The Daily Bailey: 15 Months

Addison and Caroline will be 15 months this coming Tuesday! They had their check-up yesterday which was the first one I took them to alone. Up until now, Scott has been able to come with me every time which has been great but because of the flooding going on in a few states he needed to stay home and work. It was definitely not the smoothest appointment (which included 3 shots each) but we got through it.

Here are their numbers:

Addison Marie

Weight: 16 pounds, 7 ounces

Length: 28 inches

Caroline Sere

Weight: 17 pounds, 13 ounces

Length: 28 1/2 inches

The Dr says that they are still not on the chart but are following their own curve which is all that matters. Though small, they are growing just fine! At this rate, they will not be 20 pounds until they turn 2. Since pediatricians are now recommending that kids be rear-facing in their car seats until they are 2 and that they at least need to be 20 pounds it is looking like the car sears will not be front facing for another 9 months!!!!! Argg.....going to NC in a week is going to be a long ride! 18 hours.....well, it has to be better than 24 hours when they were 3.5 months!!!

They are definitely getting older and we are having so much fun. They are walking now and I learned earlier this week that Addison could care less if she sees me or not before taking off to explore. So far I have loved their independence but I have a feeling I am not going to enjoy it as much now that they are able to get from point A to point B a little quicker. We took a stroll to the park the other day and they played on the park for the first time! Addison could take it or leave it (maybe because it was not super warm out) but Caroline had a lot of fun going up and down the slide and climbing. I am looking forward to many more trips to the park this spring/summer and doing more than the swings. They are also talking more these days and imitating us which can be really cute and funny. Addison says ball and Caroline says ball, hi and bye. Addison loves to throw balls and then chase after them while Caroline likes to throw them and then kick it.

Both of them have been in kind of an annoying stage since they turned 1 where they get frustrated about not being able to communicate that well and things like hating putting their coats on as well as getting buckled into their car seats. At this age this seems to be a pretty common from what I hear from other mothers. I have also heard that around 18 months is when the real fun begins. Since I came home from CA I have seen a positive change in them and they just seem older! Now we just have to continue with teaching them how to share and to tell them why it is not ok to hit their sister in the face!!! Oh the joys of sisters :) Their pediatrician actually told me that we can start doing time outs and I ordered a discipline book (123 Magic) that she recommended and has received very high reviews. I can't believe they are old enough to grasp discipline! We will see how this goes.

Here are just a few pictures of what we were up to in February...

We moved them over to the counter to eat! They seem so much more grown up eating there.

Grandpa Bill stopped over for dinner one night. Addison LOVED sitting in his lap and was having fun.

Elsa and Matt's friends that they worked with in Bolivia came to visit. (For more info on their visit you can look at Linnea and Elsa's blogs). Here was the only picture I got from the visit but it was so nice to finally meet them after hearing so much about them. I felt like they were my friends. Here are Lily and Gwen looking a bit concerned for Caroline.

Ha, you can't even tell Linnea is pregnant in there (less than 2 months to go!!!!!!! woo hoo!!!!!)

Addison and Caroline have been busy feeding their babies and taking them for rides around our condo in their strollers. They are surprisingly really good at steering the strollers around corners.