Happy Halloween from my pirate and little fairies!
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Guess who got her first haircut!
I never thought I would cut my girls' hair until they were like 10 or something (just kidding!), but Carter's hair was really getting unruly. It was all in her face and looking stringy. She has very thin, soft hair that just needed a tiny trim. I took her to my new hairdresser, Carmen, who is not only awesome at cutting hair but also awesome at cutting little baby's hair. Carter did wonderful - she just sat quietly and stared at what was going on.
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| Just before Carmen started cutting - you can kind of see the "before" picture here. |
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| Ta Da! You're done! |
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| It looks so sweet and chic now. I love it! |
State Fair
Grandma, Daddy, Faith and I all took the kids to the fair one Friday this year. It was super crazy and I wanted to spend more time doing certain things with each of my children, but it was also lots of fun.
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| Will enjoying his first fair ride. |
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| Little Catie ... before her meltdown ... |
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| Carter - taking it all in... |
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| The girls first ride ever! Daddy watched and took pictures while Faith helped me get all the kids on board. The girls loved it. (It was the dragon ride that goes around and then you can turn the wheel to make the little dragon turn too.) Catie's meltdown occurred after she realized she had to get off when the ride ended. |
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| All the kids loved the petting zoo (even if it does make Mommy a little sad in there), but Catie loved it especially. She made friends with the donkey! |
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| And Will loved feeding the animals! |
Carter & Catie - 18 months
Last month, the girls turned 18 months old. They went for their check-up on October 19th and here are there stats:
Carter
22.5 lbs (25th percentile)
32 inches in height (60th percentile)
Catie
19 lbs (still just below the curve!)
29 3/4 inches in height (8th percentile)
You don't need pictures to see the differences between these two. And Carter and Catie have proved to not only be non-identical twins - they are different in every way. Their personalities are different, their eye color is different, their hair texture is different, etc etc etc. Its so funny how very different they are.
Catie is our "little bit." Its as if she was born knowing she is a petite little thing because she makes up for it with a HUGE personality. Catie is the one who started talking first and already has a huge vocabulary. "Will" was one of her first words and now she says a lot: Mommy, Daddy, Will, Faith (with the "th!"), Bapa, neigh (like a horse), meow (like a cat), a-birdie (for bird), NO! (that's a new one), up (as in pick me up), more (as in give me more food - a favorite), juice, eyes, nose, etc etc. Catie loves to dance dance dance and even sings. She is known to strike a few "la la las" in the car. Catie likes to be the center of attention and especially loves to make people laugh. She is just hysterical. (I seriously need to be better at keeping up with the blog to note a few of her funny things from time to time.) Catie can also throw one hell of tantrum ... which is still more cute than it is upsetting because she is just so tiny and so dramatic about it. She will bend over screaming, throw herself on the floor and pound the floor with her fists. (Imagine a little tiny 18-month old doing that!) And Catie is all about her brother and Will is all about her. They are like two peas in a pod and love to play together.
My dear Carter is our quiet one. With her sister being such an outgoing and "in-charge" kind of girl, we try to make sure that Carter is given an equal amount of attention, although sometimes it can be difficult with how crazy Catie can be. I am pretty sure Carter knows most of the words Catie does but often just chooses not to use them. Carter either likes to sit back and watch what her siblings are doing or she likes to quickly take whatever toy they happened to be playing with! She is also our climber. It was not much time after she started walking before I found her standing on top of the kitchen table! You have to watch out for her. I think one of her favorite things to do right now is crawl, walk or scoot up and down the stairs now that she has learned how. And she can cackle and laugh so hard when her Daddy tickles her. Her laugh is very infectious and will make me smile no matter how hard things might be at that moment. Carter is also our "poser." She is so photogenic- not with a big cheesy smile but this very model kind-of pose that I call her "vogue pose."
As the girls hit a year and half, I think Will has become the most jealous about them. Anytime the girls are up and around, he has to jump in and be the center of attention. It can be very taxing sometimes, especially on weekdays when we come home from work and only have an hour (or less) with the girls before its time for them to go to bed. He gets Mommy & Daddy to himself from about 7 (after the girls are in bed) until about 9 (when he goes to bed), but he doesn't seem to "get" that yet. Despite these jealousy issues, Will is an amazing brother. He really does love his sisters and loves to play with them and make them laugh. And I need to do a little post on the little booger soon. He is just such a grown-up, incredibly articulate, smart (to the point of being a bit manipulative if you aren't careful!), and very imaginitive boy!
Carter
22.5 lbs (25th percentile)
32 inches in height (60th percentile)
Catie
19 lbs (still just below the curve!)
29 3/4 inches in height (8th percentile)
You don't need pictures to see the differences between these two. And Carter and Catie have proved to not only be non-identical twins - they are different in every way. Their personalities are different, their eye color is different, their hair texture is different, etc etc etc. Its so funny how very different they are.
Catie is our "little bit." Its as if she was born knowing she is a petite little thing because she makes up for it with a HUGE personality. Catie is the one who started talking first and already has a huge vocabulary. "Will" was one of her first words and now she says a lot: Mommy, Daddy, Will, Faith (with the "th!"), Bapa, neigh (like a horse), meow (like a cat), a-birdie (for bird), NO! (that's a new one), up (as in pick me up), more (as in give me more food - a favorite), juice, eyes, nose, etc etc. Catie loves to dance dance dance and even sings. She is known to strike a few "la la las" in the car. Catie likes to be the center of attention and especially loves to make people laugh. She is just hysterical. (I seriously need to be better at keeping up with the blog to note a few of her funny things from time to time.) Catie can also throw one hell of tantrum ... which is still more cute than it is upsetting because she is just so tiny and so dramatic about it. She will bend over screaming, throw herself on the floor and pound the floor with her fists. (Imagine a little tiny 18-month old doing that!) And Catie is all about her brother and Will is all about her. They are like two peas in a pod and love to play together.
My dear Carter is our quiet one. With her sister being such an outgoing and "in-charge" kind of girl, we try to make sure that Carter is given an equal amount of attention, although sometimes it can be difficult with how crazy Catie can be. I am pretty sure Carter knows most of the words Catie does but often just chooses not to use them. Carter either likes to sit back and watch what her siblings are doing or she likes to quickly take whatever toy they happened to be playing with! She is also our climber. It was not much time after she started walking before I found her standing on top of the kitchen table! You have to watch out for her. I think one of her favorite things to do right now is crawl, walk or scoot up and down the stairs now that she has learned how. And she can cackle and laugh so hard when her Daddy tickles her. Her laugh is very infectious and will make me smile no matter how hard things might be at that moment. Carter is also our "poser." She is so photogenic- not with a big cheesy smile but this very model kind-of pose that I call her "vogue pose."
As the girls hit a year and half, I think Will has become the most jealous about them. Anytime the girls are up and around, he has to jump in and be the center of attention. It can be very taxing sometimes, especially on weekdays when we come home from work and only have an hour (or less) with the girls before its time for them to go to bed. He gets Mommy & Daddy to himself from about 7 (after the girls are in bed) until about 9 (when he goes to bed), but he doesn't seem to "get" that yet. Despite these jealousy issues, Will is an amazing brother. He really does love his sisters and loves to play with them and make them laugh. And I need to do a little post on the little booger soon. He is just such a grown-up, incredibly articulate, smart (to the point of being a bit manipulative if you aren't careful!), and very imaginitive boy!
Remembering Summer Days...
As I get to finally organizing my pictures again and catching up on some posts, I came across some great pictures of the kids that Ellis took. These were at the beginning of September - one of our last really hot days - when we gave the kids watermelons and just played in the yard. All of my kids love watermelon!. Its nice to have these fall days...but I miss the warm (even hot) summer already...
(Carter is in blue, and Catie is in green.)
(Carter is in blue, and Catie is in green.)
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Updates on the kids are coming ... I promise!
Time is just flying by and the kids are growing so fast. I have a promise to my blog that the updates are coming soon. (The girls just had their 18 month appointment and Catie is talking up a little storm!). Mom & Dad are still getting back on track after an awesome vacation to Sonoma and San Francisco with our friends. I missed the kids and, frankly, was super nervous before we left -- but it was worth it!
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