16 Months - An Update

February was a fun month for us because we took the kids to Florida to visit my Dad. We left the day before the snow started falling back home and had beautiful weather the entire week - 80's and sunny every day!

Yogurt! Mmmmmm!

Reading with Grandpa M

Playing Trains at the Children's Museum

Feeding Cows Ping Pong Balls with Grandpa M

Gimme Money, Money, Money

Baby in the Water Pump Pail

At the Pool

Swimming

Wheeeee!

I love to swim!

Meeting my Grand Aunt C!

My Grand Aunt C!

Not too big, not too small, just right!

I think our travel days may be nearing an end. For 15-month-olds, the kids did great on the plane. They didn't fuss going through security and sat in their stroller patiently between the time we arrived at the airport and when we were ready to take off (over two hours).

Since we knew it would be a long flight (over 3 hours), we did purchase a seat for G, but not for F. On the way home, the plane was full, and within the first five minutes, it was clear I had made a mistake. We switched them in-and-out of the car seat, but whichever child was on my lap was a total wiggle worm. We sat three-across, but I felt bad for the people sitting in front and behind us. I am sure two hours of peek-a-boo and being kicked wasn't part of their flight plans. Fortunately, they were all very gracious.

The twins are growing at an astounding rate...

They both have six teeth on the top (the four in front and the one behind their canine) and six teeth on the botton (the four in front and the one behind their incisor). And, starting late last week, their incisors are coming in. How do I know? Well, in addition to seeing them, both twins' noses are running (AGAIN, ugghhhh),they've been fussy and they're chewing at their fingers. As a mommy, even though you know that teething is just one of those rites-of-passage that every kid must go through, it hurts knowing that they are in pain.

F&G have both started to talk. G now says "hi" and "bye" clearly and we've started to hear some new sounds in her babling. This week, I even heard her sound out the letter "p" (but I think it was a complete accident, because I haven't heard it since).

F hasn't been saying "hi" lately, but he does like to point and say "da,da", "dog" and "duck."

They've learned the sign for "please" (but they aren't consistent yet) and we are starting to work on "stinky" so they can start to tell us when they need to be changed.

If you ask "Where's your heart?" they will take both fingers and point at their chest, and if you ask "Where's your belly button?" they will point at their tummy. They've also become more consistent when we ask "Where's your head? Nose? Toes? Cheeks? and sometimes Eyes?

Lately, G has become more bold with her balance. She will cruise around furniture holding on with only one hand, or lean on something and take both hands off. She has also found a new passion for climbing on things. In the nursery, we have two step stools back-to-back beside a bookshelf and in front of a window and she will climb up on those. She will climb into her car seat, out of the bathtub and try to climb on furniture. Last night, she climbed on an ottoman whe keep behind our living room couch and I look over to see her peeking over the back of the sofa. Before I could get to her, she sidestepped right off the ottoman and fell. Good thing the dog bed was nearby and softened her fall...it could have been a nasty one! We are really going to have to be extra dilligent about watching her.

Standing on the Stool in Our Room

I climbed into my seat myself - why aren't I going anywhere? Oh yeah, forgot to grab the keys first!

F is quickly becoming a walking fiend. Around February 20, he would take one step without holding on. By the following Friday, March 1, he was up to two steps. This weekend, he is letting go more-and-more. The difference between just Friday and Sunday is astounding. He's letting go on his own more and more, and is about to REALLY take off:

F taking steps on Friday, March 8

F taking steps on Sunday, March 10

Hope you have a good March. Looking forward to our second spring!