I guess hotel living was tough on the babies. They hated being in the same room with Mommy and Daddy and not being able to snuggle with them in bed. At home, we tuck them in, say our prayers, give kisses, and then leave. If they cry, it is just for a moment and then they fall asleep.
In the hotel, they knew we were still there. Plus, the room was fairly small and 2 pack-n-plays take up a decent amount of room. I put one of the pack-n-plays beside the bed so we wouldn't lose all our walking room. This also created a dilemma....
At night, instead of falling right to sleep, the girls would laugh, cry, and play until we went to bed and turned all the lights out. Therefore instead of 8 pm being the bedtime, it was more like 9:30 or 10pm.
I was keeping a list of all the new words the girls would say a few weeks back, but had to give up on that. They repeat almost everything out of our mouths and I just couldn't keep up. So while we were in Kentucky, Lexi decided to try a lot of phrases. AND, they have stuck. :)
Eric and I turned the lights out and the girls were not pleased. Next thing you know, I hear a whiny little voice beside me, say, "Mommy, hold you, Mommy! Mommy, hold you!" Then I see little arms sticking up in the air for me to pick her up. Of course, I melted and snuggled her in bed for a few minutes.
Well, the next night, she stepped it up a notch. She said the same thing in the same sad little voice, but then added this to it, "Mommy! I love you, Mommy! Hold you, I sleepy! Mommy, hold you!" So since we had been struggling to sleep for 2 hours when she said this, I pulled her in bed with us and everyone got a good night's sleep but me.
It was a king size bed, but Lexi and Eric managed to take up most of the room. At one point, Lexi had her arms laying across my face and when she slapped me in her sleep, I almost fell into the pack-n-play next to the bed. :) It would have made for a funny movie scene but it wasn't so much fun at the time.
Lexi has not only kept saying these phrases, but she is truly a little copycat. When her Nana told her that she was a stinker-pot while changing her diaper, she called Nana one too. :) She has called the dog a gooberhead now, and her sister a stinker. I told her we should go take a nappy-poo the other day and she now calls them, "nappa-poo-poo". She still signs the words eat and more, but runs to the kitchen saying, "Eat some food, Mommy! Eat food!" She also begs for milk, juice, and water by name. I love it!
Lilly's pronunciation has improved by leaps and bounds too. I understand her so much better every day. Today, she said, "Love you, Un Net!" which means, "Love you, Uncle Nate!" It was soooo sweet.
Eric and I spell a lot of things now. We have to spell snack, food, eat, lunch, dinner, cheerios, and most other food words. I am so excited to see these girls changing and growing. They are amazing!!
The girls turned 18 months old on the 9th and today they had a great check-up. They weighed in the 50th percentile and both measured in the 90th percentile for height! YEA!! They are just super happy and healthy girls. Here are their stats:
Lilly weighed 24 lbs, 8 ozs. and was 33 and 3/4 inches.
Lexi weighed 25 lbs, 4 ozs. and was the same exact height. :)
The girls heads even measured the same. Identical twins? I think so!
Also notice the moon on the wall...up above the hat and purse rack. This is so cute and it's the girls favorite thing. I told ya'll a few weeks back about the way the girls love the moon! This moon has a remote and will light up with all the phases of the moon, either automatically or manually. It turns off after 30 minutes so we use it like a night light until the girls fall asleep. 
