12 Month Checkup and new skills

Gracie and Bailey had their 12 month checkup this past Monday. Daddy accompanied us to our appointment as he does all of our appointments because he is a great daddy! We were excited to find out how much our sweet ones had grown. Our stats are as follows... Gracie: weight 19pds 0oz 20% and length 29 7/8 in 75% Bailey: weight 21pd 8oz 30% and length 30 5/8 in 75%. We are so proud that our babies have grown from their tiny little 3 pd start to happy and healthy babies. We have been so blessed over the past year that Gracie and Bailey have stayed healthy and haven't had any sickness "knock on wood." Our pediatrician reviewed that they are appropriately meeting all of their developmental tasks. He was particularly impressed that Gracie is walking, well really running! He also thought it was great that they have made the transition to being on 100% whole milk. I am thankful that God was able to bless me with enough milk to feed these hungry babies for the past year and I am glad to have a break from the exhaustion of producing double the blessing! Gracie and Bailey did have to get four shots but they cried for less then a minute due to a juice bottle being ready for them as soon as they finished. Before our next appointment at 15 months we will be working on switching to a sippy cup instead of the bottle. We have been working on so many new things this month...

With having two that can get around on their own so easily now I really have to be paying attention every second. When things get quiet, I know somebody is getting into trouble. Gracie and Bailey both have fascinations with jumping up and down in Dixie's water bowl and banging on my GLASS china cabinet.

We are enjoying our big girl and big boy car seats. I LOVE to turn around and watch Gracie and Bailey do the hand motions to their favorite Bible Songs dvd. They can do all of the hand motions to "If You are Happy and you Know It" and "This Little Light of Mine." It is truly the most precious thing in the whole world to see my babies clap and raise their arms to yell "Amen."

We are working on feeding ourselves and trying new foods.

We now have snack time sitting on our own and are practicing using our sippy cups and snack spill proof cups.

We still are learning which way to hold our sippy cups!