12 Month Checkup

The girls had their 1 year checkup this past Friday and well, let's just say that if we used a bag of trail mix as an example, they are definitely not the cashews or the almonds in the bag, but rather, the peanuts. Man are they tiny! Here are their stats:

Jillian

• 19 pounds, 10.3 ounces
• 29 1/2 inches tall

Carli

• 17 pounds, 9.5 ounces
• 28 3/4 inches tall
  

They got 4 vaccinations and, as usual, they acted like they didn't even get them. They are tough little cookies, thank God! I think if they both ran fevers and had a rough time after their shots, I might go a little crazy.

They eat pretty much everything we eat now and stay hydrated by drinking whole milk and juice and the best part--no more bottle! They have gotten used to their sippy cups and suprisingly, it only took a few days for them to realize that their milk was coming from a cup and no longer the bottle. We started giving them juice in their cups a few months ago, so that made the transition a little smoother.

Carli said "ball" the other day and "car". Oh, and the other day, out of nowhere, Jillian said her name! I think that if Matt hadn't been here when it happened, he wouldn't have believed me. They continue to say "uh-oh" every time something drops and drop things on purpose so that they can say it. They both do little squats, clap their hands and squeal when they hear music. It's so cute! They know which buttons to push on their toys to get the music to play and they want to see our reaction to their little dance.

They both cruise around the house with dish towels on their heads playing "peek-a-boo" and already seem to be scheming against me as to which one of them can get the most bruises on their foreheads these days as they are learning how to walk.

Each day is more fun than the day before.

Here is a link to more recent pictures:

http://picasaweb.google.com/mkcasseday/JustSomeFunPics#