Daniel, Nathan, and Emily are almost 16 months old, and the children keep me so busy. This month has been a lot of fun with both sets of grandparents visiting. The kids had a great time with all of them! We went in for their 15 month doctor's appointment. Daniel's stats are: ht 29 3/4 - 10%ile, wt 20 lbs. 9 1/2 oz - 5-10%ile, and head 47.2 cm - 50%ile. Nathan's stats are: ht 30 1/4 - 25-50%ile, wt 21 lbs. 15 3/4 oz - 10-25%ile, and head 47 cm - 50%ile. Emily's stats are: ht 29 1/4 - 10-25%ile, wt 18#11 1/2 oz - 5%ile, and head 44.5 cm - 10%ile. They actually haven't grown much since their one year, but they are so active it isn't surprising.
Daniel and Emily are walking (sometimes) running all over the place. We took them to the mall
with my inlaws and Emily walked holding hands and Daniel wanted to wander on his own. Hmmm, how do I do that with two adults when all three are wanting to wander. Life will be interesting. Emily still loves flipping upside down. I think she is in training for gymnastics or the top of a pyramid. She and Daniel love rolling on the roller coaster my sister got them. They both can climb up on their own.
Nathan loves to cruise - his favorite thing is to walk Emily around the room when she is on one of the push toys. He gets so upset when she wants to get off. He still crawls faster than anyone walks, and he runs across the room with the push toy. One day, he'll get interested in walking.
They all are speaking a few words and doing a couple of signs. Nathan probably has the most sounds (he pretends to say mama sometimes), but all say ball and book and stuff like that that sounds the same. Nathan also waves and says, "Buh Bye" and it is so cute. Daniel did a double sign yesterday morning, he did more and then food. I took Nathan to the store and put a box of graham crackers in the cart (he's never had this specific type before). He put his hands to the box and then to his mouth 3 times in a row - so of course I had to be one of those moms who opened a box in the store and gave him some. I was so proud of communication.
Daniel and Emily are getting tubes in their ears on Tuesday. Emily is getting them for her first time - and one of Daniel's tubes is not in correctly, so they are going to fix that and clean the blood from the first surgery in December in the other ear. We are not excited to have to go through this process again, but we hope it is the last time.
They love to eat - different foods of course (Daniel - chicken, Nathan - carbs, Emily - cheese) and hate to nap. We love having play group and going to their gym to play. Hopefully, the clinginess phase will end soon, as there are so many things to play with. Emily loves the trampoline. All love balls and books, and Nathan and Emily love to take the toy Daniel is playing with.
I was sick a little this month and learned the hard way that my parents can take care of the kids when I'm not home. Therefore, Will and I are planning a long vacation (just kidding). Thank goodness, we had help when I wasn't feeling well. The kids had fun at the park and My Gym, and the mall. Hopefully, the weather will stay nice. We'd like to take the kids to the park and outside more often. We want to set up the sand and water table Meme and PopPop gave us soon. They'll love it!
Pictures - I am missing the ones from Joan and Joel's visit. I'll add those shortly. Attached you see Nathan on the swing, the boys on the fireplace, and Daniel playing in the basement. Then, there is the picture at the zoo, and the pictures at My Gym. You can see Emily playing on the trampoline. Grandpa closes out the pictures by reading a story to all three. They really love their books and having Grandpa read to them!
