They just keep growing!

Things move way too fast aound here! I have been working full time since May, and the kids have been in daycare with Grandma. They love it there. Zachary is in preschool twice a week, and even has a little girlfriend that he talks about all the time. I am going to try to post some videos so you all can see them in action.

Baby Comparison Pictures

Somehow I didn't notice how much Julie resembled my baby pictures until she got her haircut. Here are some samples for you:



Me as a baby.



Julie.



Me again.



Julie.

At least I know she wasn't switched in the hospital!

Julie's First Haircut

You can scroll down for before pictures. She looks much neater now! She was not well-behaved at all, it took two of us to hold her still while our friend cut her hair. The end results are worth it though. It is nice not to be constantly brushing it and trying to get her to keep the bows in.

Suddenly she looks just like I did as a toddler!

Snow!

This is how Maximus Amuttheis acts when it snows. In case you can't tell, his greyhound side comes out and he races around like a lunatic. This is the best my camera could do to catch up with him.



Z loved the snow so much that I finally took the baby inside and watched him from the backdoor. I couldn't get him to come in.







Ignore the non-matching mittens. :)

Julie had her 1 year check up today.

She is:

15 lbs, 12 oz (Nowhere near the chart)
29 inches (50th %)
17.5 inch head circumference (25th %)

She grew an inch and a half in a month. I think something was wrong with the measurement, but she is definately long and skinny.

She also gained 14 ounces, which is great for her, and will actually get her back on the growth charts eventually if she kept it up.

Cute Roaring Noises and Dancing

Roar!



Z dances to Ok Go - Here it goes again.

Yes, They're Both Mine

Julie at 11 months.



Zachary at 10 months.

In case you can't tell, these kids are related. ;) Genetics are funny sometimes.

The Face of Evil

The girl has learned to remove the cute bows from her hair, the ones that keep her hair out of her eyes. I am in so much trouble with this kid!

I see you!

I got a set of wireless security cameras yesterday, so I could figure out what it is that Julie does in her crib all day. She takes two three hour naps still but I suspected she was really awake a lot of that time.

It turns out I was right. I watched her on my computer screen for over two hours this afternoon, as she happily babbled and plotted her escape from the crib of doom. It was better than real TV. She spent a lot of time trying to hook her foot over the top of the bar. She also threw her blankets on the floor, and then spent a happy 30 minutes laying on her back with her feet straight up in the air.

So, it turns out the girl likes her alone time. No big brother to steal her toys, no one trying to make her learn to walk or talk, or touch her nose or any of those annoying things. Just Julie and her blankies. And this all makes me happy.