How We Grow

(To keep things in order I'm going to post-date this even though I finished it in March!)
At the end of January, Madeline and Olivia hit some milestones (3 1/2 yrs and 15 months, respectively). To document what they've been doing, I thought I'd write these "interviews"

Madeline's 3 1/2 Year-Old Interview

Favorite Color(s): Pink & purple
Favorite Toy(s): My Little Ponies (right now it's Twilight Sparkle), and of course princesses!
Favorite Pastimes: Playing dress-up (multiple costumes each day!), jumping on the trampoline, playing with play-doh and other crafts (especially painting), and rough-housing with Daddy!

 

Least Favorite Activities: Having her picture taken... (I have sooo many blurry pictures of her turning her head or putting her hands in front of her face)
Friends: Reese and Meara in the neighborhood, and Anna, Sophia, and Stella at school
Favorite Foods: "Daddy yogurt" (Yo Crunch with M&Ms)
Height: about 35.75" or 36" I think? (about 5th%)
Weight: 30.5 lbs (27th%)
What She's Teaching Mommy & Daddy: The joys (and challenges) of parenting a spirited child!


Olivia's 15-Month Interview

Favorite Toy(s): purses, musical toys (especially the Playskool Rocktivity Center she got for Christmas), dolls, and just about anything that Madeline has in her hands
Favorite Pastimes: Eating is by far her favorite activity! Her appetite is insatiable - we're only kind of joking when we say the only reason she stops eating is because she's bored with it.

But other than that, she loves to cuddle with Mommy and Daddy, read books by herself, cuddle stuffed animals and baby dolls and say "Awww!" She also loves to give hugs and say "Aww!" (Makes you laugh every time!) Bath time is still a favorite time of day, too, and she LOVES to brush her teeth. Crazy, right? If you walk past the bathroom without letting her brush her teeth, though, she whines!
Least Favorite Activity: ...Caleb, can you think of any? I'm at a loss! (other than "hearing 'no'")
Favorite Foods: Any kind of cheese noodles, sliced ham, sausage, vanilla wafers, pickles, and most yogurts (the list goes on, but those are the favs)
Newest Skills: Cruising along furniture
What's Coming Up: Walking by herself! (Note: she took 3-4 steps on Feb 15th!) And dropping that last 3 or 4am bottle (she officially stopped at the end of Feb, when we took our trip)
Length: 30" (37th%)
Weight: 24.5 lbs (75th%) (it's no wonder, she loves to eat and has quite the cute belly!)
Head Circumference: 19"(97th%)
Budding Personality Traits: She can still be quite stubborn (like refusing juice in a bottle or milk in a sippy cup - it has to be the other way around). She's genuinely happy most of the time, and still loves to smile at people (and ham it up, too!). She's independent, and a bit sensitive to too much noise/chaos (being around noisy kids who are running around makes her whimper and clutch Mommy or Daddy).