Outside of our walk and our relaxing we also got the boys into the pool for the first time this year. Colston was all into it. Even trying to put his head under. Miles is a little timid about the water and prefers his feet on the ground. He was okay once in the floater but had a nice death grip when we were just holding him in the water.
The twins turned 15 months old. Where oh where did the time go? Activities that were once just a normal thing are now major events. Let's take for example the Doctor's office. Both of the boys can walk now and Chris was coming to the appointment so I decided to brave it and go strollerless to the appointment. The waiting room was empty so in true form Colston sat in one place and Miles ran circles around the room chasing the train that was circulating. Time to whip out the snacks. Miles was back in 2 second flat. This worked good for the waiting room but when we got called back and the snacks were put away. Time for a full meltdown. I have two boys and I have two hands. God didn't put an extra arm on me anywhere to be able to manage two kids and disperse snacks at the same time! So normal routine....close me in a small room, strip down your kids, and meet us in the weigh station. Okay. Where is my husband? Late - with no cell phone to let me know. Darn it. Okay - we can do this...I say to myself silently kicking myself for both the lack of the stroller and now the lack of Colston's blanket. Colston has a fear of anyone new and has decided to scream anytime I sit him down. We make it into the weighing room and Miles does fine while Colston screams since I can't hold them both. While Colston is arching his back in a acrobatic attempt to jump off the scales I have Miles trying to run out of the room to say hi to all of the nurses. (he is the flirt) We have to try to weigh Colston twice and measure him twice with two nurses. She says she "got it" but apparently got the measurments wrong because when the Dr comes in he says Colston either has shrunk and lost weight or he needs to be measured again. My knight in shining armor then appears (daddy) and tricks cole into being weighted. Whew! Due to the events we aren't very confident in this month's weigh in but here are the stats:
Miles
Weight = 22lbs 4.5 oz (25th percentile)
Height = 30 inches (20th percentile)
Head = 19 inches (80th percentile)
Colston
Weight = 22lbs 9 oz (25th percentile)
Height = 31 1/2 inches (60th percentile)
Head = 18 inches (70th percentile)
Overall the weight surprises me as I think both of them are heavy for their age. I plan to get out the home scales to compare soon. With growing boys come growing hair. I would say verging on the unmanageable side and almost embarrassing when we were back in Indiana. It's been "on the list" to get haircut but something else always comes first. That was until I picked the kids last week and Miles had a mohawk. The teachers had wet his hair on the playgound and formed all of his hair into a mohawk so large I couldn't stop at target to run errands on the way home. The scissors came out that night. Miles fought it with all of his might. He must have liked the attention from the ladies on the playground. Colston - just sat there looking crabby as always. So the curls are gone and big boy haircuts are here.
Personalities are still the same as they have been. No big changes or updates. Miles has grown fond of a stuffed puppy dog lately and they both have enjoyed with playing with non-traditional toys such as empty diaper boxes or pieces of cardboard. They spend lots of time fighting over the same toys. They steal each others drinks and snacks frequently and a new game is to lock each other on the opposite side of the gate. They have learned first one through can shut it hard enough to lock the other out. Which results in high pitched squeals. It's still all fun -- a lot of work but fun!
