Lily and Madison at 13 Months Old

It's already been one month since the girls turned one, and they haven't slowed down one bit! Everyday they turn more and more into toddlers, and become less like babies. We took the girls for their 1 Year Check-Up the week after the girls' birthday. They are still very small for their age. They were both 27.5 inches long and 17lbs 8oz (Madison) 16lbs 12oz (Lily)....they started out at 5lbs 10oz and 4lbs 11oz, so they've certainly come a long way!

Let's take a sample of what my munchkins are like at 13 Months:

• Both girls are walking, nearly running (started just before they turned 11 months old)
• Both girls love to clap, high five, and wave
• They are very affectionate, and love to give kisses and hugs (which I LOVE)
• Girls can say a few words: Momma, Dada, Papa, Bye, Hi, Yea/Yes, Hi 
• I don't think the girls know that my name is Momma and that my husband's is Dada, but they're getting there. Lily's big words right now are hi and bye. Madison's likes saying Yes (which sort of sounds like a$$) and Papa (she also says something that sounds like "oh, sh!t"--don't know where she would have heard that)
• Eating table food (like yogurt, green beans, apples, sandwiches, peaches, all kinds of pasta)
• Sleep through the night, for the most part (from about 8:30pm to 6:30-7:30am)
• Take two naps a day (usually each nap is between 1.5 and 2 hours)
• Loves our dogs. Lily likes to drop balls in front of them, and watch Ginger (one of our dogs) get excited. Madison loves to pet Chewy (our other dog). Both girls give the dogs hugs and (try to give them) kisses
• Lily is our climber/adventurer. She immediately loved playing in the baby pool and in the ball pit. She also loves to climb into their toy box, even though she can't get out of it on her own.
• Madison is our mover and thinker. She was the first to roll, crawl, and walk, but she's a little timid when it comes to new things. She has to slowly be introduced to things, like the ball pit, but then she loves it! Basically, it has to be her idea.
• They love drinking water out of their sippy cups (they like the ones with the built in straws)
• The girls are also learning to share already, they will pick up a toy and give it to the other baby. Of course, they are also learning to take toys away, bit, and hit...all part of being 1, I guess!

Here's a stroll down memory lane--Lily and Madison, birth to 13 Months

Born 6/10/2010

3.5 Weeks Old

2 Months

3 Months

4 Months

5 Months

6 Months

 

 

7 Months

8 Months

9 Months

10 Months

11 Months

12 Months

Almost 13 Months

 

Loving every minute of it!

First Birthday, Staycation, and Much More!

June was a VERY busy month at the Hartig house, which I have a feeling will always be the case. Let's recap some of the highlights...

Of course, the month began with the girls' First Birthday (June 10)! We had a great time celebrating my little twin princesses. We had a small family get together on their birthday, and then a bigger party the next day at a local park. I was so relieved to have great weather, with lots of friends and family!

Birthday Girls!

 

Father's Day was the next weekend. The girls and I are very lucky to have Nate in our lives. He's really an amazing father and husband. I love seeing him in the floor playing with the girls, and he's been very involved from day 1. In fact, he changed the first diaper :-) We had a quiet morning at home, but went to my parent's house later in the day to celebrate...because nothing says Father's Day like a BBQ!! :-)

Father's Day

The next week marked Nate's last day at ATK. He turned in his resignation earlier in the month, because he got at great new job at BPU (local utility company). He decided to take a week off in between jobs. It was really nice to have him home all week, which I considered our staycation (of course, I REALLY want a real vacation next year!). We were able to take care of a lot of things around the house, and spend lots of time together. Nate started his new job this week, and I'm very happy to have him working closer to home!! Part of our staycation included dinner at Fritz's! We had never been there before, and the girls seemed to really like seeing the trains everywhere!

Me and the Girls

 Our staycation ended with the Fourth of July. The girls are still too young to understand the 4th, but we were able to go shopping and have fun at home.

Daddy and the Girls on the 4th of July! (love the hair clips!)

 And, now we're excited to see what else this summer has in store for our family!!