Milestone check point

I haven't written as much as I should about how the girls are doing.. esp. Ainsley. First of all... both of the girls are on a major growth spurt. The clothes I bought them three months ago do not fit and I am worried the clothes I bought them recently won't fit much longer either. Ainsley is almost 28 inches tall and to my surprise.. she's almost 18 pounds. Aidan is 34.5 inches tall and is finally at the 25 pound goal. I am aware that they are behind others their age but they are still doing great.

Little Bit is taking off with speaking. Every day she says a few new words.. she also tries very hard to repeat things. She's at that stage where she'll very earnestly start speaking at you.. using consonant sounds.. trying so hard to put her thoughts into words. It sounds like gibberish but it's cute. I'm not surprised that she's picking up on language a lot quicker than Aidan. Bug refused to speak until she knew she could speak in clear, complete sentences. She wanted to do it only if she could do it right. When she did try to say a new word.. she'd whisper it in a very unsure manner. Bit, on the other hand, will just throw out any sound and keep throwing them until she gets close and be satisfied with that. How can people only have one kid? Seriously, one of the best things about having them is to see how similar or how different they are.

As for Ainsley's temper.. it's still there and when she's unhappy.. we all know about it. However, either because underneath it all she's a good-natured girl or I'm an exemplary parent (haha) she's starting to calm down more readily. She also listens now. She'll pick up her toys and follow two step instructions. (ex. pick up the ball... put it in the wagon). She's learning how to color and lately I've noticed she's slightly less inclined to eat everything. She favors her left hand still (though with two broken bones in the right.. no wonder) and her interest in pictures and books is growing. Bit also has a really good memory and she's just as "aware" as Aidan was. She also has one hell of a sense of humor.