Gracie and Bailey's Mom: 12 Months and counting

Gracie and Bailey are 12 months old and I am asking where did the last year go? Wow, time goes by so fast when you are having fun and we have been lots of fun. At twelve months old here are some of our new happenings....Gracie took her first five steps three days before her birthday. Bailey can now pull up on his own but still is army crawling. We are eating all solids and are down to only three bottles a day at 7, 3, and 8. Bailey eats anything and everything and Gracie seems to have a sweet tooth. We take two naps a day. We sleep in the same room and Gracie is an early riser at about 6:30 and Bailey chooses to sleep in and sometimes has to be woken up! We continue to reach for each other's hand when we are in our highchairs and we are beginning to play with each other. Our favorite game now is peek a boo. We LOVE our puppy dog, Dixie and especially love playing in her water bowl. We will have our 12 month checkup on August 23rd and so we are looking forward to finding out our stats on weight and etc.
Gracie has an amazing personality and she is a girl who knows how to get exactly what she wants. Gracie thrives on being independent and she has changed remarkably since being able to move on her own and go where she wants. She can now take a couple of steps on her own, she loves to stand in place on her own and she is great at walking with only holding on to one hand. Gracie loves sweet stuff and had recently discovered animal crackers but doesn't care for fruit or anything with a funny texture. Her favorite afternoon activity is to go for rides in her little pink car and she loves anything outside. She has quite a vocabulary consisting of "Momma, Dada, Dixie, Baba, Doggy, hello and she can repeat just about anything. Talking on the telephone is a skill that is well developed and if the phone rings in her sight then she must have the opportunity to talk. Gracie has a remarkable passion for animals even though she still calls any animal she sees "Dixie." Daddy continues to put her to bed at night and she usually sleeps from 8:15 to about 6:30. People always seem to comment on her eyelashes which are extra long to make up for her shortage of hair at this time!
Bailey boy is still a Mommy's boy and is the sweetest little guy ever. He LOVES to eat and it is pretty much his favorite hobby. He usually eats dinner and then eats again with mom and dad and then has some type of dessert. Bailey absolutely loves his sister and he wants to do everything that she does. He constantly is watching her and laughing at her silliness. He reaches out for her tries to hold her hand but he is also learning how to swat at her when she tries to take his toys or knock him off the Pooh bus. Bailey is practicing standing on his own and looks at his feet in amazement that they are actually holding him up! Bailey has recently learned how to clap and he loves to dance to music. Bailey can sleep and sleep and sometimes we have to wake him up because he is so cozy in his bed. I recently got my heart broken when I was trying to rock him to sleep and he sat up and pointed to his bunny bed. Have I mentioned that he LOVES his bed! Peek a boo is one of his favorite games and he continues to enjoy flap books. His smile can light up a room in seconds and he is as patient as can be which helps immensely when you are a twin!

Gracie climbing UP the slide, silly girl!

LOVES her birthday balloon!