The boys are moving around like crazy, and getting into EVERYTHING and ANYTHING. Mobile life in the Cremers household has been challenging to say the least. I could see keeping an eye on one kid, but two brings twice the curious brain power - often traveling in different directions. Parker certainly blazes the trail. Some of his favorite activities include, sitting in the race track, looking out the window into his garden, and opening the china hutch cabinet doors. Andrew is a little more cautious. He watches Parker and then joins in - I am sure this "wait and see" perspective will serve Andrew well in life. Both kiddos like playing with bouncy balls. Parker has quite an arm and Andrew loves rolling the ball.
Andrew is practicing walking and pushes his favorite toys around the room. Parker is in the same "walking any day now" mode.
Both boys are rock stars with their sippy cups. We have cut out bottles completely and mommy & daddy couldn't be happier. They are eating almost everything we eat, and enjoy yogurt and grilled cheese sandwiches the most. I am amazed at how many veggies the twins consume (and grateful). Andrew has grown fond of feeding the doggies from his booster seat. Maybe that's why Turbo is constantly sniffing around Andrew as if he's hunting for his next snack?
The twins are fantastic sleepers. Each night, they know the routine....starting with bathtime, then PJs, read a few books and then bedtime with their lovies (little elephant blankies). Every now and then we'll hear a small protest, but for the most part they just wiggle around to settle in and are asleep for the night. Bedtime is at 7:30pm - which means wake up is around 5:30 or 6:00am.
Nap times - Miss Dana at school is fantastic with the boys. They have gotten down to one nap a day in most cases (usually 11:30am - 1:30pm). On the weekends we still take an hour nap in the morning and an hour in the afternoon. Someday soon we'll be down to one nap a day on the weekends too.
Music makes the world go round - or at least that's what Andrew and Parker think. Anytime you start singing song, they both stop in mid-stream and join in with clapping or hand motions. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, The Wheels on the Bus, and Patty Cake are among the favorites.
Mama and Dada are the current words of choice, but both boys know dog (or "duh"), and have started mimicking uh-oh and ta-da. Let's just hope Jeff doesn't teach them to say "ta-da" after bodily noises.
It's hard to believe the babies are almost a year old. I guess we'll have to starting thinking about them as toddlers sooner than later. Oh, and some folks have asked what to get the boys for their first birthday...they have more toys and clothes than they need (although either will certainly be appreciated). Board Books would make fantastic gifts.
Well, that's it for now.
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