Audrey and Antonino turned 18 months old last month! I'm
still having a hard time grasping the fact that my two little babies who were
born 3 weeks early are now one and a half years old! As cliche as it sounds,
everything really went by so quickly!
Two words to describe both Audrey and Antonino are active
and talkative. They love running around and climbing, and don't ever get tired!
They're also talking more and more. They've already mastered mommy and daddy
and no matter how many times Joey and I hear them say it, it still melts our
hearts.
A few days after they celebrated their 18th month, they
learned to say "NO" and actually knew what it meant. It's now their
favorite word.
Joey: Just one last bite please.
Antonino: No. (Purses lips)
Me: Can we go to sleep now?
Audrey: NOOOOO! (Runs away from the bed)
Joey: No fighting, share your toys.
Audrey & Antonino: NO! (Turn away from each other while clutching their toys)
At this point, almost all of our requests are met with a
"no." But aside from loving the word "no," some other
things they both love are:
Wiping stuff.
Whenever they see a pack of wet wipes, they immediately say
"Wai, wai, wai," which means wipe. Once we hand them a wipe each,
they proceed to wipe their hands and whatever surface they can reach like the
table or their high chair tray. I guess they picked up this habit because they
always see Joey and me wiping their toys, high chairs (especially when we're out), and basically anything they come into contact with. Not bad training for
toddlers.
Imitating us.
Aside from imitating our expressions like wow, oops, and oh no, Audrey and Antonino love copying
everything we do. Like when Joey sneezes, they would also do their best fake
sneeze sound. And if I clear my throat, they clear their throats too!
Playing pretend kitchen.
Joey and I bought the twins pretend kitchen and tea sets to
encourage imaginative play. They love them and spend hours cooking up dishes
made of wooden and plastic ingredients. One time, we brought them to an indoor
play area and all they wanted to do was play in the pretend kitchen and pizza
stations. Nevermind that there was a bouncy house, an inflatable slide, and a
huge ball pit. All they wanted to do was cook air soup and bake felt pizza.
Sunglasses.
Audrey and Antonino love wearing sunglasses! In fact, our
family finds it really funny that whenever they're about to have a meltdown,
they instantly behave once we let them put on their sunglasses.
Mickey Mouse.
It all started with the Mickey Mouse Hotdog song. My mom
came across it while looking for upbeat songs Audrey and Antonino could listen
to. The moment she played it, the twins loved it! So whenever they see us on
our phones, they immediately say "Atdaaaa!" which means "Please
play the Hotdog song." When my cousin found out about this, she gave
Audrey and Antonino Mickey and Minnie stuffed toys. They love them so much!
They always look for Mickey and Minnie when they wake up. And when we hand them
over, they hug them and point out Mickey and Minnie's nose, eyes and ears.
But while Audrey and Antonino are twins and share a lot of
common favorites, here are 5 things they've been up to individually:
AUDREY
Thanks to the "Please" book we got earlier this
year, Audrey already knows how to say "Peeees" (please) whenever she
asks for something.
Audrey: Bee? (Bread)
Me: What's the magic word?
Audrey: Peeeeees!
She also says "Tatooo!" (thank you). But the funny
thing is whenever she and Antonino fight over toys and books, she ends up
snatching the book after a brief tug-of-war while shouting
"Tatoooooo!" Like snatching the toy/book from Antonino's is OK as
long as she says thank you.
Audrey loves dressing up! Whenever she sees one of her
dresses in the closet or hanging in the wash, she would point to it and say
"Piteeee" (pretty) and begin to tug at her own "pambahay"
clothes as if signaling us to help her change into her going out clothes. Once
the dress is on her, she'll say "WOW!"
Audrey likes tidying up. I feel like I lucked out on this
one. I didn't really plan on teaching the twins how to put their books and toys
away this early but for some some reason, Audrey really likes helping out
whenever she sees me putting their board
books back in the book shelves. She even makes sure that they're on the right
side up. You might think this is unusual, but I think it's only fair since she
also has the capacity to strew the contents of one tiny book shelf onto
the floor in one second.
Audrey loves books. She likes it whenever we read board
books to her but what she enjoys even more is fake reading big people books. My
mom has a ton of novels at home and whenever she sees my mom reading, she goes
up to her and points at the pages while reciting made up words "Da ba da
ba di ba ba bi ba!" I just find it so funny!
ANTONINO
Antonino loves cheese pizza. We had it on their 18th month
and after his first bite, he kept on asking for "Pitpa!" Antonino is
a picky eater who sometimes even pretends to fall asleep on his high chair just
to get away from lunch or dinner, so imagine how glad we were that he was
actually demanding food!
Whenever we're at the dining table having a meal, Antonino
likes doing a roll call. "Daddy? Mommy? Adeeee? (Audrey) Mom? (LaMom)." We all
need to respond with something like "Hi Antonino!" or else he would
keep on repeating our names. Maybe it's also a tactic to avoid eating.
Antonino is obsessed with Dr. Seus' "Go, Dog. Go!" The first
time I read it to him, he kept saying "Go go go!" which meant
"Read it again ten times straight," which I did and still do until
today. He can never get enough of it!
On Sundays, Antonino always wakes up at around 5:30AM. Joey
gives him some toys to keep him occupied so Audrey and I can sleep until around
6AM. But Antonino wants all of us to get up at the same time so he'll go to my side of the
bed and say "Mommy? Moning!" over and over, which I think really
means "Mommy, it's morning! Quit sleeping in and get up now."
Lastly, Antonino is such a thoughtful brother. Whenever he
sees Audrey's toys on the floor, he picks them up and brings them over to her.
Whenever I hand him a snack, he always says "Adee?" like he's making
sure if Audrey also has a snack. And whenever he reaches for his sippy cup to
drink water, he automatically gets Audrey's cup too and hands it to her so she
can have a drink as well. How sweet is that?
What have your toddlers been up to lately?
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