1 1/2 Year Check-Up

Love these two!

Thank goodness the rock did not hit me!

These boys are moving swiftly through "toddlerhood" and this mama is having a hard time with it.  My boys are very independent and progressing perfectly.  Noah is 26 pounds  (75th percentile) and 31 inches tall (9th percentile).  He continues to be my chunky little runt.  Dylan is 27 pounds 2 ounces (86th percentile) and 32 inches tall (35th percentile).  He continues to be my tank.  Their vocabulary has grown so much in the past few months.  Noah has always been a talker, but Dylan is catching up in that department.  My favorite things that Noah says are: I love you, hi Mommy, hi Daddy, let it go (when he wants to watch Frozen), more please (along with signing it when he wants more food), where did he go? (when he can't find something/someone), he says most names of everyone in our family, what's that?, yes, cookie, cracker, clean up, and so much more.  My favorite things that Dylan says are: Hello (when he puts the phone to his ear), hi Mommy, hi Daddy, blueberry, strawberry, belly (while he points to his belly button), he names all of the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse characters, Hotdog (when Mickey is over), go (when racing Mason and Noah up the stairs), that's me (while pointing to himself), clean up, and the sweet sounds of trying to sing Let it Go when we are watching Frozen ( I understand him perfectly, but others may not).  Dr. Curly explained that they are right on track and have come a long way since their NICU days.

These boys can be the best of friends one minute and then ready to kill each other the next.  I love when we catch them banging on doors together and laughing hysterically.  They have a tendency to copy one another.  They love playing in the kitchen together, but if one of them takes something from the other one, there is screaming, crying, pulling hair, ripping clothes, head butting, and hitting.  There are WWE type fights in our house on a regular basis.  But then they are best friends again right after.  They both love sitting in someone's lap to read books.  Noah has a tendency to get territorial and does not want Dylan sharing this time, but we are working on this with him.  Dylan wants all attention from everyone all of the time, and Noah is very content sitting in the corner doing his own thing.  My favorite time is watching them interact from their cribs in their room.  They both love jumping up and down and giggling when we turn off the light and try to put them to bed.  We watch them on the monitor having their "conversations".  When we call out to them to go to bed, they both immediately lay down and pretend to be sleeping.  They have so much character and personality at 1 1/2 years old.  I thank God every day for having these amazing babies!