17 Month Twin Update

Henry and Hannah are 17 months old today!  Wow are they growing up so fast!  They are toddlers running around our house!  Henry continues to amaze us with his "boy" antics. The boy can climb onto almost anything we have, destroy most toys and eats more than Cali.  Hannah is starting to get more of a girl attitude these days.  She knows what she wants and quickly says "no" and shakes her head if she isn't on board.  She is also a very smart cookie and responds well to verbal commands.  The twins learned to color this past week.  Henry was happy for 5 seconds then wanted to eat the crayons.  Hannah sat there happily for 15 minutes coloring.  

Henry 17 Months

Hannah 17 Months

Outside is their favorite spot right now.  It doesn't matter if we are in our front yard playing, on our deck swinging or at a park - the twins just want to be outside.   They are also very confident in their abilities   They can both climb up the stairs at the playground, go down the slide and repeat the steps until they decide to pay somewhere else.

Everyone loves bubbles!

After dinner tonight the kids all had ice cream cones on the deck for dessert.  Cali's was the only one that actually had ice cream in it, the twins just love to eat the cones.  Here are some funny photos from the ice cream cone eating.

Cali with a blue tongue

Henry stuffing his face

Blue Eye Hannah 

"Hey can I have yours too?" asks Henry.  Hannah quickly pulled it away and gave him a look!

MONTHLY UPDATE:

Food - They drink whole milk and water from sippy cups.  They eat three meals a day and get two snacks.  Favorite foods include: french toast sticks, goldfish, chicken, green beans, pasta and veggie chips.  Henry will eat anything and lots of it while Hannah will eat a lot if she likes it.  

Sleep - The nap transition continues.  Hannah is ready for only one nap but Henry isn't and there is no way they are going to be on different schedules!  They go to bed at 7:30pm and wake up around 7:30am.  

Clothes - Hannah is in 12 month.  Henry is in some 12 month but mostly 18 month size.  Both in size 5 shoe.

Weight -  Hannah 21 lbs Henry 25 lbs  

Height - Hannah ___ inches Henry ___ inches  

Diapers - Pampers size 3

Health - Hannah's Hemangioma meds are going well.  We have two laser treatments scheduled for this summer to make the red color above her lip go away.  The Dr feels we will get good results.
Fun Facts - Henry has nine teeth and Hannah has eight.  Henry learned how to drink from a straw this week.  It looks like Hannah will be a lefty as she always favors her left hand to color or write.

Outside

Somehow we totally skipped Spring here in NC.  We went from sleeting one week to 80 degrees the next!  What that means to this family of 3 active kids is outside playtime!  We have a couple parks that are great for our kids that we frequent.  Here are examples of the chaos of playing outside.

This week we were able to meet up with my sister and her daughter to play together.

 Kimmie was a big help on the slide!

Easter 2013

We had a busy Easter weekend!  Friday Nick and I were both off from work so we played at the house and went to an evening church service.

Saturday morning we had an egg hunt at church.  The kids loved running around but were more interested in playing at the park than finding eggs.  The highlight for Cali was a moon bounce.  After all the morning fun we grabbed some lunch and headed home for lunch and nap time.

Hannah playing

Henry found an egg

Cali looking for eggs

Bounce!

After nap Cali and I headed over to our friend's house for more moon bounce fun.  They decided to play with it some more before they returned it for the church.  Cali was super excited to get more bounce time.

Sunday morning the kids woke up to Easter baskets from Nick and I.   They were super cute pulling out all their goodies.

We headed to church for the early service and actually got to attend service instead of leading a ministry which was nice.  Then we all loaded up in the car and went to Nick's mom's house.  We played, the kids got easter baskets from Maw Maw and the kids ate lunch.  On our way to the big family gathering the twins feel asleep (a very good thing!) so Nick and Cali went in to the family lunch and I drove the twins around so they could nap.  After driving nap time we all went and played with family.  The kids had so much fun playing with cousins, Grannie, Maw Maw aunts and uncles.

Car nap time

Cousins playing

Happy Easter!

After all the fun the kids were done so we came home, had dinner and put them to bed early.  At this stage in life going anywhere for a day's event is pretty tough on everyone.  The twins express their unhappiness through screams and crying.  This makes long car rides less than enjoyable.  We look forward to when the kids are older and can stay out longer so we can spend more time with family.

Cali Bib Dress

There is a super sweet lady at church that makes children's clothing.  Her designs are adorable!  This past Monday Cali had the opportunity to be a model for one of the dresses.  Cali and I went to a local photographer, Sara-Anne Photography, for the photo shoot.  Cali did amazing!  They had a cute dress, necklace and flower wreath for her to wear.  She looked like a spring princess.

Photo Courtesy of Sara- Anne Photography 

Our friend even named the dress after Cali!  Check our Gigi Creations to see more photos of Cali and the other adorable outfits available!  You can even buy an original Cali Bib Dress of your own!

Photo Courtesy of Sara- Anne Photography 

16 Month Twin Update

Henry and Hannah are 16 months old today!  They are really acting like toddlers these days!  They even go to the toddler room at church.  They walk/ run everywhere.  Henry continues to be a destroyer and a climber.  Boys!  He is also very sweet and loves to cuddle.  Hannah is so sweet and a talker!  She plays so calmly and has a purpose with her play.

Henry 16 Months

Hannah 16 Months

They are getting so big and are able to do so much more these days.  They even respond well to requests (Like "put your cup on the table") and understand so much of what we say.   As the weather has been warming up we have been spending more time at playgrounds.  They both do well running around, climbing the stairs and they love going down the slide!

MONTHLY UPDATE:

Food - They drink whole milk and water from sippy cups.  They eat three meals a day and get two snacks.  Favorite foods include: breakfast foods, crackers, cookies and pasta.  Henry will eat anything where Hannah is picky!  

Sleep - They are in the process of dropping down to one nap a day.  We are still working on the schedule for this.  Somes days the nap is in the morning only and other just the afternoon.  They go to bed at 7:30pm and wake up around 7:30am.  

Clothes - Hannah is in 12 month.  Henry is in 12 month and 18 month size.  Both in size 5 shoe.

Weight -  Hannah 19 lbs Henry 23 lbs  

Height - Hannah 29.5 inches Henry 31 inches  

Diapers - Pampers size 3

Health - Hannah's Hemangioma meds are going well.  It looks like we will do some laser treatment sometime this year to help reduce the red color.
Fun Facts - Henry has seven teeth and Hannah has seven.

15 Month Twin Check Up

Last week the twins had their 15 Month Check Up.  It was my day to be home so I took them by myself.  Nick has had the pleasure the last 3 times so I was due.  The Dr. was wonderful and spent loads of time with us asking questions, listening and going over their growth.  Both babies are very healthy!  Hannah has even grown a 1.5lbs in the last month!  WOOHOO!  She is still in the 5% but its ok to be little :)  They each had to get some shots but they recovered well.

Here are their Stats:
Henry
Height 31" 50%
Weight 22lb 6 oz 25%
Head 48 cm 75%

Hannah
Height 29.5" 25%
Weight 18lb 11oz 5%
Head 47.7cm 90%

For breakfast last Friday all 3 kids sat at the red table and ate breakfast!  Nick sent me this pic while I was at work.  They are all getting so big!

Happy 4th Birthday Cali Maple

Today our oldest child turns 4!  How in the world we have a 4 year old, I don't know.  The time sure flies with little ones.  Cali from the beginning has been such a blessing to us!  God has shown us so much about Him through her.  We have had so many wonderful days with this joy of a girl!

There is so much I love about her!  She is so kind and tender hearted.  She loves well.  She is so smart! Just to brag for a moment - she can sound out words at 4!!  She is beautiful inside and out.  She makes us laugh everyday.  She loves her siblings.  And she loves God with such childlike innocence that I envy her.  She loves to play.

Today we had her Ariel Mermaid party with her friends and family.  She had so much fun!  She played with her friends, she shared her toys, she gave hugs and said thank you!  It was a huge success and I'm so proud of all 3 of our kids for doing so well!

Cali and her BFF playing the Mermaid game

All the kids lined up for a game

Opening her gifts

 Our wonderful family!

If you want to go down memory lane...
One Year Old Cali Post
Two Year Old Cali Post 
Three Year Old Cali Post