The Twins at 11 Months

Holy cow!! My babies are going to be 1 year old in one month!? This is just so crazy considering they still wear 3-6 month clothes. A lot of big things have happened this month, reminding me yet again how blessed my little family is. 

The best change is we finally moved into our new house on December 17th. WAHOOO!! It's been a long time coming and we have worked our butts off to get here (thanks to the renovation), but we made it. Much MUCH thanks to Eric's parents for either working at the house or babysitting the kids every night so we could work at the house. There are still a million little projects to do here and there, but we've come a long way. Once it's a little more decorated I'll do a separate blog post. 

First morning in our first home.

Then we were able to spend Scarlett and Shayla's FIRST Christmas in our house (a separate post on that). Could my girls get any cuter?!

Christmas Sunday

We had a Christmas surprise--the first REAL snow of the season. Scarlett was able to play outside in the snow for the first time with her Daddy and Kinsey while Shayla was sick. It's probably for the best because I only have one snow suit for them. Haha. 

The day after Christmas.

And then the last biggest, and not so fun, thing to happen to us was getting struck with the cold and flu bug. Since Christmas we've been passing the two back and forth to each other. It's been sad watching all the kids sick and lethargic. They've been super clingy, obviously, making this the second hardest month since they've been born. Luckily, I was only down for one day so I've been able to take care of them. Kinsey was a trooper. She was her normal self until right before throwing up and then she'd be happy again.  

Poor babies would just lay there with no energy to move.

When the babies aren't sick, they are little busy bodies. Their curiosity grows more and more each day. Future basketball players? We shall see!!

Scarlett and Shayla tend to be more adventurous when Kinsey's around, otherwise they like to stick by me. They watch her play and sometimes follow her around and join in. Kinsey isn't always welcome to them taking her toys away, but the days when they all play together just melts my heart. Their differences are big now, but the 17 month age gap will only get smaller as they grow up.

I find myself comparing them to puppies A LOT. They'll follow us around, stay near our feet, and then pull themselves up onto our legs. And yes, they will beg at our feet when they see us eating. These girls are OBSESSED with food!

The babies could care less about TV, thankfully, but when a song comes on they are all eyes and ears!! Future musicians? It's so fun to guess what they will do when they get older. 

Teaching Kinsey how to play the Wii. 

They still enjoy looking at themselves in the mirror. It's adorable watching them smile at their reflection. 

I bathe all three girls at the same time which is a HUGE time saver. They just play with their toys and whoever gets fussy first is the first out (usually Scarlett). I bring their diapers and clothes into the bathroom with me so I can do it all myself. Shayla is in love with baths. When she hears the water running she will crawl right up to the tub with a huge grin on her face. Kinsey likes the bath until I start pouring water on her. 

The babies go through many phases, but their obsession with me is still going strong!! Kinsey's clinginess wore off a lot when she started walking, so I'm anxious for that to begin. Of course I love being their number 1, but they each love to be held and don't love being held at the same time. You can see where I'm going with this...

Whenever I sit down all three girls congregate to me.

The biggest change, besides Scarlett's adorable ponytail, is the girls starting to eat table food. Their absolute favorite is Club Crackers (just like when Kinsey was little). Scarlett shoves the whole cracker in her mouth at once while Shayla nibbles away on her cracker until it's gone. They are so dang funny. They also love bananas, pickles, and Kinsey's food she drops on the floor/hands to them. Who knows what's in their system with that stinker!?

SHAYLA

I really thought there would be more advancement in Shayla's walking, but she has shown zero interest this month. She'll still walk with her toys when she's in the mood, but whenever I stand her up to practice she'll just plop back down. Shayla can stand for however long she wants and is EXTREMELY controlled when she goes from standing to sitting. I'll just have to wait for her to be interested again. What she REALLY loves right now is climbing. It's not uncommon to find her in a drawer. Yes, inside the drawer. She will do a headstand to get out. 

SCARLETT

Scarlett enjoys walking practice, she's just not quite stable enough to walk on her own. She can't walk with her toys yet either, but she LOVES to stand. She is still a little angel and cuddle bug. I absolutely love when she wraps her tiny arms around me and gives me a hug. She's also my great sleeper. Scarlett won't wake up until 6:30 am every day. It's still too early for me, but it beats Shayla's 5:30 wake up call.