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We JUST got back from Landon and Addison's well child visits! (Darren is home so I figured I should take advantage of this time to update the blog!) We'll start with our little man, Landon...

This was his 2 year visit! What??? Seriously, where did our little baby boy go?

Stats:

Height...36 inches...89th percentile

Weight...28 lbs. 10 oz...60th percentile

Head...51 3/4 cm...99th percentile

(we all know this kid has a big head...big brain too!)

Our adventures with a big boy bed continue and each morning is a treat to go in his room to see where he is sleeping. Usually we find him in his bed, but I would say twice a week we go in to find him sleeping on the floor. One day last week we went in to find him curled up on his glider chair! What a funny kid!

Other new developments:

~This kid can have temper tantrums like the best of them, let me tell you! It has become a daily occurrence to have a meltdown at daycare drop-off in the morning, pick-up in the afternoon, as well as a few other times of the day. Darren and I (and Landon's daycare mom Jenny) have gotten to be pros at the art of distraction! It doesn't take much to get his mind elsewhere and he easily forgets why he was spazzing out in the first place.

~His vocabulary is unbelieveable these days! He learns new words everyday and impresses us multiple times a day with the things he knows. The doctor asked up today how many words he knows. I told her that I couldn't even guess. She said, "Is it at least 20?" Oh yes! This kid knows hundreds of words. I guess those multiple books we have read over and over since he was a newborn really did pay off. I remember thinking to myself as I was reading to him as a tiny little infant how ridiculous it seemed to read to someone who couldn't even understand a word I was saying, but we are definitely seeing the benefits now, tenfold! Not only does he know lots of words, be he is speaking in phrases and even complete sentences. We have to be so careful about what we say because he repeats a lot of what we say.

~He can count to 14, skips 15, and then says 16 and 17.

~He knows his ABC's.

~He knows most of his colors. He has gotten pretty good at blue, green, red, orange, pink, and purple. These aren't too consistent, but he gets better and better each day.

~The kid has some pretty good manners I do have to say! Please, thank you, you're welcome, and sorry have become quite a frequent part of his vocabulary! So proud to hear him say these words!

~Okay, this is the most unbelievable part and I'm not making this stuff up! He knows the following shapes: triangle, square, circle, rectangle (I know, not too impressive, but I'm not done) oval, star, trapezoid, rhombus, hexagon, pentagon, octagon, and parallelogram!

OKAY ENOUGH BRAGGING about how smart our kid is!

He turns TWO next Friday and we will be having our big "Very Hungry Caterpillar" party for him next Saturday. That means I need to get very busy finishing up the decorations for it and get a menu planned. AHHHH!

Darren loves to dress Landon up in his hockey reffing gear and I think Landon loves it just as much! (Please ignore my foot standing on the toilet in the background...I was painting one of the bathrooms!)

Okay, now for our little princess, Addison! This was her 6 month visit today.

Stats:

Height...27 3/4 inches...95th percentile

Weight...18 lbs. 9 oz...86th percentile

Head...44 1/2 cm...91st percentile

Latest Developments:

~This little gal has officially started the "Army Crawl" as of today. She has been scooting around backwards for quite some time, but today we noticed that she can crawl forward to get something she really wants!

~She can get up on her hands and knees and rock back and forth, but no offically crawling just yet. I don't think it will be long now!

~She scoots around in full circles and also rolls around to get what she wants. This is especially true if she sees Landon playing with a toy...then she really wants it. She loves to chew on Landon's puzzle pieces!

~We've got two little teeth just below the surface of her bottom gums just waiting to pop through at any moment...and I mean ANY moment. In fact, I better go check right now!

~She has slept through the night the past two nights!!! Woo Hoo! I'm not holding my breath about this one, but I hope that this will become a trend because it sure is nice!

~She loves her fruits and veggies! Oatmeal too! This gal is not too picky.

~The jumparoo at Jenny's house has become a favorite pasttime for her. It's so fun to see her bouncing away with the most contagious giggle you can imagine! Love it!!!

Well, that's about all for now! If you are still with me, thanks for reading! We've gotta keep those Grandmas, Grandpas, Aunties, and Uncles updated on these little squirts! They change WAY TOO FAST!