"You Say it's Your Birthday.. It's my Birthday too!"

Fortunately, the girls didn't know it was their birthday cuz we were all sick all week. Not surprising I caught Siena's cold- I've been going zero to nothing the past month. Sara also got it & I have to admit, it was one of the hardest weeks in the past year. Fortunately, Jeff escaped it. We layed low most of the week, but did have a casual lunch with Grandma & Grandpa & Uncle Scott on their actual birthday. Here's a couple pics:

Me & my girls

Sadly, Jeff had to work but here's some of the fam

So, the girls had their 1 yr Dr. appt. & we couldn't wait to see how much they weighed. (Isn't it funny how parents get so excited for that?!) It seems they've gotten so much bigger since their last appt at 9 months. I thought they'd be around 23-25 lbs. I way over-estimated. Forgot to factor in that once they started crawling, they burn more calories. But it is getting much harder for me to carry them both! Here are their stats & what they're currently doing at 1 yr. old:

Siena Maria:

• Easy to smile (typically cute, wide open mouth smiles)

• Giggles for no known reason

• Unfortunately, a whiner

• Daddy's girl. The second he walks in the door @ night, he's not allowed to leave her side or she's hysterical

• Claps her hands & starting to wave Hi & Bye

• Taking about 3-4 steps at a time

• Loves to blow raspberries

• Says "Dada" a lot (not necessarily to Dad), also "Ahhhh" & "Di Di Di Di Di", "Dat"

• Throws the occasional tantrum already. She throws herslf on the ground, arms & legs out, rolls & screams. It's pretty funny. Sometimes....

• Not as good a sleeper as her sister but sleeps about 11 hrs. a night. :-) Nap anywhere from 1-3 hrs.

• Her eyes sparkle- everyone comments on them

• Watching her eat is a treat. She shovels it in & is super messy. We call her "The Machine". She gets food in her ears, hair, eyelashes, up to her elbows, lots hidden in her neck, etc...

• She has 7 teeth. 3 on top, 4 on the bottom

• Sticks everything in her mouth

• Her nicknames: Monkey, Smiley Siena, Suckerfish, Puss, Barky, Chunky Monk, Animal, Porkchop

• Weight- 21 lbs. 2 oz. - in the 55th percentile

• Length- 28.75" - in the 48th percentile

Smiley Siena

Example of Siena post-lunch.

Sara Nicole

*Not as easy to smile, but when she does? Adorable.

*Definite Mama's Girl. She's been attached to my side for over a month. (Unless Grandma's around & she'll sometimes want her over me.) She balls

*Also loves to blow raspberries & clap her hands

*Very curious. I say Nosy. This girl wants into everything!!

*Puts most everything in her mouth

*An observer- she checks everyone out, especially staring down strangers

*Typically doesn't play with toys/books, she dumps/throws them

*Has 8 teeth. 4 on top, 4 on the bottom

*Very impatient (I have no idea where she got this from.)

*Says "Dat" as in What is that? & points, "Ay Yah"- no clue, "Dada"just babbling

*Picks out each particular bite of food at a time

*Needs Baby Rogaine- hee hee

*Takes 6-10 steps at a time

*Still has a very loud cry

*Really good sleeper. Sleeps 11+ hrs. a night & good napper. If it wasn't for her noisy neighbor, I'm sure she'd sleep a lot more

*Nicknames- Red, Brutus, Nosey, Abs of Steel, Busy, Serious Sara, Snicklefritz

*Weight- 20 lbs. 12 oz. - 49thpercentile

*Height- 29.5 inches - 73rd percentile

Likes making me laugh by tilting her head to the side & smiling

My Sweet Sara