The Twins are 17 Months!

Weight: MG-24.6lbs Mak- 20.2 lbs

Teeth count: Mak-3 with 1 on the way ; MG-8

 Dear sweet babies! (can I please still say that?! J)

You are 17 months old today and your daddy and I are in disbelief as always that another month has flown by! We are trying to savor and hold onto each precious month with you girls! They are just going way too fast! Can we please bottle up this stage (most of it!) and save it for later!? We love you both more than we ever thought was possible! You two are so dear to us and we can’t imagine life without you two a part of it. You make our days full of joy and your laughs are completely contagious! You are getting more and more rambunctious and full of personality and we never know what the next minute holds. Literally. =) We love you both deeply, but in such different ways. Our love for you will never change, ever. Just like God’s unconditional love for you! We are loving the fact that you girls are understanding so much more of what we are saying! We can’t wait until you can grasp spiritual understanding J What a day that will be! We really can’t believe our little babies are turning into toddlers right before our eyes! We are so nostalgic already and we know that will only grow with time. We hope and pray that we are loving you girls well and that you feel secure and nurtured. We love you so so much MG and Squirt Jr. =) We have loved all 17 months of your little lives!

Love, Mommy & Daddy

 What you girls are up to these days:

-DROPPED the bottle, FINALLY! (1 week shy of 17 mo!) Went cold turkey and both did great!

-MG has said a few words: mommy, daddy, UH! (for uh-oh), do! (anytime she sees a dog! Just missing the “g” sound at the end); Makenzie is saying uh-uh-uh-uh oh! She also makes distinct sounds for dog, duck, and pig =)

-imaginary play has begun (drinking from tea cups, rocking baby, eating “play” food from your kitchen

-HUGE mess makers (playtime is incomplete unless every toy/book has been strewn across the floor!)

-hang onto mommy’s legs when they want to be held/played with/or are just whiny (esp MAK!)

-Makenzie is our WILD, energetic one-she loves to run into things, roll off things, squeeze into tight corners, and if she thinks she’s about to run into something she just closes her eyes and presses on!!
-Maddie Grace is our more reserved, calm child who can entertain herself for an extended period of time unless Makenzie interferes! She loves to stack things, organize objects, and line things up!

-At 16 ½ mo, MG & Makenzie began identifying pictures in a book correctly (teddy bear, cat, dog, banana, blocks, shoes, fish, car, baby)

-MG can identify who people are in pictures correctly and while practicing this one day, she pointed at her daddy and said “D-A-D-D-Y!!” as clear as day J

-Whenever they see a dog on tv or at the park, they point and say their version of “DOG!” And Makenzie barks! J

-Both girls can sign more, all done, help, and please! (16 ½ mo)

-Both girls will squat and sneak up on each other

-Walking up and down stairs with help from mommy or holding onto rail (just past their 16^th month!)

-carry everything around on their shoulder like a purse

-have conversations on their play phones and pass it back and forth

-give high fives (16 ½ mo)

-try to dress themselves and put their shoes on

-Makenzie waves frantically at MG when she wakes up in the morning, when they wake up from naps, or really just anytime they have been separated J It’s adorable!