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Every stage was fun, but this one was special. Maybe it’s because they were both crawling and goofing off more. They were pulling up on things and having tons of fun in the walker. Neither one of them walked until after they turned one. Nathan was 13 months old and Lucy was 14 months old.
The babies were playing a little more independently but not as much as I would have expected. Seems one of them still wanted to be held all the time or something always came up. I was getting up and down all the time and was looking forward to the time when they would just play together and let mommy rest. =) They do now and it’s lovely.
Things that we did/used the most during this stage….
- We had play dates!! My friend Mandy and her sister Lacy and I got together with their little ones and mine. Sometimes we had another mom or two to make it even more fun. This was great to look forward to every week. We switched houses every week and the host usually made a small snack for the mommies to enjoy. The kids loved seeing new toys and each other. I think it’s good to get them socializing at this age too.
- Since the babies weren’t walking yet, we still used the walker. The Johnny jump up had pretty much retired by this point.
- Walks walks walks! Still used my Schwinn double stroller all the time.
- Went to Noni and Grandpas a lot to take pictures and to see the animals. The twins would say “da” for dog. This is where the walkers were so they had tons of room to run around.
- We still went for an occasional swim at my brother’s house because the weather was nice.
- Tupperware fun! The kids aren’t allowed to get into any cabinet but the tupperware cabinet and they just love it! They can pull it all out and make a mess. I think it was around one year old that I started teaching them to put things away that they took out. I usually clean up the tupperware because I need to stack it to make it fit, but if they knocked something over, they learned to “put it back”. Now at 16 months old, they clean up their toys every night before bed. =) We all have fun cleaning together. Mommy, Daddy, and Nathan and Lucy all join in.
Their diet wasn’t as pureed anymore either. They were eating cereal and sandwiches cut into small pieces, stew, spaghetti, and other chunky things. They started to get picky about what they were eating, so I cut out the afternoon snack and that pretty much took care of it. They were hungry enough for dinner to eat it. They do well now eating anything from ratatouille to Lima beans. But I try to make things yummy. I don’t want to make them dread meals. I spice things up to have lots of flavor. And they still get to enjoy fruit and yogurt daily. They LOVE fruit! Pretty much any fruit I’ve tried. And I don’t buy sweetened yogurt. I buy plain and add a little applesauce to sweeten it, or they just eat it plain because they like it that way.
We had a simple but fun birthday party at my Mom and Dad’s (aka Noni and Grandpa’s). The kids enjoyed opening a few gifts and playing with the wrapping paper. And they got a kick out of the jack-in-the-box that was really a horse-in-the-box to the tune of “Home on the Range”. Nathan jumped a mile every time the horse popped out!
I put a lot of pics in this post! I couldn’t narrow it down. Hope you enjoy.
One of their first fights. I had to get a picture before intervening.
Lucy just got done with a bath.
Not really into taking pictures that day
Wrestling match
Nathan trying to kiss Lucy while she made a fish face
One of our play dates with little Jonathan and Anna
Nothing like bath time
A favorite past time: looking out the back window
Mommy and Lucy
Mommy and Nathan
One year old!
And they couldn’t wait for the cake! My sister made this fluffy white cake from scratch using honey instead of sugar.
Nathan’s first kiss. And the lucky girl was Anna! 
She’s modest though. Look how embarrassed she got. =)
Josh had just come home from drill and Nathan was in his camo too!
Adorable
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Megan,
I love all the pics! My favorite one is Josh and Nathan at the end and you can tell Josh is smiling beneath his coat! Time has flown by and you are a great mom. Aren’t you so thankful God gave you Lucy and Nathan and one day they will be so thankful God gave them you for their mom and no one else. You need each other k?
Awe, thanks Mandy!! Yes I am glad. I actually just thanked God last night for letting them in particular be my babies. =)
Megan, I loved your pictures. Nathan and Lucy are so so precious. I love the one of them both looking out the window! Hoping your morning sickness goes away soon!
Thanks Kelli! Maybe when I’m less sick I’ll be more motivated to blog. But not now.
It was good to see your boys this week! I hope you enjoyed your outing with Matt.
Megan – Nathan and Lucy are way too cute!! I loved looking at these pictures of them – they really are such beautiful, adorable babies! You are blessed w/ a beautiful family – and congrats on the one on the way!
I miss our run-ins at Poets! Maybe I can ‘bump’ into you when we’re visiting at the end of May. : )
Candace I would love to bump into you! And congrats to you missy. I think your belly pic is adorable. =)
When you are able to think about it
will you send me the recipe for the cake with honey? I’d like to do something like that for Raegan’s first cake instead of lots of sugar.
Yes ma’am! Let me get in touch with Jill. It was delicious! And we made a whipped cream topping so you can control how sweet that is.