Reese is 18 months, James is 3 1/2!

Reese

Height: 30 inches

Weight:  22 pounds

Head:  18.5 inches

Our sweet Reese at 18 months

Favorite Foods:  Cheese, blueberries, chicken nuggets, bananas, scrambled eggs (struggles to eat vegetables)

Favorite Books:  Spot Where are You?  Dora Books

Favorite Shows:  Dora, Mickey Mouse, Shaun the Sheep

Words:  Mama, Dada, Night Night, Ball, Bowl, Apple, Papa, Nonie, (sometimes says Pop and Meme), Go!, Bubble, Uppie, Wa Wa (Lovie/paci), All Done, Want More, Back Pack, Cake, Puppy, Baby, Bye, Hi!

Sleeping:  Naps once a day for 1.5 - 2 hours, Goes to bed around 7:30 and sleeps all night for 12 or 13 hours!  Incredible! (occasionally cries but puts herself back to sleep)

She loves her big brother and wants to do exactly the same things he does.

James

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Favorite Foods:  Mac n Cheese, peanut butter, blueberries, shredded cheese, grilled chicken, boiled eggs, and of course any kind of chips or candy!  Will still eat lots of raw veggies!

Favorite Books:  Spider Man, Bat Man, Anything about Trains or Trucks, Three Billy Goats Gruff

Favorite Shows:  Diego, Shaun The Sheep, Chuggington, All About Monster Trucks, Chuck

Phrases:  "Tank you God for all Dat", Calls a computer a "Pooter"!, "Watch Me Mommy!"

Sleeping:  AWFUL!  Waking up 1-3 times just about every night.  Sometimes just crying, sometimes screaming.  Sometimes it's that he wants a sip of water, other times he has to go potty, other times he has had a bad dream and is just super delirious.  Other times I can't even figure out what in the world he needs.  

I asked the pediatrician what she thought I should do, and she recommended a sleep test and to keep a journal of daily activities, whether or not he napped, and times of waking and bedtime.  We were about to make the call for a sleep test, when all of a sudden, after one day of journaling, James slept all night.  He did it again the next night, then the next.  Then he had one night of waking up.  Then the next two nights he slept great!  I don't know what happened, but suddenly he has more good nights than bad ones.  AND he is starting to sleep past 7am lots of mornings!  (instead of waking up closer to 6am).

So we continue to pray that this was just a strange toddler stage he had to go through, and now, hopefully it is behind us.  Hooray!

He was really posing for us this evening, so I kept snapping the camera.

Goober :)

I do have to break up many fights during the day, but they sure do love each other!

James just hates it when I have to lay Reese down for her nap.

Boy, I sure love these kids.  We are sooo very blessed.