Abundantly Blessed: 16 Months Old

During the month of September, Jaden and Cody's sixteenth month of life, the most common remarks we heard about them were regarding three things-- their hair, their height, and their distinguish-ability.

Their hair certainly is growing thicker, making the light blond color much more noticeable. On several occasions, we've had others refer to the boys as our "little towheads." :) As far as their height, we found out just how much they had grown at their doctor's appt. early in the month. Instead of floating around the 20th or 30th percentile as they typically had been since birth, they now are at the 60th and 70th percentile of height. Wow! And finally, we're having more and more people tell us that they can tell the boys apart, or at least notice more obvious differences in the two of them. This makes us happy and encouraged that our boys are more likely to grow up as unique individuals despite their twin-ness!

Jaden, Cody

Cody & Jaden, enjoying a mid-morning snack

Climbing down the stairs!

Goofy playtime -- Yes, they both climbed in on their own.

Cody & Jaden- dressed in their finest for church

We're still working on the good posture portion! :)

Snacktime at Grammy & Papa's

An update on the boys' 16-month habits:

SLEEPING

continue to wake up 3-4 times per night (bummer...)
eventually get into bed with Mommy and Daddy around 5:30 or 6:00 and stay asleep until 6:30 or 7:00 (hooray!)
still eager to take 2 daily naps on most days this month (another hooray!)

EATING

making progress with independent spoon-feeding
still hearty eaters, willing to try most things
developed infuriating habit of sticking their fingers WAY into the back of their mouths and gagging themselves when they're done eating (actually made themselves throw up 3 times! We're hoping this nasty habit is short-lived!)
consistent about grabbing food with their right hands

LANGUAGE

very interested in hearing a variety of words
will often point to objects and say a phrase sounding strangely like "is that?"
especially curious about lights and Mommy & Daddy's glasses
love to babble in their own "language," often with a high-pitched tone when they get excited

PLAYTIME

absolute favorite toys are anything with wheels (especially their push-riders & Cozy Coupe)
often seen sliding other objects (baskets, books, various non-wheeled toys) across the floor, too
loved helping Mommy gather the fallen apples from our tree into baskets
enjoy playing peek-a-boo around the tree in the backyard (it makes a perfect "V" through which they can peer at each other)
newest favorite game-- purposely bumping their heads into one another

NEW SKILLS

throwing objects, mostly balls or shoes (thankfully for those watching, the boys' aim is usually straight down)

JADEN MICHAEL

cut 4th molar (tooth #12)
had his first wasp sting while helping gather apples :(
endured LOTS of brother-bites this month (including 5 in one day!), often has red tooth marks on his arm-- poor kiddo!
hates to be reprimanded & often starts crying whenever Mommy or Daddy speaks with a raised voice
gives "hugs" by diving head-first into our lap

CODY ANDREW