankie), Pa (paci), ock (sock), Be/Bi (bear), uh oh, beep (timer for time out), ouch, no no (he hears that A LOT), Man (aunt Amanda), Ball, peach, bite, more, all done, meat (favorite right now), min (vitamin), up (means both up and down), brush, help, be (bird), hippo, poop, thank you and love you are not clear and sound a lot alike.
Need I say more, that is a lot of words for a 19 month old boy! As for Calli her favorite words are: Moma, Dada, Buba, Papa, Nana, Papaw, (working on a word for Grammie), more, done, bite, help, up, bath, ball, baby, paci, bear, pupka (pumpkin), cat, dog, Abby (she calls her Abba Daba), Elmo, book, love you and thank you are also not clear and sound a lot alike, bye, poop, cup, and a lot of animal sounds.
We did go to the ENT this past Friday and he said Max's tubes still look great. Calli's left one was not visible due to wax, but he wasn't concerned. I requested a hearing test for her which indicated her hearing was normal. They said if I was concerned about her speech growth that they would re test her at 2. I will just have to be patient I guess! I really need to come to terms with the fact that she is a preemie and a little behind, it's just weird because I have Max to compare her to.
Anyway, on a possitive note for both of them, they both pooped on the potty for the first time today. I have had a potty in my bathroom and they will ocassionally sit on it with clothes on. When they take a bath I try to make them sit on it before getting into the tub, but they have never peed or pooped. Well today, they were both acting like they had to poop, so I asked them if they wanted to go "poop on the potty", they ran into the bathroom. I told them to push it out. We opened a magazine and looked at the pictures and before you know it, Poop in the potty!!! They were so excited, most of all because I let them flush the toilet.
Enough talk about poop, they are getting so big and I am enjoying every minute. Max is still acting out, but he is understanding consequences a little better. Calli doesn't act aggressively, but she sure does things to get your attention. She however isn't understanding consequences that well. We are working on that though:)
Here are some pictures:
Max wearing his backpack leash, getting ready for a walk
Calli Cheesing, wearing her backpack leash getting ready for a walk
Calli wearing her tutu and watching Abby on Sesame Street
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