This has been a great month. They are now 13 months old and remain about the same size. They weigh 22 pounds and are about 30 inches long. They wear 12-18 months clothes. Andrew wears a size 4 shoe, though not for long, and Ethan a size 4 1/2 shoe. Andrew has 6 teeth and Ethan has 7.They have a daily schedule that is fairly predictable. They wake up at 7am and eat breakfast; a bottle of milk, oatmeal and fruit, half a banana and maybe some protein like stripples. Weekdays, we leave at 8:05am to drive to Collegedale and walk the Greenway with friends for an hour. When we arrive home it is morning nap time which lasts until about 11:30. Lunch begins between 11:30 and noon with milk, protein, and vegetables. They really like to feed themselves so I try to make half of the food finger friendly. We play until they are sleepy, sometime between 1-2pm. This is the longer nap which often lasts for 1 1/2 hours. The rest of the day is for running errands and playtime. They snack on juice and cereal about 4pm and then have dinner at 6pm. Dinner is milk, fruit, bread, and either yogurt or cottage cheese. The bed time routine is a bath (3 days a week), brush their teeth, change into pajamas, read a story or two though we always end with "Lullaby Little One" and into the crib before 8pm.
What cool dudes! They don't like to wear hats or sun glasses. The sunglasses have velcro straps to help keep them on. They love to go outside and explore. They are even content to be strapped into the stroller as long as we are outside.
Ethan is an accomplished crawler. He can go under and over obstacles. He can also crawl up the stairs. He is the pickier eater of the two and sometimes only rejects the food because we are feeding him. He likes his independence. He loves books. He reads to himself in his crib and sits quietly as we read to him. He even helps turn the pages.Andrew continues to love water, especially running water. He will sit in the the pool until he is purple and shivering. He eats almost anything. When he doesn't like something, he doesn't put up a big fuss but just lets it fall out of his mouth. He has been crawling for a month now and still looks like a frog since his knees are not quite under him. Andrew is picking up more hand signals and gives more verbal cues. He has begun to sign a few words though currently they aren't right all the time.
