11 months

Eleven months. My how time flies. In one month, Madilyn and Carter will celebrate their first birthday.. Wow.. Here's what they've been up to this past month:

Madilyn:

*Unofficially -- Madilyn weighs 20.6 lbs. She is 28.25(ish) inches tall.
*Madilyn is close to walking we think because she wants to grab your hands and go. She will often go back and forth from Mommy to Daddy, or even from the gate to one of us. She's definitely got the desire to walk, but she is still working on just standing on her own and holding her balance.
*We feel like Madilyn  has a lot to say because she often speaks in what Rob calls sentences. She will make lots of different noises without stopping, and we're pretty sure she just tried to tell us something..
*Madilyn loves looking at pictures and we have several of them throughout the house. She will often reach her hand out toward a group of pictures because she wants to go look at them.

Carter:

*Unofficially -- Carter weighs 22.3 lbs. He is 29(ish) inches tall.
*Carter is close to walking we think because he is able to stand up on his own and even keep his balance while bouncing a little bit. However, he is just getting to the point of understanding that he can move his feet to get around while standing.
*Carter (as you can see in the picture above) has the cheesiest grin - and it just melts my heart!
*He likes to make inquisitive type noises such as "hmmm?".

Both:

*They both still really love seeing the cats, and often laugh when they walk by.
*They are getting better with self feeding with their finger foods, and more of it is making into their mouth. Some of the things they like to eat are egg yolk, pancakes, cheese and avocado.
*They both prefer veggies over fruits usually.
*Both are cruising around while holding onto the gate, the furniture, or someone's hands. We think both of them are really close to being able to walk and often go back and forth on who we think the first walker will be.
*Madilyn and Carter have both started to learn what climbing is. Sometimes if we are in the cage with them and sitting or laying down, they will start to climb over us. Lately, if there is a toy near the edge of the gate, neither one will hesitate to put their feet on it to stand. This is probably not a good thing!
*Of course, they love to open drawers and cabinets when they have the chance -- we should probably start that baby proofing soon..
*Both babies can point and show you where their tum-tum is (though they don't always do it on command), and it's especially great when they have a t-shirt on because they can lift it up and see it!
*They like to give their stuffed animals kisses -- although it still seems like more of a bite sometimes!
*Looking in the mirror is one of their favorite things to do - especially before their baths!
*We are still working on that whole sharing thing - it never fails that the other baby wants what the other one is playing with!
*Also, when playing in their cage together, almost every day without fail, they somehow end up sitting back to back to each other. Maybe it's that twin connection..

Hopefully there will be another post or two before the next big FIRST BIRTHDAY post and recap of their FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY! I know I for sure have some pretty good videos on my phone, so maybe in the next few days, I'll post those. Anyways -- Happy 11 months, sweet babies!!!