Evelyn and Olivia: 20 Months

Happy 20 months sweet girls! You are both so independent and fun. Your different personalities are becoming more and more evident and it's really neat. You have all your teeth except the two-year molars. You've both been chewing on your hands, drooling, and a bit grumpy off-and-on. You both love your big sister so much and get excited when you see her. Olivia said "Madi" once, but we haven't been able to get her to say it again. You both call water "bubble" and I think it's pretty cute. :-)

Evelyn has been a bit clingy this month (I think due to teething). She will act like she wants to be picked up, but then she doesn't want to cuddle. She's quite confusing! She doesn't like playing independently as much as Olivia, which suits Madi just fine as the two of them play together well. She's also been caught quite a few times going up the stairs by herself.

Olivia has also finally been able to say "yeah" and both of you are still saying "okay". If we ask Olivia where something or someone is and she doesn't know she lifts up her hands (palms up) gesturing like she doesn't know and says "I-in-oh" for "I don't know". It's pretty adorable and we may be abusing it. ;-) Olivia also has started playing independently really well. She will sit for a long time playing with necklaces or our ABC cookies game. She's also taking a couple steps up the stairs without holding on to anything.


Both of the girls love laughing and throw their head back to laugh. They love merry-go-rounds and running around. It's getting difficult to get out the door to take Madi to school because both of you are at the door wanting to go outside as well. We've spent a lot of time at playgrounds, parks, and walking around downtown.