The girls are thirteen months today. It was such a beautiful day--in the upper 80s again! We enjoyed the afternoon at the park with some friends. It is getting easier for me to get all four kids out and about without having help all the time. In the afternoon, we all went to cousin Erin's basketball game and surprised her! It was fun to see her play and SJC won in a close game!
My Anna is getting braver by the day. She stands by herself and will balance for quite a while. She has not tried to take a step yet...however, yesterday she attempted to get up to standing without using any sort of furniture to help get her up! She is also going to have curls, we think. Her hair is coming in and it reminds me of Jack's.
My Elizabeth just started to "let go" and balance a little while standing today. She doesn't stand for long, but she is so proud of herself. She also blows kisses!
My Kate recently got a first tooth!Yesterday my nephew noticed a little tooth in her mouth and when I looked, sure enough, there it was was! Thanks Nicholas! Kate is such a good baby--she is so calm and loves to entertain herself by dancing and moving! We think she is starting to grow some hair finally too!
In other news, the girls were evaluated again for their development. They tested between nine and twelve months which is normal for their adjusted age (eleven months). Kate showed off for the therapists and tested the highest in play and overall development. Elizabeth won in the speech area and was lowest in her gross motor skills. They called her "slight" and said she just needs to get stronger to catch up to her sisters in that area. She is a few weeks behind them. Anna scored the best in gross motor skills. Elizabeth is becoming such the stranger anxious child. She was nervous of the therapists unless I was holding her and has recently become afraid of her Aunt Sarah (sometimes) and Uncle Mike. She loves her cousin Erin, however.
Also, Jack had a second appointment with Dr. Kipp and his eyes are doing great! No sign of any crossing which is great news. He seems to be regaining some of his 3D vision as well. We are praying we don't see his eyes cross again. We don't have to see Dr. Kipp again for six months.
Here are a few pictures I tried to get of the girls in their pumpkin shirts from our good friends, Catherine and Mario. The only way I can get them all to sit still together for a picture is to give them Cheerios ;) I love holiday shirts! We are ready for October and fall!
