Stats

Natalie and Amanda had their 14 month check up this week so we have some new stats to report. There is big news here....the little wee one (Amanda, who was 2 lbs smaller at birth) has surpassed Natalie in weight. We suspected this to be true for awhile but were unable to officially confirm it until the weigh in. Here is the overview:

Natalie is 30 and 1/4 inches tall (50th percentile) and she weighs 19 lbs 2.4 oz. (7th percentile).

Amanda is 29 and 3/4 inches tall (40th percentile) and she weighs 19 lbs 13 oz. (12.5th percentile).

They are definitely growing like weeds! I have not reported lately on their development but it really is amazing. They are really good walkers now. Natalie can make it a bit farther than Amanda on the whole but they both have it mastered. They say a lot of words now too, like "cat," "woof", "duck" (although they have their own version of this that you might not recognize if you heard it); dada, mama, the "boo" part of peek a boo; moo, and others that seem to come out of nowhere. They understand a lot of words and phrases now. For example, they are able to point out their noses, tongues, hair, hands and feet and are quickly grasping ears, eyes and mouth. They know and can point out numerous items, such as flowers, dogs and cats in books. They also have a much better grasp of what we're doing when. For example, at night when we ask them if they are ready to go upstairs to get a bath, they both say "ba?" about 30 times and then they take off for the stairs. They also recognize songs that go with certain activities. Like when we sit in the rocking chair and rock, Amanda sings "Rock A Bye Baby" with me. She has the "ra" part down! They also know the Bonanza tune because I sing it to them whenever they are riding a "horse" or their little rocking giraffe. So, now if one of sings the tune they both run over to the giraffe to get on.

In sum, it's a very fun age!