What we're up to at one year...

Logan & Paige had their one year check-up last Friday.  I was dreading the appointment because I had heard that the one year shots could be brutal.  Wow. Were they ever!  My poor baby girl SCREAMED! She was so upset that she tinkled completely through her diaper and onto the examining table.  :-(  I was holding Logan and had just gotten him settled from his shots when it was Paige's turn.  As soon as she let out the first scream he whipped his head around so he could see her and then he started to cry too.  It was the sweetest but at the same time the saddest thing ever.  Thankfully they had a great check-up and our pediatrician was very pleased with where they're at. 
I'm going to just do a bullet style update for each of them to document what they're doing and how big they are at one year.  I've been trying to write this post for a week now, so I think I just need to take the easy way out and get it done.  :-)

Logan: 

• 19 lbs. 10 oz. and 28 3/4 inches long
• wears mostly 12 month and 12-18 month clothes, but can still wear a few 6-12 month clothes
• wears a size 5 shoe
• is still in size 3 diapers during the day and size 4 overnight diapers
• LOVES to eat (I don't think he has any current dislikes with food)
• will sometimes share his food with Paige by putting it on her tray
• loves to drop food on the floor for our dog
• eats 100% table food three times a day and also has two snacks
• drinks whole milk from a sippy cup with a hard spout (we were done with bottles and formula one day after their birthday...yay!)
• says "dada", "duh" for dog and has said a few other things that we're still trying to figure out  :-)
• loves to hand you things and for you to tell him "thank you"
• loves reading his books, especially the ones with flaps or his touch and feel animal books
• likes to push Paige in her car
• loves to ride in the wagon
• will crawl up in your lap and cuddle
• still loves to suck his thumb
• cuddles his seahorse during naps and when he's going to bed (so cute!)
• absolutely loves music and really likes to dance now
• is walking a lot more now, but I still wouldn't label him a "walker" just yet
• loves animals
• understands so many new words and phrases now
• will usually comply if you tell him "no no Logan"
• waves hi and bye
• makes the clicking noise with his tongue

Paige: 

• 18 lbs. 13 oz. and 28 3/4 inches long
• wears mostly 12 month and 12-18 month clothes, but can still wear a few 6-12 month clothes
• wears a size 4 shoe
• is still in size 3 diapers during the day and size 4 overnight diapers
• loves to eat (has just recently started refusing any kind of long pasta)
• loves to drop food on the floor for our dog
• eats 100% table food three times a day and also has two snacks
• drinks whole milk from a sippy cup with a hard spout (we were done with bottles and formula one day after their birthday...yay!)
• says "dada", "dah" for dog and has said a few other things that we're still trying to figure out :-)
• loves reading her books, especially the ones with flaps or her touch and feel animal books
• loves to ride in and on her cars (we have two different kinds)
• loves to ride in the wagon
• will crawl up in your lap and cuddle
• loves to be cuddly, to give kisses and give hugs
• absolutely loves music and dances alot
• loves to hold her play phones up to her ear and pretend she's talking (so cute!)
• is walking some, but still mainly crawling
• loves animals
• understands so many new words and phrases now
• waves hi and bye
• makes the clicking noise with her tongue
• likes to pat her mouth with her hand while making the "aah" sound
• gives high fives
• loves to tackle Logan and tickle him
• still loves riding her pony

1st Birthday Party

We had Logan & Paige's 1st birthday party at our house on Oct. 15th.  We went with a pumpkin patch theme and it was so cute!  It was so fun to celebrate Logan & Paige's precious lives with family and friends.  Here are some pictures from the party.  Warning, it's a bit of picture overload.  :-)

 Our adorable invitations

 Pumpkin patch in our backyard

 The baby pumpkins were the party favors for their little friends

 Party favors for the adults (scarecrow crunch)

Paige and Poppi 

 Mr. Logan

Some of my sweet friends and their baby girls

Our little family

Opening presents

Our little pumpkins

 

 

Happy 1st Birthday, Logan & Paige!

Wow, I can't believe this day is actually here.  My sweet babies are one year old.  This past year has truly been the best year ever!  Being a parent is hard work.  I'm so glad we survived!

We spent the day together as a family and it was so much fun just celebrating Logan and Paige all day!  We took them to the Children's Museum this morning to play and they had so much fun.  Then we had lunch at Luby's which is one of their favorites!  Daddy even got them red jello.  :-)  After lunch we headed home for naps.  Logan and Paige slept for about two hours and then we opened a few gifts.  After dinner we gave them each a cupcake to dive into and we sang "Happy Birthday" to them!  They loved the cupcakes!  Mommy splurged and went to Crav.e Cupcakes.  They are SO yummy!  We're having their birthday party on Saturday and the theme is a pumpkin patch.  Stay tuned for those pictures!  We have their one year check-up next week so I'll post their stats later.

I still remember the day they were born like it was yesterday.  I kept replaying all the memories in my mind this week and I must have looked at all the pictures a hundred times.  I can't believe how much they have grown in a year.  They were such tiny peanuts when they were born, especially Logan.  I am just so thankful for these precious miracle babies.  I can't imagine my life without them.  I hope I can teach them half as much as they have taught me this year.

Logan~ Oh, my sweet little man.  You are just so incredibly precious to me!   You are such a lovebug and you give such sweet cuddles and kisses!  When you smile it just melts my heart.  You are such a great brother to Paige.  You are so sweet to share your food with her and you love to lay on her and cuddle.  It is just so cute!  The first time I saw your sweet little face on the day you were born I was just so in love.  You are such a blessing and I thank God for you every day.  Happy 1st Birthday, my sweet boy!  Mommy and Daddy love you SO much!!

Paige~ My sweet baby girl.  You are just so incredibly precious to me!  You are so cuddly and lovey!  You give the best hugs and kisses!  When you crawl into my lap and look up at me to give me kisses it just melts my heart.  You love your brother and you especially love to pin him down and tickle him.  It is so cute!  You have the sweetest giggle and when you smile it just lights up your whole face.  I remember the first time I held you on the day you were born.  You were just so beautiful and I was so in love with you.  You are such a blessing and I thank God for you every day.  Happy 1st Birthday, my sweet girl!  Mommy and Daddy love you SO much!!

First Haircuts

Logan & Paige went for their first haircuts on Sept. 24th.  I put it off as long as I could.  Logan's hair has lots of volume on top and it was just out of control!  Paige's hair grows straight down in the front and it was covering her eyes.  Little miss also won't keep bows in her hair or keep headbands on anymore so I had no way of keeping the hair out of her eyes.  She was in desperate need of a trim.  It was SO emotional for me.  They are just growing up way too fast and I knew that as soon as they had their hair cut they would look older.  I was right!  Paige didn't change too much, but Logan...let's just say mommy shed some tears watching his hair being cut.  :-(  His haircut is so cute but he definitely looks like a little man now and not a baby.  I like Paige's new haircut too but I might have to take her back in a few weeks to trim it up a bit more.  I didn't want bangs straight across her forehead, so I asked the lady to trim up the front so that I could still sweep her hair to the side.  I'm working on growing her hair into a cute, little bob!

Here are some pictures of them getting their hair cut and then some pictures of what they look like now.