13 Months

*I think I will be ending these soon or just doing them after their set appointments but doing it by old habit today*


Height/Weight:  Approx. 30" long.  They are probably around 19 lbs (they were a 1/2 lb difference at their last appointment)


Eating:  They went bottle free about a week after their birthday.  I threw out all but 4 bottles and then all of them...plus swore I would not buy formula.  They did pretty good...a couple rough nights but they don't even miss it now.  They eat 3 meals a day and a snack before afternoon nap and an hour or so before dinner.   

Foods They Like:  They will eat anything we are eating and are pretty adventurous with food.  Seren is the more picky eater but somehow still weighs a little more than Kendall.  They like grapes, peaches, toast, peas, carrots, goldfish crackers, cheese, yogurt, chicken nuggets (homemade), pasta, etc.  Oh and pizza...Jeff introduced them to that and they loved it. 

Foods They Don't:  strawberry cereal puffs, cheddar puffs and some weird freeze dried fruit snack (I agree it was gross). 

Favorite Things:  They still love each other (more and more).  They are more interested in crawling off and exploring.  Seren loves to crawl off to the spare bedroom and then shut the door behind her and giggle.  They like being chased and tickled.  They love taking baths.  They both love to cuddle more now (I hope this isn't a short phase).  They like to practice walking.  Their favorite toy right now is their stacking cups.

Dislikes:  Being hungry and tired.  Getting into trouble or being told "no".  Poor Kendall's constipation is back so she'll be getting more apple juice to help.

Their Accomplishments:  They both stand independent pretty well.  They cruise furniture with ease.  They climb up stairs (supervised of course).  They seem to be understanding language more (ie "hug", "give me a kiss", "soft/gentle", "share" and of course "no" still brings on tears or sometimes laughter in Seren's case when she thinks it's a game).  They are both so close to walking but still need the reassurance of a finger or toy with us at the other end.  Seren took 3-4 steps last night in order to get to a cracker I was holding and Kendall has taken a couple very unsteady steps.  They are so interactive with each other and I can't wait to see this grow.  They love to love on each other.  


Teeth:  Kendall has her two bottom teeth.  Seren has her two bottom and three (or four) on top.

Our Accomplishments:  Still on a great schedule generally.  We make a great team.  I am always so grateful that Jeff is willing to put in the work to take care of them as well.  We are once again trying to sell the house so keeping it really clean with two cruisers is a challenge.  We have a great system though and are having more and more fun with the girls as they get bigger. 

Sleep:  Same bedtime routine and works like a charm (especially when a bath is included).  They sleep between 11-12 hours at night.  Nap twice a day still...2 hours and then second nap is 45 minutes to an hour.

Looking forward to:  Looking forward to more mobility but also scared of two toddlers running around.  Kind of can't wait for some first real steps now...I know they are going to be thrilled when they can really take off.  Looking forward to warm weather and getting them outside more again.