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Time just flies and I am consistently late with updates (they turned 15 months on January 24th). Seems like every day they pick up something new and I say “I need to blog about that!” but just don’t get around to it. Well, here is a long overdue update.

• Loen: Weighs 17 pounds 4 ounces and is 28 inches long. Miss Loen is really into eating especially if it something you are eating. If I sit in the kiddie korral and try to eat a container of yogurt she will crawl all over me to get a bite. If you try and give Derby a bite she will get in front of him so she can have it. It is like having a puppy. I still make a lot of their food but have been buying some organic baby meals, because really who has the time to make a chicken apple risotto for a baby?? Loen does love the risotto. Loen has started to sign which I think is great. She can sign milk, more, eat and all done. The only problem is she will sign ‘more’ and you have no clue as to what she wants more of. She can say mama, dada and ba (for bath). She has started to say baby when you ask about her doll but for some reason she will only whisper it. She is SO close to walking but is scared to let go of things. She gets around pretty quickly with her crawl/cruise mode of transport. She also blows kisses which is heart meltingly cute.

Loen is my smiley little girl

Soon there will be enough hair to do elaborate styles!

• Derby: Weighs 16 pounds 2 ounces and is 26 3/4 inches long. He seems to have stalled in the growing department. The Pediatrician says he has hit a plateau where he is burning more calories by being active but not eating more. He will eat solids but has to be in the mood to do so. We think one of the reasons he has issues with solid food is he has a hard time seeing the spoon coming at his face. Next thing he knows someone is trying to shove food in his mouth, I’m sure it kinda freaks him out. It helps if I give him a spoon then try and put some food in his mouth when he is chewing on the spare spoon. He likes to hold food and chew on it (like a piece of toast or a little pickle) but I get worried he is going to choke. We have these mesh bags that are made so kids can eat whole pieces of food without the fear of choking but Derby doesn’t like the texture of the mesh. He has been doing really well in therapy. They have been working on getting him into a crawl position and trying to have him move forward. The first few times he really resisted but he is getting better. We are not crawling but we are on the way. He still is my vocal kiddo. He doesn’t sign but can say hi, mama and dada in context. If someone comes over and doesn’t acknowledge him right away he will start to yell ‘Hi’. When Tadd comes home Loen will crawl over to him, but Derby will just start shouting ‘hi’ a bunch of times till Tadd comes over to him. He wants to be sure he is noticed. He is the master of the fake sneeze and cough. Sometimes his coughs are so good I think something is wrong then I will notice he is smiling…such a faker. He will shake his head ‘no’ when he doesn’t want something. He still wears the helmet but only at night and his glasses during the day. Doing them together caused too many issues. Keeping the glasses on his face is still a challenge. I asked the doctor for suggestions and he said to keep his hands occupied. While that sounds great I cant be there occupying his hands every second, so I often find his glasses are off and he is chewing on the lens. 

Notice the bite marks

The twins really like going to the zoo. Having a membership is perfect because I don’t feel guilty if we’re only there for a 30 minute visit. I think some animals are still hard for them to see unless they are moving a lot, so the penguins in the underground viewing window is our favorite right now. The last 2 visits that is really all we looked at and then left.

The giraffe hanging out.

Derby has become more aggressive with Loen. He has started pulling her hair if she is in his way. As you can see he wasn’t too keen to share the turtle statue.

I let them try to feed themselves one Saturday. Not one of my best ideas

Loen couldn’t believe I gave her the spoon

AND the bowl of cereal

Since there was cereal in the twins hair we moved on to one of Loen’s favorite activities, the bath. She says ‘ba’ and gets so excited. She tries to climb in herself.

We don’t have therapy on Wednesdays so I try and catch up on the laundry. Loen is very good at helping me unfold.

Derby was ready to take nap in the warm clean sheets

Derby checking his email

We are relishing the time we get to spend with the daddy. Tax season is upon us so Tadd leaves for work right when they are waking up and comes home once they’re in bed. We try and see him at lunch time or make the most of our Sundays (yup he works on Saturday too). At Goleta Beach

So this is a video of them doing random things such as signing and fake sneezes. It is long and not that exciting. Well, exciting if you’re their grandparent.