14 months

John and Elinor are 14 months old today. At what point do you stop counting the months?
They are so much fun. John hits the floor running as soon as I pick him up out of the crib in the morning. He never stops. He is the busy one. He is into everything. He also likes to climb up on chairs and stand on them if I am not looking.
He is charging at the camera in this photo. The kids are so difficult to photograph. They want to touch the camera or they make wierd faces or they are just moving too much. I can never get them in a photo together.



Elinor has her quiet moments. She is okay to play quietly on the floor all by herself. She loves to stop what she's doing and come over for a quick hug and snuggle and then wants to get down again. She is addicted to her paci. She looks for it/them all over the house. She will drink from her sippy cup, put it down and then put the paci in for a quick suck. We are going to have a tough time breaking the paci. When should I start? Oh gosh, soon.



Both kids love the outdoors. They love to pick up anything from a remote to a shoe and pretend that they are talking on the phone. However, it always seems as if John is yelling. He must see me talking to Grandpa on the phone.
The twins still take an hour to hour and a half morning nap and on good days they will nap for two hours in the afternoon. At night, they sleep for about 10.5 hours. Elinor eats by the handfuls and John uses two fingers only. Elinor loves bananas and noodles with tomato sauce. John loves everything else. They both love raisins like crazy (their big cousin Jon F. got them hooked).
They have wonderful laughs and their smiles just make me cry sometimes. I count my blessings and I pray that God watches over them and keeps them safe and healthy. You know the drill...




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In other news... the painter comes tomorrow to paint our old oak veneer kitchen cupboards. The cabinet color is a surprise. Here's the before. My brother-in-law Jim put up some crown molding. I cannot wait to have them completed.



As I look at this photo, I am a bit embarassed at the disorganization... but all will be neat and clean and in order the next time you see it.