Finally some progress!

Paige and Andrew went in for their 18 month shots and well check last Friday.  Yes, the shots and visit were late.  But we did this on purpose because we had been there a ton around their 18 month birthday and wanted to give Andrew a little more time to grow.  Good news - we finally made a little progress!  He gained about 12 ounces and 3/4 of an inch over the last 5 weeks!  He is now on his chart!!!  Granted, he's at the way bottom. But he's plotting!  And we'll take any progress with his growth at this point:)

He is doing so well in every other area that it's so hard to believe that we are missing anything big with him. I just hope that this progress continues!

Our happy Nationals fan!

Helping his sister put her shoes on:)

Kissing his Nana over the phone!

Boycotting his nap to lick the beaters!

Paige also had a great visit and has grown close to 3 inches over the last 5 months!  She is about 3 inches taller than her brother but actually now weighs to 2 ounces less!  Our skinny minnie needs to bulk up a little bit:)  But overall, she's doing great!  Dr. Arnold couldn't have been happier with their progress and had great things to say.

Insisting on wearing dress up clothes at dinner:)

Sleeping beauty

Loving her ice cream!

And dancing with her new best friend and obsession - BARNEY!

We'll head back towards the end of September for growth measurements.  Keep those good growth thoughts and prayers coming! They seem to be working!

Role Reversal

Its funny how twins seem to have complete role reversal at different stages of development.  Our pediatrician swears that when they go to bed at night, they plot and agree to switch it up every now and switch roles on us.  We're starting to believe her. Andrew has turned into our sweet, compassionate little guy who loves to cuddle, sit on your lap and read, and give hugs and kisses. Don't get me wrong, he still has wild moments, but he has definitely been the easier one lately. Perfect Paige and has hardly been perfect!  She has hit the "terrible two's" a bit earlier it seems.  We have multiple meltdowns each day that usually occur when she doesn't get her way.  She loves timeout and will sometimes even purposely do something wrong and then tell us she's having a "seat" very excitedly.  Guess we need a new discipline plan!  She insists on picking out her clothes, has very specific preferences and is really starting to share them!

A couple weekends ago, we headed up to Pennsylvania for the day to see their great Aunt and Uncle and had a great day.

Dancing with her new cheerleader doll from Anne and Dave

Having fun in the pool!

Screaming with excitement as Daddy sprays him!

Drying off with Daddy

Ending out day with yummy ice cream sundaes!

Fourth of July was fairly uneventful since it was SO hot out but we did have fun outfits to celebrate:)

Festive clothes from Nana and Papa!

Wardrobe change before heading to a friend's cookout!

Paige's Natitude with her brother's hat (and pink cheeks from the heat!)

Daddy also had a BIG birthday which we celebrated last weekend:) The kids had a great time opening his presents.

Giving Daddy his presents

And modeling his new hats:)

SUPER excited about what's inside!

Checking out Daddy's "juice"

The next update deserves its own post - well check stats and update on Andrew's growth. Stay tuned!