We’ve been hit by every illness under the sun the past 3 months (right now I think the girls have a mild form of the flu, but we’ve had ear infections, roseola, hand and foot and mouth etc.) But beyond the illnesses we’re doing great. Hollys still tiny, but I feel like she’s catching up (I thought that at her last check up though and she was still 2 percentile so we’ll just have to wait and see) but she’s met all her milestones. Her speech has really taken off the last few weeks and she’s speaking in full sentences though you have to be a familiar listener to catch everything she says as her pronunciation is still pretty gibberish sounding (we just discovered she has both a lip and tongue tie so that probably effects her pronunciation) and I discovered yesterday she can count to ten! (thanks to big sister, [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] has definitely got her daddy’s love of math and numbers)
Our biggest struggle is [name_u]Holly[/name_u] is our little extrovert in a house full of introverts. Where the rest of us can happily sit quietly and keep ourselves entertained for hours, [name_u]Holly[/name_u] absolutely must be with someone and craves that attention. Which has been a struggle for me (as well Winnie), I want to give her all the attention she wants but it is super draining for me, as she just wont sit and play independently ever, so [name_u]Ive[/name_u] been trying to find a balance between meeting her needs and not getting over stimulated/stressed myself as well as trying to figure out how to complete things like household chores without either carrying around a toddler 24/7 or causing [name_u]Holly[/name_u] a complete meltdown. I know as she gets older and her understanding improves this will get easier but oh my goodness does it try my patience sometimes.
. Im pretty sure she’s just catching up on all those childhood illness she didnt get because we were quarantined for so long. But Im so ready to be healthy again!
Wanted to pop in and say hi! [name_f]Greta[/name_f] is 20 months and lots of fun. She loves to talk, with favorite sentences being “Greta do it” and “Greta press one button.” She is very sweet and likes to pat mommy and daddy on the back and give hugs. Sounds a bit like your [name_u]Holly[/name_u] 
I wish she would crawl or scoot on her butt for stairs but she runs and tries to push me away if I try to hold her hand.
I think he’s just starting to quit day naps too, which complicates things a little. But he’s always been very much a Mumma’s boy, as well as stubborn in how he wants things, as well as a bit cheeky… probably a large part of why we put this off for so long!
She is sassy and bossy enough to pull it off. Also she’s still a girly girl who loves clothes, shoes, pink, and [name_f]Disney[/name_f] princesses even though she hasn’t seen any of the movies! She says more words every day; she can pretty much mimic anything she hears, and her comprehension plus vocabulary make fairly sophisticated conversation possible now. (And boy she gets upset if we don’t understand her!)
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