The Kleins: 1 year check up

Happy Holidays everyone! It really seems official that the babies have reached the 1 year milestone and are growing up so fast now! Seth and I were still in disbelief that 12 months have passed by when we celebrated the babies' birthday on December 4th, but now that it has been a couple of weeks, the idea of them actually turning one isn't quite so bittersweet. We want them to grow big and strong, but we don't want them growing too fast because all the sweet moments like cuddling them in our arms seems to go away so fast. We were just saying to each other that very soon they'll no longer be crawling, and then it's as if they'll be official toddlers and no longer babies anymore. Yikes, where does time go?

Well the babies had their 12 month check up last week and it went great. Madeline remains the biggest weighing 20 lbs 12 oz and is 30.5 inches long. She is in the 25th percentile for weight and 90th percentile for height. Caleb weighs 19 lbs 4 oz and is 29 inches long. He is in the 10th percentile for weight and 25th percentile for height. And last but not least is Mischa who weighs 18 lbs even and is 27 inches long. She is in the 3rd percentile for weight and 10th percentile for height...still our sweet little peanut. Everyone went down on their weight percentiles but the doctor said that between 12 to 18 months most babies slim down due to their increased activity levels, so she wasn't overly concerned. Fortunately, everyone is on track developmentally which is the most important thing. The pediatrician gave us the okay to transition the babies off of formula to whole milk. We've been offering the babies whole milk in sippy cups in an effort to eventually wean them off bottles in the near future. Madeline doesn't mind whole milk and seems to like the taste of it, but the other two only take a few sips and then aren't interested anymore. We only have a few more cases of formula left, so hopefully Caleb and Mischa grow to love whole milk soon! ;) It's great that the babies don't have any food restrictions now that they are a year old so we can introduce anything to them...honey, peanut butter, strawberries, etc. So far we haven't come across anything they are allergic to and they don't seem to dislike anything yet, so we're doing well in the eating department.

If you remember from a few posts back, Seth and I had bets on who would walk first. His original choice was Madeline since she was standing first. I voted for Mischa since she was the first to crawl and always seems to have an advantage since she's the smallest. Well, we both lost that bet! Caleb started walking this past Sunday after weeks of standing unassisted and cruising between different pieces of furniture. We have a musical walker that he loves and uses to walk across the kitchen and living room numerous times each day. Perhaps the practice paid off because he is now taking 2-3 steps unassisted! It's so cute to see him get the courage to take those first few steps. Of course he ends up sitting down or falling down after a few steps, but as far as Seth and I are concerned, he is the first to walk! I have been unsuccessful in my attempts to get footage of him walking, but hopefully I can snap a picture soon!

Here are some recent pictures. We are still waiting for the photographer to finish editing the birthday party photos, but here are some other pictures from the past couple of weeks.

Madeline

Caleb

Mischa - notice anything different about her?

She got a haircut from Grandma Sue who failed to ask, notify or inform me that she was cutting her hair! Fortunately, Mischa is still 100% adorable :)

Madeline getting measured at the doctor's office...poor thing was scared!

Madeline didn't mind getting weighed

Caleb didn't mind the doctor's office experience...well, until it was time for shots!

Our curious boy getting weighed

Mischa was so terrified from the moment we took her out of the stroller. I wasn't able to get a picture of her getting weighed because the medical assistance couldn't get her to sit still on the scale, so we weighed her in my arms...aww, poor little Mischa!