22 months old, and we have reached the point in time where we only hit the pediatricians office every 6 months.... So I have no clue about height and weight... Suffice to say that Catherine and Mac can reach up and take things off the edge of the counter, and paisley is a lil bit behind them,
Mac is solidly in 18 month clothing and can even wear a 24 month outfit here and there... Although he is quite lean, so shorts and pants need to be skinny waisted or they drop easily. His favorite word has transitioned from dog to ball, although he still likes them both. He has perfected "no" recently, and uses it the most frequently. His primary desire in life is to run around the house totally naked, although he can be convinced to get dressed if we are going outside. He tries to make a squirmy break for it every time his diaper is being changed. Upon returning inside, he requests all of his clothing off... Shoes, then socks, then pants, then shirt, and will tolerate a "we are keeping your diaper on" in this instance. His fascination with water continues, as he recently has learned how to stand up on the toilet and turn on the sink... Guess who has their water turned off in the bathroom now? We have a lil step stool and they all enjoy using it to climb up and wash their hands in the kitchen, and Mac never fails to fuss when it is his turn to dry,
When frustrated he's quick to swipe at the girls, using mostly feet, hands, and a touch of hair pulling to assert his independence.
His favorite spot is the red chair in the living room, and he views it at his, often pushing mommy out and defending it as his spot when the girls try to share. He's a sweetie at home, but loves to cut his eyes or give the stink eye to strangers. Every evening he starts a game of running where he stands by the kitchen door and "imitates" the counting of 1, 2, 3... Although his current imitation is holding up both index fingers and shouting. He has also started trying to jump.... Usually this involves him standing on top of a book paisley has left on the floor, and bending knees before taking a "big hop" off, which was more of a two footed big step. He loves to "stomp like a dinosaur" and growls whenever he sees an appropriate animal.
He has discovered his sisters and stalling at nap time... Throwing his lovies into paisleys bed over and over.... Ending when mommy moved her bed across the room during today's nap. I am currently just thankful that they haven't figured out how to climb out of the crib!
In addition to all his impish behavior, he has started randomly coming up and giving my legs big cuddles. Delightful. He spontaneously started doing the animal sounds as I sang "old macdonald" in the car the other day. And his "moo" is my favorite.
Enjoying his love of ketchup
Helping mommy clean the counter using his new step stool
Having a hummus snack in his big red throne.
Chattanooga children's museum showing off his ducktail...
Playing at the park
Painting
Mastering the art of the faucet
Paisley is a mental image of a tiny little thing walking so fast her tushy wiggles. On her biggest day, she is wearing 12 month clothes. She's very busy and is such a helper. She has an internal desire for order... Need her things to be together... All the spoons, all the crayons, etc... And needs reminders that things can be split up. She generally is okay with this, unless her brother and sister have been antagonizing her all morning,
She is in love with books right now, especially "2 crazy pigs". She is attempting to repeat 90 percent of things, and will have a babbling inflections of phrases. "I'm coming" tends to be one her most common blurred phrases. She likes to debate often, and attempts to throw a fit by laying her head down on the floor. However, most of the time, she can be pulled out of it with a "really, paisley?" And she will look up and smile.
She primarily uses her teeth for frustration, and then puts herself into the "No no chair" while waggling her finger... (Which makes me wonder if this particular idea is actually working or funny to her).
Her sleeping has gotten much better (finally!) and most nights she does a minimum of 8:30-5:00. If she gets up before 5:30, she will generally go back to bed in our bed with a little cuddling.. But if it's after 6, she's usually up for the day. (While her brother and sister sleep til at least 7, if not 8 or 8:30).
She still feels the most like a baby, loving cuddling and being carried. Content to just hang out,
Attempting to style macs hair
Silly mommy selfie 
Chattanooga children museum
The "musical petting zoo" at the hermitage festival in Nashville
At the playground 
Catherine is the tallest and skinniest of the 3. Most 18 months pants are the right length (some too short), but all of them are too big in the waist. She still sees Nancy, her PT once a week but has been making some amazing progress and gets more coordinated every day.
She's the most sensitive immune system, catching colds more frequently than the other two, but is also a bulldog out and about figuring out things that are tricky, and climbing everywhere, even when it's a new challenge. She gets nervous with unsteady surfaces, ledges, wiggly bridges but wants to do it so much that she will either sit and scoot or crawl across. She loves to go down the biggest of the slides, and takes them with great speed. She appears delicate, but is quite resilient most days.
She's the most interested in fashion.... Picking specific shoes, clothes, etc... She's the most attached to her monkey, and wants it with her most of the time, and especially whenever she's upset. If she drops it in the car, she gets super upset and I usually end up pulling over go retrieve it.
She's the best at identifying body parts and people. And once a game has been established, immediately tries it out, or replicates what happened the previous time. Her favorite things are whatever someone else has... Or the iPhone/iPad which she needs to hold versus leave on the floor for everyone to share.
She continues to be my best sleeper, and if she were an only child, I would feel very well rested :)
That grandpa is so funny 
Running with scarves at music class
Grandma and Catherine at the children's museum 
We've had a busy few months. Most recently, grandma McGuire came down for a few weeks, and then grandpa for a week, finishing up by accompanying me up to Nashville to celebrate Graunt graces birthday.
They spent hours at the port mills mall and rode their first, perfectly sized, carousel.
In addition hit the hermitage fest for some pumpkin painting...
FaceTime with dada
They get very excited whenever brother Zachary spends some time with them... And although, he's at work, they kept waiting at his door (the back door of the house which leads to our basement, and his room)
I think that Catherine is going to be a lefty, and the other two righties... We have a bedtime oatmeal snack every night, and their spoon use seems to remain the same.
They're going to be bumblebees this year, and dressed up to attend a fundraiser for the Elaine Clarke center, the daycare I work at (and they attend) on Thursday mornings.
And finally, I made it into a picture (although in reality. It was grandpas request as the hug the Hogglets photos have gotten more difficult!)
Take care, and I hope everyone has a happy and healthy holiday season. If you're in Atlanta, we will be celebrating at our house on December 26th... Two years! It's just a few weeks away.
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