Yesterday the kids turned 21 months. They have progressed a lot in the last month. In the last week or so they have become great self feeders. They can now eat their own bananas and crackers. We can finally order something from the menu for them when we go out. They share a portion of chicken nuggets and chips. The kids portions are so big that they can easily share them. They manage to nibble on their chicken nuggets and also eat their chips. Lunch is now a very different meal. Previously we had to eat quickly as the kids wanted their purity then their bottle and then they wanted to leave, with some running around in between. Now we sit down, order their food as quickly as possible, they drink their milk first, because they can’t wait for the food to arrive. Then when their food arrives it's a bit of battle to get it to cool down with two eager eaters ready for their lunch. After that it is really easy. They are very slow at feeding themselves, especially Emma. She can nibble on one chicken nugget for half and hour. She makes good progress, however is just very slow. We can therefore eat our lunch in peace and don’t need to rush to get the bill.
Dylan now holds his own bottle always. While he has been quite capable for some time to do this already he was never very eager to. Now he has got the hang of it. He now holds and drinks from his own bottle at all times of the day. This has made bottle feeding an absolute breeze. You just make the bottles and hand them to the kids. They do the rest. They are very eager to bring them back to the kitchen as well when they have finished.
Emma has been eating her own yogurts in the evening since Friday. It is a messy affair but she manages to get most of her yogurt into her mouth which is good going for the amount of practice she has had. She has a twist spoon technique that is interesting. She loads up the spoon heaped full of yogurt and then twists it sideways and down as it gets into her mouth. This way she can clean the spoon on every bite. Sometimes however the twist happens before the spoon reaches her mouth and then the load lands on her or any other unsuspecting victim.
They have also mastered 3 wheel bike riding and their 4 wheel car. They used to be no good at steering and always fell off. Now they get on by themselves and can go up and down the passage all by themselves. They even steer pretty well. When they want to make a sharp bend they simply lift the front wheels and drag sideways.
Stats:
Emma: Weight: 12.350kg
Dylan: Weight: 12.560kg
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Dylan playing with his broom:
Emma and Dylan eating Bananas:
Dylan at 21 months:
Emma at 21 months:
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