**Madeline and Eli were dedicated last weekend at our church. We enjoyed a good visit with our family members who came to share this with us. We are so grateful for these two beautiful children God has loaned to us and we are doing our best to be Godly parents to them.
(Madeline fell down the day before this and got her first big boo-boo.)
**Eli learned that "hot" means blow on your food before you eat it. He has found new ways to use this lesson as well. Yesterday, I fixed some homemade mac 'n' cheese and had just taken it out of the oven when I spied Eli reaching for the handle of the oven. I said, "No no, Eli. That's HOT." He let go, put his lips to the oven and blew on it. Forget the mac 'n' cheese, I want to eat HIM up!
**Madeline also is proving to be one smart cookie. The other day we were playing with some magnets, many of which Eli had chucked all over the room. I said, "Madeline, please bring me that magnet. It's by the stroller," totally thinking she wouldn't understand me. She walked right over to the magnet, picked it up and brought it to me! Now, I just need to train her to fetch diapers, wipes, shoes, etc.
**Eli is starting to walk more and more but not consistently yet. He has days when he walks quite a bit and the very next day he'll go back to crawling all day. We're working on it. On the other hand, Madeline is 100% mobile. Yesterday, I got home from some errands and took her out of her car seat and placed her on the ground. She walked over to the steps, crawled up them, walked (uphill) up the sidewalk, crawled up the next flight of steps and waited for me at the front door. My little baby, she is no longer.
**Last week, Mama Kaye taught M&E how to get down off of furniture backwards and feet first. It is so nice to be able to walk away from them when they're perched on the sofa and not have to worry about them nose-diving off of it. They're trying to crawl up on the furniture too, but aren't quite tall enough for that yet.
**Speaking of tall, M&E had their 15-month checkup on Wednesday. Madeline weighed in at 20 lbs., 2 oz. (just below 10th percentile) and her height is 31.5 in. (75th percentile). Eli weighed in at 24 lbs., 4 oz. (50th percentile) and his height is 32.5 in. (90th percentile). So, both children are tall and skinny like their mommy - yeah right. Dr. Smith said by looking at their growth charts, you'd never know they are twins, which made me feel like I've done a good job.
Tomorrow, we are going to the pumpkin patch. Brandon and I are very excited about it. We can't remember the last time we've been to a pumpkin patch! We plan to do it to the max, hayride and all. I also made M&E some new corduroy pants and fall design appliqued t-shirts today for the occasion. Unfortunately, my camera made an unexpected trip to Newnan inside Mama Kaye's purse, so let's hope Brandon's work camera does a good job documenting the experience! Brandon, by the way, is out at the farm tonight so he can wake up early and go bow hunting in the morning. Yes, I am sacrificing my Saturday morning sleep-in so my husband can go hunting, and I am patting myself on the back right now. If only I had a glass of wine and a good movie to watch... sigh.
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