Eden and Everly 11 Months!

This photo shoot was a complete fail! The minute I would position one the other one would move...they were ALL over the place! 

Eden and Everly are 11 months old today. I am starting to plan their first birthday party! I can't believe it has been 11 months since we had these girls. They are so sweet and special to us, and we truly can't imagine what life was like before them. They are getting more and more fun every day. I regularly find them playing and laughing together. For some reason they each think the other one is hilarious and it is pretty cute to watch. Their individual personalities are developing more and more all the time too, and it is fun to see what little people they are becoming. My goal for last month was to drop a feeding and to start offering sippy cups at at least 2 meals a day. I accomplished both! The girls go straight from breakfast to lunch with no bottle or nursing in between. I do try to offer the sippy cup at least twice a day. So far we still haven't had any luck with them actually holding it and drinking out of it. I have tried two kinds. One where they have to tip it up and one where they can use a straw. Everly is getting pretty good at using the straw, but I still have to hold the cup for her. They can both drink out of the tippy ones, but again only if I hold it. I have also tried breast milk, water and  juice in the cup. I am sure we will get there soon enough, but I don't remember this being an issue with Ellasen so I am open to suggestions that have worked for you! My goals for next month are to continue to offer the sippys and to limit pacifier use to the cribs. The girls are pretty into their pacifiers (way more than Ellasen at this age) so this might be tricky, but it is time for sure. The girls have had colds for what feels like forever, and are getting tons of teeth, but they are still really happy babies for the most part. We love them to the moon and back!

Here are some things we notice about both girls:
*They wear size 3 diapers
*They wear size 12-18 month clothes
*They nap twice a day (2 hrs in the morning and 2 hrs in the afternoon)
*They sleep from 7 PM -7:30 AM)
*They eat three solid food meals a day
*They are both getting a row of top teeth all at once
*They can clap
*They can wave
*They can say mama, dada, yaya, gaga, baba and kaka
*They get super excited to see Ellasen
*They love Gunner and aren't always super gentle with him. He doesn't mind at all.
*They will reach for someone to hold them or cling to someone they don't want to put them down

Here are some things we notice about Eden:
*She is really working on strengthening her legs, arms and core through lots of tummy time. She isn't crawling yet, and we have an appointment to see a physical therapist to give us some more things to practice
*She weighs 16 lbs
*She loves to eat
*She is not a huge fan of formula or bottles
*She wakes up happy in the morning and isn't desperate for food
*She cries most when she is tired
*She has a little stranger danger. Some times she is fine and other times she will cry if a stranger even talks to her
*She loves to make noise with her mouth and by banging toys and her hands on hard surfaces
*She is a snuggler. She loves to be held and curl up into you.

Here are some things we notice about Everly:
*She is crawling and starting to pull up to her knees
*She is very independent and will go to anyone
*She weighs 17 lbs
*She wakes up starving in the morning and even changing her diaper is too long to wait
*She loves to explore the house and is always on the go
*She cries most when she is hungry
*She has no stranger danger at all
*She only likes to snuggle when she doesn't feel good
*She loves to sleep. I almost always have to wake her up.
*She loves to be chased when she is crawling
*She loves to play silly games like she will hold up her hand for you to grab or kiss and then take it away when you try. She thinks that one is particularly funny.
*She regularly tramples Eden or pulls her down, but at least once a day she will sit with her to play for a while despite the fact that I think she would rather be on the move.

These girls are two of our favorite things, and we couldn't be more proud of them!