David and Genevieve at 16 months

first time painting with brushes



reading with Grandpa Giles



with sticks and leaves

exploring the camera with Grandpa Giles

building with Podge

Thanksgiving with the family

The autumn has been very full, with visits from family -- both the Curry and Stevenson Grandparents, as well as counsins, aunts and uncles, and friends). The twins have had their first special holiday dinners out at restaurants and have thoroughly enjoyed looking for Christmas lights after dark (which always prompts the sign and word for "More!" with great enthusiasm).

David and Genevieve have been learning many new spoken words this fall (such as Genevieve's absolute go-to word: "no no no no", and David's favorites: "Dove" and "Cut" and the ever-versatile "That"). Their signing vocab is expanding as well, with new signs for "I'm excited", "horray," and "let's clean up". They have also been experimenting with the potty and have learnt how to take off their own diapers! Genevieve especially enjoys signing that she has go to poo poo, and also likes to help during David's diaper changes by handing mommy a pile of diaper wipes. 

David loves to help in the kitchen, tidying up recycling and garbage, as well as carrying things to and from the fridge. His favourite game is to play hide and seek, initiated by David covering his eyes with his hands, and to play chase round and round the house.

Both David and Genevieve love love love to dance, to any kind of music (from jazz, to pop, to the sound of the potty celebration music), and when teeth brushing they sing loud so that we can reach their back teeth.

All in all, their adventures in development are endlessly charming (to me) and thoroughly energetic! With Christmas just around the corner, there is much anticipation in the air....

love,

K

15 month old adventurers

This autumn in Folsom: the light is Beautiful, and the air during the day is crisp, then warm, then crisp. Blue blue blue skies. This is a time that is very full of exciting firsts for David and Genevieve (drawing with and chewing on crayons and sidewalk chalk, choosing and chewing on pumpkins, dressing up for halloween, walking around at the zoo, climbing stairs, paddling in the water of the lake, and starting to wrestle with each other). A time that is full to bursting with abundant growth and development...signing for all things interesting (making up several signs each day), while experimenting with spoken words with great gusto -- such as, bye bye, duck, adah (for ava), puh (for peas), ba (for bath), bru (for brother) dah (for David), and mama (of course!)).

A few of their current favorite things: being outside, rain or shine; ducks, chickens, peacocks, and roosters; playing hide and seek and chasing each other in the folds of their bedroom curtains; dress-ups; frozen peas and frozen blueberries; emptying cupboards and drawers; particular to Genevieve: drinking water off the ground from puddles; for both: watching a special dvd of world animals; particular to David: nursing 15 times before breakfast!; particular to both Genevieve and David: reading books books and more books with mom and pops. Genevieve does not like bibs, having to sit in a car seat or high chair, or being still for diaper changes. David does not like sticky hands, cow milk, or being bitten by Genevieve.

Some stats, for those of you who like to know: (we recently we went to the doc for their 15 month check up) David is 25 lbs 9 oz while Genevieve is 18 lbs 9 oz. He is at the 90th percentile for height; she at the 50th. He is at the 50th percentile for weight; she is at the 5th (as she has been since about 6 mos). Both are sleeping most nights from 7pm till 5:30 am.

Here are some pics from recent days: enjoy!