12 Month Update and Dr. Visit

The girls had their 12 month check-up yesterday and everyone is doing great, it was a good report.  We are constantly surprised though at the girls weights, they are only in the 5-25% for weight, but they are 50-75% for height.  We asked the doctor about their low weights but he is not at all concerned, they just take after their dad and are skinny.  Like Scott says what girl is going to complain about being tall and thin?  Here are the latest stats on each:
Emma: 29 1/2 inches tall; 17lbs 10.6oz
Olivia: 29 7/8 inches tall; 18lbs 6oz.
Savannah: 30 inches tall; 18lbs 1.8oz.

They are on whole milk now and eat practically everything!  They love cheerios, fruit, yogurt, meatballs and greenbeens, but they aren't crazy about turkey.  Savannah is actually not crazy about most meats at all, she is our picky eater.  Speaking of eating, they all have plenty of teeth to chew their food, Emma and Olivia both have 7 and Savannah has 8.

The girls say a few more words now, they have all been saying mommy/daddy for a while but now we have added, Hey, Hello - Savannah, Yes - Olivia, Bye - Emma.  Besides saying words to Scott and I the girls are constantly chattering among themselves.  They are starting to develop their own unique language.

Savannah and Olivia are good at standing alone but no one is walking without assistance yet.  It is coming very soon.

Savannah Stands Alone

This little girl is constantly amazing us.  She has really surprised us in many ways.  During her first 6 months this little girl was very laid back and we thought she would be the last one to do many things because it appeared that she just didn't really care.  But she was the second to roll over and second to crawl, so she has surprised us in those areas, but one thing we never thought she would do is hold her own bottle, she just doesn't care about eating so much and we have to force it down her.  But about a month ago she started holding her bottle as did her sisters, and now she holds her bottle better than the other two, not to mention she eats it faster too...what a change this is from having to force feed her.  Also today she surprised everyone by standing up on her own.  We were opening gifts from Scott's parents and from us and all of a sudden in the middle of the room she just stands up.  It was super exciting because we all saw her do it and we even got a picture of her first standing experience.

A Birthday Party

The girls first birthday party was a blast.  I love parties so I wanted their first to be special.  I decided on a tea party theme thanks to ideas from friends and I think this was the perfect 1st birthday.  I have been very busy preparing for the party.  With help from some neighborhood friends I made them each a birthday hat, banner with their names, happy birthday banner, and tulle skirts for their highchairs.  Scott was very helpful with the little pom-pom decorations and the food.  He prepared all of the fruit and even did a watermelon carving of a teapot which was very cute.  With Scott's mom's help, my mom's help, and friends we made all of the sweets for the dessert table which was done in shades of pink, I think it turned out very cute.   We also did a banner with photos and captions from my blog for each month.  The highlight of the event was probably our cake which was a gift from the girls friend Jack (and his parents of course), the cake and smash cakes were made by a lady in our neighborhood and she did a fantastic job.  Below are some pictures of the event:

I told Scott that I felt like it was a surprise party because the girls didn't even know they were having a party, I did most of the planning and baking after they went to bed and since the party was at our clubhouse all the decorations were there, so it was a surprise for them.  The birthday girls were a little late arriving because they were all still napping when the party time arrived (see I told you it was like a surprise).  They were very unsure of everything when we entered and Savannah was very clingy for the first part.  We played some games with the other kids at the party and even had a game for the adults where they had to identify 24 pictures and write down which baby was which.  Stephanie and our friend Kelly (Jack's mom) tied both getting 23 pictures correct.

We sang happy birthday to each girl and gave them their smash cake, Emma was first and she very daintily picked at her cake, she ate some frosting and then pinched off little pieces of cake to eat, she was very lady like.  Olivia wanted to eat the teacup that was made out of fondant and when I took it away she was not happy, she soon figured out that icing tasted good too, she stuck her fingers in the cake and proceeded to lick them off, she had a messy face at the end.  Savannah was not bashful about the cake, she apparently received the memo that it was a smash cake and she really smashed it up.  Here are some cute pictures of them 'eating' their cakes.

 Emma:

Olivia:

Savannah:

The girls also got lots of gifts: books, clothes, toys, a play tea set, a real tea set (for later of course), a water table, Madame Alexander dolls, super cute piggy banks, pj's, etc.  Here are pictures of the girls opening their gifts, they got the hang of this pretty fast by Christmas they will be experts.

Thank you to our family and close friends who came to celebrate with us!

Happy Birthday Girls

Happy 1st Birthday!

Our babies are now 1 year old, wow what a year it has been.  I have so loved watching them grow into the little girls that they are now.  We feel truly blessed to have 3 healthy, beautiful girls.  Thank you all for your constant prayers for our little miracles, everyday we are reminded at what a gift we have been given.  I wanted to say a little something to each girl on their birthday:

Emma, you are so sweet and precious, I love how you are so happy and how you love to see your sisters having fun.  Just making one of them laugh will make you smile and laugh also.  You are so generous and always want to share your food with mommy.  You have the most beautiful smile adorned by the cutest dimples, which you share with us so often.  I can hardly wait to get home to see you squeal at me, wave hi, and get up as high as you can on your knees and hold out your arms to be held.  I love that you want us to hold you while you watch TV, it is wonderful to still get to cuddle with you.  You are really a little sweetheart and I love you greatly.

Olivia, my laughing queen, you are such a fun and cheerful girl.  You are always happy and content, even when your sisters are crying at the gate you will just play by yourself (I've seen you try to shut the door on them so you don't have to listen to them).  I can always count on giggles and not just little giggles, deep belly laughs from you.  I love to spin you around and blow raspberries on your belly to hear you laugh.  I love that everyone thinks you look like me.  Your fat little cheeks are so cute, especially when we ride little horsey and they bounce up and down.  Your little lip will quiver when you are cold or sad and it is so cute, I love you so much.

Savannah, it is amazing how much you have changed this year, I remember one day 7 months ago you found out you had a voice and I don't think you have stopped talking since and I love it.  I love that when I come home and ask you about your day you just talk and talk to me like I can understand everything you are saying.  I love how you like to play peek-a-boo with me and your sisters and how it makes you laugh so hard.  You love to be thrown around and especially to explore, oh how you wish you could have free roam of the house to get into everything.  I love that you are a little clingy to me when I come home, I love it when you and your sisters climb all over me, though sometimes you get mad when you have to share me.  You are such a joy and I love you so.

Pigtail Girls

My sister, the hairdresser, decided that the girls hair was now long enough for some pigtails.  I bought some tiny hairbands and Stephanie put the girls hair up for me.  Emma cried a little but the other two did not seem to mind.  I think they are just so cute with pigtails and had to share a picture.

A Wedding Affair

Last night the girls attended their first wedding reception.  Our good friends Jenn-Lynn and Larry have been coming to feed the girls once a week since they were about 4 months old.  The girls are big fans of Jenn and Larry and love to have them come visit and play.  The girls were invited to the wedding but Scott and I were nervous about bringing them to the ceremony so we asked my parents to drive them up for the reception.  I know it was a lot of hard work to get them ready and packed up for the event, but my parents did a great job and it was greatly appreciated.  I hope to get some photos of the happy couple with our girls, but in the meantime here is a picture of them in the dresses they wore to the wedding.

Savannah

We took this picture on Memorial Day weekend at the grandparents.  It is a funny picture of her and thought I should share it.  Since this picture was taken she has had the two teeth between those teeth come in and another bottom tooth come in.  This means she now has the most teeth with seven.