Heading for 21 months now
I talk about my children a lot, I know (thereby driving away the women undergoing IVF treatment in droves, I worry, and I am honestly sorry if anything I say hurts on this site. Honestly.) But I don’t always do updates on how they are and how we’re progressing, and I think it’s about time for one.
On Friday the babies turn 21 months old. Somehow time has flown by and it’s smacked me in the face but at the same time the babies are (in general) brilliant fun. Spectacular. They’re real little people now, and more has happened with them this past month than ever before.
Let’s start with Nora.
Nora persists at things until she gets them right.
She mimics each and every sound she hears (note to self: seriously must work harder at not swearing). She likes to sing in the car, a high pitched sweet noise that I wish I could bottle. She has a number of words she can use and understand now, and we’re getting tuned in to Nora talk now. “Ush”, for example, is her word for “shoes”.
And this girl, she loves shoes. A lot. Almost as much as her love for having her hair in pigtails and for wearing hats. And if she doesn’t have a hat to hand, she’ll improvise.
Nora is a girly-girl. I didn’t even try with this one, and the truth is – the real, honest truth – is that I so very much wanted a girly-girl and along comes my Nora. Nora likes ruffles. Pink. Dresses. Dolls. Dressing up.
She hosted her own private tea party recently.
But the truth is she also likes trains, which I encourage. She loves books and I bought them an Aquadraw mat which they both love.
She and her brother have been getting on better, which is good as I was contemplating joining a nunnery.
Nick is a ham. He’s cheeky and chirpy and very funny for a babelet.
He’s into everything. His curiosity knows no bounds.
And while it’s lovely that he’s curious, his quest for knowledge is such that he often doesn’t listen to us, and keeps going even when he’s been warned. This means time in the naughty corner.
His other favorite activity is to show people his tummy. Friends, family, random strangers, everyone gets flashed. He loves showing off his stomach and his navel. Say to him “Where’s Nick’s tummy?” and the shirt gets whipped up with abandon. Nora’s a fan of showing off her tummy, too, but not to this extent.
Nora started walking around the 18 month mark. She’s now a 100% walker, and has in fact recently twigged that she doesn’t have to walk the direction you want her to. Nick was not a walker. I’ve said here for a while that we refuse to get worried about his walking, that he will do it when he’s good and ready, that we will not stress and we will not take him for physical therapy at this point in time.
And lo and behold, on Wednesday last week he walked to us when we picked him up at the nursery.
He’s been walking almost exclusively ever since.
I have two toddlers. Real, true, proper toddlers.
This is where people probably want to make jokes and groan and tell me that now I’m in for it.
But I’ll tell you – there’s no need. I’m over the moon that they both walk, and the biggest reason (besides the fact that carrying two 13kg babies was wearing my arms out) is when you go to the nursery and pick them up, they scream with joy and move their little legs as fast as they can so that they can launch themselves into your arms.
And that, my friends, is one of the things that I classify as a Wonderful Thing In My Life.
Kinda’ like these two.
-S.
I could so steal them, both :-)
They are beautiful. :)
OMG. I have to tell you that this started my day off in such a good direction. They are delightful and who could ever fault you for posting constantly about them….I stop by hoping to catch their progress. Thanks.
They’re adorable and so expressive!
I so love when you post pictures of Nick and Nora! They’re so beautiful that they’re almost like fairytale children. I could also see them fitting right in in a Dick and Jane book, along with Sally! All of the pictures are wonderful, but my favorite is Nora’s improvised hat! Too precious!
They are beautiful, just like their mommy. :-)
So adorable!!
Beautiful. thanks for sharing. Nora looks a lot like you. And they both have your smile.
They are both growing so much-and fast. They’re just darling-I want to scoop them both up and squeeze!
I love your kid posts best. :)
They are little cutie-pies. And really, toddlers are nothing but trouble and we LOOOOOVE them.
I love love love your posts and updates on your babies. I love the photos, their expressions and your captions. Never stop or I’ll feel like I’m losing part of my family! Ok, sounds pathetic, but true! Take care.
Love, Vicki
This might be the time to announce my total support for child-leashes in crowded public areas. The cute, furry sort with little teddy-bear backpacks. Just because, well, dogs are more attentive than children and we put them on leashes. And nothing can sway a belief like a crazy woman in a supermarket trying to steal my one-year-old niece. Yes, baby leashes are wonderful. Shall I start sewing a couple of them?
And I love that “Baby” and the questionably gay parrot are holding tea with Nora. I used to cook my own “Baby” black-tie gourmet dinner parties in my play kitchen. Yes, I was a strange little child.
Oh. MY. Lord. What’s not to like? They are adorable!! I love that Nora loves hats. I always wanted my girls to wear them and they were having none of it. Good for you for not obsessing over Nick’s walking (or not). They walk when their legs are strong enough and when they want to!! That last photo is PRICELESS!!
Look up “blessed” under the dictionary and I think some of these pictures are there! I love that you are enjoying this wonderful time and that you share it with us! xx
Thank you for sharing your gorgeous babies with us. My boy/girl twins just turned 13 months and I always look to you to find out what’s in their future. Hats and tea parties and bellies and walking and beautiful smiles. I can’t wait!
I love when you do these posts… so adorable!
Not an IVF gal, but childless at the mo, and you haven’t driven me away. I’m in for the long haul.
They are quite a pair! As for late walking, I didn’t start walking until 18 months and turned into an ultra distance runner (50+ miles). So there. :-)
Amazing. They are looking more and more like people and less and less like babies. My neighbor’s dauther has a pair of shoes that Nora has, and when I see them I think your cuties!