18 Months Old - Part 2

Today, my precious angels turned 18 months old! Time flies. I was able to take a few pictures this morning before leaving for work. It is a very rare occasion to get a picture of them together. The two pictures above are showing off just how cute they are!

This one was the best one together. Outside on the front porch seems to be their favorite picture taking spot.

As you can see, Cooper wasn't feeling it with the brown chair picture. BUT...is Chloe not melting your heart with her smile!?

Taken at my Aunt's house...

I pulled these pictures off the camera that were taken a few weeks ago...

He has to have his sleep...

I love how he sleeps with his bootie in the air. Chloe sleeps this way too but I don't have a picture of her yet.

After we return from vacation, I'm taking the pacifier away cold turkey. YIKES! Prayers please!

My precious boy...

At 18 months, Cooper and Chloe go to bed at 7:00 and wake up around 6:20. I am hoping over the summer I can push the bedtime back to 7:30 or 8:00 and then wake up time will be a little later too! They both walk into their room at 7:00 ready to go to sleep. They will talk a bit to one another and then fall asleep. When they wake up in the morning, they sit or stand in their crib facing one another chatting away. They are at the point where one won't go to sleep without the other. I'm assuming this is a typical twin thing. They both absolutely LOVE Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Cooper will grab the remote and hand it over to us while doing the sign language for "more". That means he wants us to play more Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Yes, we try to limit the amount of time they watch TV but it is so darn cute when they are dancing to the hot dog dance. I'm hoping to get that on video soon. I bet you can guess what their halloween outfits will be this year!

Cooper is saying more words than Chloe but both seem to be slightly behind in this area when I compare them to other children their age. I have been told this is typical of twins as well because they have their own language they speak to one another. Cooper is the leader right now. He will do things for Chloe and is becoming overprotected of her. At Miss Shelley's house, Chloe sat down next to one of the boys and he pushed her. When Chloe began to cry, Cooper walked over and hit the boy! Uh oh! Cooper is Mr. Independent as well and can throw some temper tantrums when he doesn't get his way. Right now, they are short lived temper tantrums where it seems he has gotten his feelings hurt and he wants to lay down and cry this sad cry about it. Hopefully, they won't get too much worse and we can nip them in the bud soon. He is VERY active and is constantly on the move. He does wear me out! He is a climber. We have already found him on top of the kitchen table! He is so darn cute though when things go right! He does this little dance and puffs his chest out. And most importantly, he gives you the sweetest fish lips kiss a mom could ever want! This boy has me wrapped around his little chubby finger!

Chloe is about as easy and sweet as a baby can be. Just this evening, we were with my co-workers swimming and they all commented how they hope to have a "Chloe" one day. She is talking more and more but the words aren't a clear as Cooper's. She does follow Cooper's lead. If Cooper is climbing on something, Chloe will give it a try too. She likes playing with cars and trains. She loves Thomas the Train books. Perhaps that's because she is with four other boys all day long at Miss Shelley's. But, if you give her a doll, she will give it a big hug and say "ahhhhh". She is a hugger and blows kisses to you when you say, "love you". I have gotten a few kisses from her but she prefers hugs. She is fascinated with lights and fans on the ceiling and has been since she was born. She is so sweet to Reba too. She gives hugs to Reba, pulls her ears, sits on her, etc. This is all out of love but she will shake her finger at Reba and tell her a thing or two if she gets close to her cracker! Lately, Chloe has found her volume to her voice. She is doing her baby talk VERY loudly and squealing even louder! She and Dad get into a repeat the squeal game that she LOVES. I am so blessed to have such a sweetheart of a daughter. I love her to pieces.

I will post their stats after going to the pediatrician. I know for sure that Cooper is definitely heavier and bigger than Chloe! Chloe is a tiny thing and seems so much lighter than Cooper. Cooper is wearing 24 months in shirts and 18 months in pants. I am buying 18 months for Chloe but they tend to be big on her depending on the style. She can wear some of her 12 month pants still. She is much more narrow than Cooper. Cooper has at least 12 teeth and Chloe is still hanging out with 8 but has two breaking through any day now.