13 months - First swimming lesson (Jan 10, 2015)

The twins turned 13 months old today.  We also started swimming lessons.  I was a bit worried about James because he cried last time we took him to the Olympium, because of the cold water.  He was great today.  His lips turned blue but he never indicated that he wanted to get out.

Before our first swimming lesson 

Waiting patiently 

First swim lesson complete!

This last month has flown by.  James and Josie have both grown up so much.  They are both wanting to feed themselves now and are generally eating pretty well.  

They are also getting really into sign language.  Here are the signs they regularly use.  I have put an * beside the words they they both say and sign.

James: more, all done, eat, hi, bye, dog*, drink, banana, wash hands, blow kiss, hat*, bird, grandpa*, grandma*, dada*, up, hurray, story, please

Josie: more, all done, eat, dog*, wash hands, up*, hi, bye, kiss, hurray, bird, story

They are also both saying mama (still only when they are crying) and they can identify their shoes and socks.  They can also point to our eyes, nose, mouth, teeth, hair and ears (James is really good at this).

It was -13 last week so we had to get really bundled up to go for a car ride.

It was -18 last Wednesday so rather than go outside we pitched a tent in the living room and filled it with pillows.  It is still up and we call it the snuggle fort.  They love it!