22 Months Old!

Matthew:

Weighs:  23lb 8oz

Clothes:  Really starting to grow out of his 12-18month clothes and is moving into 18-24month/size 2 clothes.

New Words:
"Ba" for "Ball"
"Wee" for "Please".  SOO CUTE.  Can't deny any request, including those when he stands by our candy cupboard, when he asks politely.
"Mom"
"Dad"

Favourite Foods:
Candy
Chocolate
Juice
Starbucks
Grapes
Blueberries
Cheese
Canned Corn (Kernel)
Baba Ghanouj
Sausage

Is absolutely OBSESSED with the vacuum cleaner.  His infactuation with it started at David and Laura's place where we saw my mom do daily vacuuming.  Now, if you even mention the word 'vacuum' he runs to where it's stored (whether it be at our house or my parents') and wants you to vacuum.

Was absolutely horrible when it came to washing his hair.  Matthew and Kayla get their hair washed once a week, on Saturday mornings.  Matthew would be like a flailing wet newborn when it came time to wet his hair.  It took both Jon and I to wash his hair.  After a couple weeks of this behaviour, I started to bribe him with pink melting chocolate drops.  Kayla gets bribed as well.  Works like a charm. No more tears when it's hair-washing time!

Loves putting the soap packs in the dishwasher.

Knows how to do wooden puzzles.

Knows how to do zippers.

Bangs his head on the floor when he is angry.  Doesn't matter if it's carpet or tile.  If there's a floor, he'll bang his head.

Is in a "I'm going to poop just after I get put to bed so that my clean diaper is no longer clean and I get to come out to get changed" phase.

Has stopped his habit of not swallowing his food, thanks to my mom encouraging him to show her his empty mouth after every bite.


Kayla:

Weighs:  24lb 11oz

Clothes:  24month/2T


New Words:
Kayla's vocabulary has definitely improved this month.  Just as we suspected, she's just a slower developer in this area, just like my siblings and I.
"Ya" for "Ya/Yes"
"Peeze" for "Please".  SOO CUTE.  Can't deny any request, including those when she stands by our candy cupboard, when she asks politely.
"Mom"
"Dad"
"Yeye" for "Yellow" (her favourite colour to say)
"Pees" for "Pink"
"Oshe" for "Orange"
"Bwoo" for "Blue"
"Nana" for "Banana"
"Car"
"Cow"
"Bih" for "Bird"
"Moo" for "Move"
"Tzcheese" for "Cheese"
"Ju" for "Juice"
"Ine" for "Mine"
"Boo!"

Favourite Foods:

Candy
Chocolate
Milk
Starbucks
Grapes
Blueberries
Cheese
Canned Corn (Kernel)
Baba Ghanouj
Sausage

Loves putting the soap packs in the dishwasher.


Knows how to do wooden puzzles.

Knows how to do zippers.

Can match shapes.

Can find matching pictures when we play "Memory" (with the pictures showing).

Can find objects with matching qualities (ex. same shape, same colour, etc).

When Matthew is told to stop doing something, Kayla pretends she is going to do it but then shakes her head to say 'no'.

Is starting to become aware of what poo-ing is and will often tell you/say 'yes' when she's gone.