R&R at 15 Months

Time seems to just be flying by!  R&R are now 15 months old and so much fun!  I am amazed at how quickly they are changing.  At times, I wish I could make time stand still so that I can enjoy the moment just a little bit longer, and other times I can't wait to see what they will do tomorrow.  We are enjoying all the crazy around here!

Rhys -

Weight:  21 pounds, 5 oz (25%)

Height:  30.25 inches (42%)

Clothing:  12 months

Shoe Size:  3-4

Diaper:  size 4

Teeth:  8 (4 top, 2 bottom, 2 bottom molars....top molars on their way!)

This girl is hilarious!  Rhys has really been loving on her stuffed animals lately.  Her favorites are her pink poodle (thanks Bdad & Gram!), her pink pig (thanks Elijah!), and her bear lovey (thanks Lorri!)  She is usually carrying around at least one, if not several of her animals.  If she sees one across the room, she immediately starts sucking her thumb and goes for it.  She will lay it against her cheek and give it a little snuggle!

 Rhys spends her days roaming around the house.  She will play with her toys occasionally, but she really just likes to walk around and look at things.  It cracks me up!  She is so observant and notices any little thing that is different.  Rhys walks really well, and is practically running everywhere!  She seems really coordinated and can throw a ball and climb on almost anything.

Rhys likes to sit in small places or in things.  One of her favorite spots is on this little window sill.  

She also likes to be in boxes, laundry baskets, etc.  Here she is doing a little morning reading.

Rhys usually picks out one little toy in the morning and carries it around all day.  I wonder if it is a security thing, or maybe it is just something that she has for herself that Rhett can't play with it.  I don't know the reason, but it sure is fun to watch.  This little green ball is quite often the toy of choice.

Rhys babbles all day long, and loves to have long conversations with Rhett.  The only word we actually recognize is "dada."  She points to Tim when she says it and will say it when he leaves the room.  She is using a ton of sign language!  She now knows the signs for please, thank you, eat, more, milk, all done, bath, sleep, brush teeth, water, banana, ball and wash hands.  She can communicate quite well.  She does a lot of pointing and still labels most objects as "duh duh."  Rhys uses the sign for please all day long.  She will point to something, say please, and wait for it.  If we don't give it to her, she will continue to do this.  :)   It is cute for a while anyways.  Ha!  My favorite is when she signs "thank you" even when I don't ask her to.  Love this!  It is funny watching her sign to Rhett.  He does not usually give her the toy he is playing with, even when she says "please."  Tonight in the bath tub he was splashing water with his feet and she kept signing "more" to him....so cute!

If I say, "where is ______,"  she will put her hands up to the side of her and start looking around the room.  It is so cute!  If she actually knows what I am looking for she will bring it to me.  She seems to understand when I ask for a book, her puppy, her bunny, a diaper, sippy cup, a blanket, and her ball.

 "where is ___?"

 We have also been practicing a few body parts.  Rhys will point to her hair, nose, ears (sometimes), and her favorite....belly button.

She loves to clap when we praise her, and she even claps for Rhett when he does a good job, too.  Rhys adores her big brother!  She likes for him to chase her, and brings him toys all day long.  She really enjoys it when he laughs at her.

I am in love with my sweet Rhys Kate!

Rhett - 

Weight:  24 pounds, 2 oz (44%)

Height:  30.75 inches (37%)

Clothing:  12-18 months

Shoe Size:  4

Diaper:  size 4 (but wears a size 6 at night!)

Teeth:  a lot!  12 (4 top, 4 bottom, all one year molars are in) and still drooling....

Rhett is a busy little guy!  Ever since he started crawling, he just seems to get faster and faster!  He is now pulling up onto everything and cruising around the furniture.  He is also playing more on his knees and sitting in a half kneel position.  He loves trying to keep up with Rhys.

Rhett is very independent and likes playing by himself.  He will chase a ball, stack blocks, or push around a car for a long time before getting bored.  His favorite toy lately has been his ball popper.  When the music starts, he starts dancing.  So cute!  If he is across the room and the music (or any music) comes on, he starts bouncing those little chubby knees.  It might look something like this:

(sorry I can't get it to flip!)

Both twins, but especially Rhett, like to look out the front window.  It seems this window sill is just the perfect size for them.  

Notice I now have one broken shade.

Rhett has been in a phase lately where he gets really shy around people.  He will bury his face into our shoulder, crawl away and hide, etc.  It just takes him a while to warm up to others.  He is also very funny with his facial expressions.  This is one we see a lot....

And yes, I know that my son is not wearing pants or shorts in many of these pictures.  It is because he is too busy!  He doesn't want to be bothered with a diaper change, much less putting the shorts back on.  Unfortunately for him, I do still change his diaper.  I feel like I am wrestling an alligator when I do it, but I survive.  However, we don't always get the shorts back on.   :)

He also has a very contagious and cheesy smile.

Rhett also babbles a lot, especially in the afternoons.  He really gets excited when he hears a dog barking.  We don't have dogs, but our neighbors do, and we hear them often.  He will open his eyes wide, look out the window, and say "buh!"  He also says "boom" when he hears any kind of noise.  He mimics a lot of sounds we say, but doesn't have any real words yet.  Rhett has finally started using a little bit of sign language with me.  He will sign milk, more, and please.  Although sometimes I think he gets a little confused.  When I was trying to get him to smile for a picture, I said "say cheese," and he signed "please."  He also started waving bye-bye this month.

He still loves his milk, and he still steals Rhys' milk whenever he can.

The boy LOVES to look out the front window.

Playing with Rhys' bracelets while she's not looking!

Here is my cheesy smile again!

Love, love, love this boy!

We have been playing outside some, even though it is so hot!  Our backyard has a lot of shade, and so it does help.  It seems like someone is always eating something when we are outside, whether it be a stick, rock, leaf, dirt, etc. 

Playing on daddy's kayak... 

Trying out the dirt...

What....I didn't eat the rock...

I bought the twins this little shopping cart from a mommy friend, and they love pushing it around!  I don't think they understand what it is for just yet, but it is something fun to do.  We always put a baby in the cart.

Here is Rhys with her baby...

And Rhett with his baby...

The twins do play really well together.  Here they are stacking and knocking down cups...

Playing in a tub of beans...

Climbing the stairs...

Sharing a chair (again, Rhett is shorts-less)...

And enjoying an afternoon snack...

Sometimes, while he is playing, Rhett will just lay down for a few minutes and giggle, and rest, I guess.  Rhys immediately goes to him, lays down, and starts sucking her thumb.  

And again....she loves her bubba!

The twins got sick this month!  :(    They both woke up the same morning with a high fever.  They didn't have any other symptoms for 3 days except fever.  Then the runny nose, cough, and congestion started.  It was a sad sight around here!  Daddy got sick too...

This is how we spent our days...

 We had already had the twins' 15 month well-baby check scheduled so we were able to get them checked out.  It seems they just had a little virus.  The runny nose/congestion lasted about a week and a half.  Yuck!

Our schedule at 15 Months:
7 a.m.  Wake
7:30  Breakfast
9:00  Nap
10:45  Wake
11:30  Independent Playtime
12:00  Lunch
1:45  Nap
3:30-4ish  Wake and snack
5:30  Dinner
6:30  Bath
7:00  Bed

I am really loving this age and all the fun things that the twins are learning and doing right now.  Still can't believe it has been 15 months since we brought those tiny babies home from the hospital!  We have a lot planned the next few weeks....stay tuned!