Almost 21 months

The girls are changing so much every day now. They are often not babies anymore, but really toddlers. We are really gearing up towards 2! They are talking ALL the time, singing and dancing like little stars. They both love to sing twinkle twinkle little star and the abc's and know them word for word.

We spent 5 days last week in Long Beach Island, NJ and had a wonderful time! We could not have asked for better weather, and the hotel was perfect for us. Our room was on the main level and only steps from the pool (and a gate). Thank goodness for the pool, since the girls HATED the beach! On Monday we packed up all the gear, got everyone ready and headed to the beach. They cried as soon as we hit the stand, while we got everything set up, and for the next 45 minutes. Finally we gave up, re-packed everything and headed back to the room. After a much needed nap we went to the pool which is where we spent the remainder of our days. The pool had a whole section that was 1 foot deep and Lily loved it. She and I were in there ALL the time. Mia likes to be wet and splashed etc. but not to be IN the water, so she sat on the edge quite a bit and dumped water on herself. Of course I really don't have many pictures from vacation because we are generally chasing after the girls, but here are a couple pics from then and from the last couple of weeks..

First morning Lily having breakfast

Mia having breakfast

Trying to escape

Snuggling with daddy

Lily

Mia

Wait - A picture with me IN IT???

The buggy carousel at the Bronx Zoo..

20 Months

A real update! The girls had their 20 month well baby visit on Monday and we can report the following:



Mia - 30.5 inches long and 20 lbs 2 oz

Lily - 31 inches long and 21 lbs 6 oz



Dr. Vitale was very impressed by the girls talking. and talking. and talking. They of course are doing great, are healthy and growing.



Lily had a finger prick blood test and is no longer anemic (YAY). We have now been given the go ahead to give them nuts or anything else we want. I'm going to do a tiny bit of PB saturday morning for a test run, hopefully they'll like it!



They both almost always pee on the potty before baths, but other than that i get a resounding NO when i ask them if they want to go on the potty. For now, i'm not going to push them at all. They both LOVE to brush their teeth. Or at least they love to eat toothepaste.



Speaking of eating... Mia has been eating a lot better the past week or so. I think we've turned a corner. Now if I can just get her to eat veggies..



Here are some pictures from the past month..

Lily tickling Mia

Lily

Mia