15 month dr visit

The twins had their 15 month doctor's visit today, which meant 3 shots and a blood draw for Berkley to recheck his iron, which was a little low at his 12 month visit. Berkley was Mr. Chill today, he let the doctor check him out with no problems whatsoever. His little sister on the other hand, made up the difference...she wasn't a happy camper to say the least. We survived though and were comforted to again be reassured that our sweet babies are doing great! Berkley now weighs 23 lbs 2 oz and is 32 1/2 inches tall. Meredith is 20lbs 13oz and 31 3/4 inches tall. Berkley has gained a 1 lbs and grown 2 1/2 inches in 3 months! Meredith has gained nearly 2 lbs and grown 2 3/4 inches in 3 months! No wonder neither one of them have any baby fat anymore, they've shot up in 3 months time. It's crazy that Meredith is less than an inch shorter than Berkley, she looks so much smaller, but she's really not that far behind him at all. I don't know the results of Berkley's iron yet, but I'm confident that it will be normal; he eats well and I try to give them iron rich foods.

Hmm, I'm trying to think what's new with the babies lately. They're in this phase where they want to make everything with wheels a riding toy, even if it's a tiny truck that's meant to carry blocks and not people. Berkley said baby for the 1st time yesterday and he can also say shoe. Their favorite word right now is Papa. Berkley says it every morning when I put him in his high chair and of course when Meredith hears Berkley say it, she starts saying it to...they love their Papa (that's Steven's dad). They spent two whole days with Mima and Papa this past weekend, it's the longest I've ever been without them. Having them gone for so long reaffirmed how much I love them. They had a great time with Mima and Papa though. They enjoyed seeing their horses, riding the Gator, playing in the front yard, visiting Reddicks Grove Church and seeing family. Have I mentioned that Berkley has become a pacifier guy? Meredith's always had her thumb and Berkley was never interested in pacis for the longest time. Then around 14 months he started getting fussy so I gave him a paci just to see if it would help...it did and now I'm afraid I've started something that's going to be difficult to break later. He doesn't need his paci to sleep at night, just during his two naps during the day. Here are a couple of pictures I took this morning, enjoy!