The Vanderwal's: October

Yesterday the girls had their 15 month appointment so I thought I would share some stats. Both girls weigh exactly 22.4 pounds. I was a little bit surprised by this as they haven't gained too much since their 1 year appointment. This puts them in the 34 percentile. The doctor was happy with that though and I am assuming its because they are on the move non stop--especially since they are such good eaters. Supposedly Quinn is .75 inches taller than Amelia but I am not so sure. I am thinking they are pretty much the same height wise as well. Regardless, this puts Q in the 87th percentile and Miss A in the 73rd. The girls got their flu shot and a Hep A shot and we were on our way. They will go back again for an 18 month check (hopefully not before).

Our days have been flying by once again. Last week I was gone for work to New Orleans. It was great to get away and have a break from the normal routine. I sure did miss the girls (and Kevin) though!

Kevin had to drop the girls off in the morning, which is definitely a change up for him because he loves to get to school as early as possible. I was able to borrow two car seats to put in my mom's car so she picked up the girls from Sharla's house, came home to feed them, and everything else until Kevin got home from volleyball. New Orleans was fun to see, but I don't think it would be my first choice to go back to. The architecture was beautiful, the food was amazing, the conference was good, but the city was dirty and just had an overall "sinful" feeling if that makes sense. Glad I can say I have been there though and the best part was that my friend and coworker Joni came too!

Coffee and Beignets at Cafe Du Monde

Happy Hour at Pat Obrien's

St Louis Cathedral...GORGEOUS

View from the 38th Floor

The girls continue to make us laugh constantly. They are answering our questions with yes or no by shaking their head one way or the other. Do you want to get out of the bath? No. Can I have your paci? No. Would you like a cracker? Yes.
They love to chase eachother or Kevin and me around the house and they just laugh the whole time. If Kevin is chasing them they will act scared and run to me. Then when he walks away they look at me with their hands up as if to say where did he go? They love to dance. If we have music on they will bop their head or move their body up and down. So cute! When we are in the car we listen to Veggie Tales or other kids songs and they love it. The favorite is "This Little Light of Mine". Both of them, but Quinn especially, will put her pointer finger out all day long. Its the first thing she does when she wakes up and the minute we get in the car. They also love it when we get to the verse "hide it under a bushel, No!" and try to copy me doing that.
Both girls, but Amelia especially, love to read books! They have their favorites and could read them over and over. We love to look for the puppies on the pages and say woof woof. If we ask where the puppy, baby, duck, etc., are on the pages, they can usually point to them. They have also recently learned to say what a tiger, elephant, and fish say. Its non stop entertainment. :)
My parents brought up my old kitchen set and all of the play food and the girls LOVE it. Amelia loves the cupcakes and hotdog bun while Quinn loves the jar of banana baby food.