Nine Months Old!

As of yesterday, Jake & Mal are nine months old! We went to the pediatrician for their check-up yesterday, so I have stats.

Mallory, or Miss Priss, as we very aptly call her

• weighs 16 lb 6 oz (10%)
• is 26 1/4 inches tall (15%)
• continues to have a large noggin (80%)
• is VERY talkative & VERY, VERY loud
• loves to jump & bounce
• is a very happy & content little girl...until you steal her toy
• can pull up to her knees
  

Jake

• weighs 17 lb 9 oz (10%)
• is 26 1/4 inches tall (5%)
• also has a large noggin (60%)
• is starting to talk more & has the sweetest little voice
• is an eating machine & shovels food into his mouth
• loves to roam all over the room while he plays
• can pull up to his knees, can sit up from lying on his belly & is crawling more & more each day
  

Here are some other recent pics of our cuties.

Uncle David, Jake picked out this shirt just for you. He wants to learn to be a pilot like you!
The twins are now pros at drinking from their sippy cups.
Their first time to use high chairs at a restaurant (S&D Oyster Company).
Having fun singing songs & learning about creation in their nursery class at church
Seeing what's going on out back with Daddy
Mal's dress here isn't supposed to be an off-the-shoulder look, but I guess she decided that's what she'd go for.
Messy girl! The blueberries got the best of her.
Since these pictures were taken, we've moved their crib mattresses down to the lowest level. I found Jake sitting up playing with the strings on his bumper & Mal trying to remove the bumper from her bed. Now that the mattresses are lower, I have enough room to tie all of the strings in front to the rails, which was the problem before.

Daddy inadvertently put on clothes that matched Jake the other day when he got home. Once he saw Jake's outfit, we had to get a picture. Like father, like son!
I just think he looks like such a big boy here.
Have a great weekend!