The Little Bug-gers ready for Treats
Ava and Bettina are now 17 months old! They shared the event with Mommy who had her birthday on the same day as their "month-day!"
So, what are they up to now? Here's a quick update:
Ava says, "Boo!"
Ava:
- Loves to play hide-and-seek mostly by curling herself into curtains or throwing a blanket over her head. When there are no props, she simply covers her eyes with her hands. When you say, "Where's Ava?" and walk around the room like you're trying to find her, she giggles and jumps out saying, "Boo!" You can distract her from nearly everything with this simple game.
- Is going through a tough bat of separation anxiety. Mommy is the focal point of her life right now.
- Measures in the upper levels of coordination, especially when it comes to dancing and jumping, which she takes with the upmost seriousness. You should see her face when she's concentrating on her feet to make sure they both leave the floor at the same time when she jumps.
- Loves to be tickled under her chin and on her belly.
- Uses "No" to answer most questions and to tell you what to do. She has other words such as "Mommy," "Boo," "bye, bye," but she prefers to use her sign language. She's up to about 10 signs including "hat," "up," "down," "milk," "please," "hungry," "thirsty" (although she incorrectly uses the same sign for hungry for this), and "help".
Tina says, "Boo!"
Tina:
- Has been caught singing along with The Wiggles from her carseat to the song "Kneading Some Dough". She, of course, likes to sing the chorus: "Dough, dough, dough, dough, dough, dough....."
- Is much more aggressive than Ava, often pushing her completely out the way to play with a toy or go down the slide first.
- Has become more independant, but has also started her tantrums, which are difficult to distract her from.
- Hasn't embraced her sign language as much as Ava with the exception of the word "hat." She loves to wear the silly Ariel crown that came in the McDonald's Happy Meal. She will search for the hat and then come to me signing "hat" until I produce it. It's really cute!
Both are doing well and looking forward to Halloween! BOO!
