A Joyous Sound: Twins 14 month update!

(April 27- May 27)

Kyle

mmm green smoothie!

used drum to climb up on couch
will walk backwards and then plop on your lap
runs at you and falls into you
has gotten good at climbing the stairs
Likes "This Little Piggy" song and anticipates the "wee wee wee..."
has a new "quiver laugh" when he's excited!
likes game when I use 2 fingers to make a person at meal time and hide it/tickle him
covers his eyes with his hands
got lots of new outdoor toys: slide, water table, sand box, baby pool, picnic table
loves being on the couch and looking out the windows and playing with pillows
showed him how to crawl backwards off couch and he will do that sometimes
will follow simple commands like "drink your bottle" and "get/throw the ball"
climbed up onto our platform bed without any help!
climbed onto a box of diapers
put a ball in basketball net correctly

mastered getting on and off the couch (using pillows or the L shaped part to help)
nods his head up and down "yes"
Learning different motions to "If You're Happy and You Know It" like stomp your feet, pat your head
High 5
Climbed on glider all by himself, Tyler immediately followed. Now he tries to climb from that chair to the entertainment center
slide into pool outside
Says/cries "Mama' when he's upset
STANDS on the seat of his John Deer Tractor
Game: I put a little blanket or burp cloth on his head and say "What's on your head?" He runs away, pulls it off, and comes back to do it again. He thinks it's so funny!
Loves green smoothies and drinking out of a cup and water bottles
stopped wearing sleep sacks at night when it got hot out

Tyler

screams really loud just for fun!
stamps his feet in a happy dance
pulls his ABC doggy around the house or follows it when I pull it
twists his upper body to dance
Likes "This Little Piggy" song and anticipates the "wee wee wee..."
got lots of new outdoor toys: slide, water table, sand box, baby pool, picnic table
loves being on the couch and looking out the windows and playing with pillows
will follow simples commands like "drink your bottle" and "get/throw the ball"
put ball in basketball net correctly without any help!
mastered getting on and off the couch (using pillows to help)
got a 4th tooth on bottom
Learning different motions to "If You're Happy...." like stomp your feet, pat your head
High 5
Climbed on glider all by himself, right after Kyle
slide into pool outside
puts ball on tee and plays with bats
Says "Dada" but not sure how intentional it is
STANDS on the seat of his John Deer Tractor
Game: I put a blanket or burp cloth on his head and say "What's on your head?" He runs away, pulls it off, and comes back to do it again. He thinks it's so funny!
Loves green smoothies and water bottles
stopped wearing sleep sacks at night when it got hot out
1st mohawk after I wiped all the food out of his hair after a meal & made it stand up. His hair is getting longer! He has some long hairs over his ears but isn't getting a hair cut yet, despite Uncle Nick always asking!

Other highlights:

We switched from infant car seats to the convertible car seats. They look little again since the seats are bigger! I was worried about logistics of getting 2 kids in the car (when there's only 1 adult) but it has been pretty easy. You just do what you need to do!
We had to say goodbye to our cat Nala. :( We got her when she was just a kitten and she was only 7 1/2 years old. We found out a few weeks ago she had a tumor and she was not going to get better.

last picture with Nala

The boys came to my school orchestra concert. The "big kids" loved seeing them. Tyler sat through the whole concert very content. Kyle got a little fussy and had to go out in the hall and during intermission he was climbing the risers in the front.