The Singhs' Babies!

We are busy folks around here these days. Penelope and Micah run 90 miles an hour from the moment they wake, until they are asleep at night and rarely in the same direction. They are talking and signing more every day. They love to make animal sounds: roaring like lions, mooing like cows and quacking like ducks are their favorites.
The weather was gorgeous here on Friday and our neighbors were having construction done on their house, so we spent the day out and about. Here are a few pictures.

Seeing "The Banjo Man" play at Jammin Java:





Playing at the Park:







At the indoor playspace:

A few happy moments:

Micah fell the other day, when I rushed over to get him, Penelope looked directly at me, threw herself on the floor and burst into fake tears. It took all my self control not to burst out laughing at her. (Micah was completely okay three seconds later.)

Penelope will point at the fridge and say "uh" until we open it and then point to the drawer where we keep the cheese (her favorite food).

We recently stayed at a hotel and we let the kids ride on the luggage cart up to the room. They had a ball doing it! When we got back down to the lobby, Micah got off and then began pushing Penelope around the lobby on it. I can't decide who had more fun!

Micah has discovered his voice and isn't afraid to use it. He has long conversations with us, that make him laugh hard. (Unfortunately, we generally have no idea what he is saying.)

Playing peek-a-boo behind the curtains is hilarious.

Penelope has learned to stomp and it is very cute to watch her do it.

I am so glad that I have memories of my grandma being around Micah and Penelope. I only hope that I can express to them how deeply she loved them. I will never forget her saying "weeeeeee!" a thousand times and making them laugh. I am grateful that she got to hold them and meet them, not many people ever see their great-grandchildren and she knew four!

The Wonder Twins continue to amaze me every day! I can't believe how much they have changed in the past month. They rarely crawl anymore, understand so much of what we say to them, say a few more words, and basically NEVER STOP MOVING. We are very tired, but happy parents!
They had their 15 month check up and the doctor was pleased with their growth and development. Micah hit a growth spell yesterday-- all of his pants were suddenly too short on Sunday. Thank goodness for after-Christmas sales and people who give us cute clothes! I suspect Penelope will be hitting a growth spell soon too.
They are learning lots of sign language these days...they have mastered "Please" "More" "All Done" and "Light." We are working on "Potty" and "Help."
Speaking of potty-- they are starting to try them out. Right now, they think it is grand fun to hang out on them and occasionally use them for there intended purpose.
A few pictures:

Penelope decided her bowl was an excellent hat.


Micah turns everything into a cell phone.


The doctor took too long, so Penelope cruised the hallway waiting for him. (Her appointment went great!)


Once again, sitting in the laundry basket is so funny!

A few Christmas/New Year's memories:


I went upstairs to get ready one morning at my mom's house. When I started to come down, I saw these two cuties waiting for me at the bottom of the stairs. This was one of the few times they weren't trying to tear down the gate and climb up. (Excuse the blurriness, my phone's camera has a horrible zoom)


I made them this playhouse for Christmas. The felt flowers in the flowerbox are from the aunt in Nepal! I put them in foam so that they can take them in and out. (They haven't actually put them in the box yet, they love taking them out though.) Inside, they have lights they can turn on and off. It sometimes looks like a disco inside they like playing with the lights so much.



My little climbers...they figured out if they pulled the pillow out of the chair, they could use it as a stair to climb into the chair. Penelope was wearing a tutu, since it was New Year's Eve.

The big huge developement? Penelope and Micah have taken off walking! They went from a few steps every now and then, to walking almost all the time. Life is getting a lot busier.



Other highlights:
Playing tons with their cousins.
Watching them interact with my grandma.
Micah discovering how to turn the Christmas tree lights on.

Penelope loving the child-size rocking chair that was my mother's and then mine.
Micah calling my mom's cat..."Louis" is probably the first word that everyone can understand him saying. Louis wasn't very interested in coming down to play.

Celebrating Christmas a few days late with my dad and Deborah...all the snow delayed our original get together.
Penelope feeding Pravin at dinner one night. She fed him food off her tray and say "MMMMMMM!" If he ate it, she would clap for him.

Pulling them around my mom's living room in the sled she gave them. When we took them out in the snow, Micah decided he was not a fan of being cold.
Watching Micah give Penelope a ride on my grandma's walker.


My mom and I singing "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" 1000 times with the singing bear. (Micah is giving him a hug here)

Watching them clean out my mom's tupperware cabinet.

It took me forever to make this slideshow/video--it was so difficult to narrow down all the pictures. I can't believe how much Penelope and Micah have changed this year. We are blessed!


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