12 Months Old

At 12 months old, the boys have officially entered the wild stage.  They bite, crawl really fast, chew on anything the can get near their mouths, enjoy dropping things just to watch them fall, love to chase the cats, and they have figured out that they can climb using smaller objects to reach higher.  And if it isn't completely out of reach it will be on the floor - kleenex, place mats, coasters, and remotes are all favorites.  Aside from babbling, Ruslan makes a growling sound now and Wyatt has a high-pitched scream.

Their one year check-up was today. Other than the shots that made them sad, it was a good check-up.
Ruslan
Weight - 21 lbs 3 oz (24th%)
Height - 28-1/2" (11th%) - How can any child of ours have such a low percentile for height?
Wyatt
Weight -20 lbs 14 oz (20th%)
Height - 30-1/2" (72nd%)

Ruslan eats whatever we put in front of him - he loves green beans and is willing to try new things.  Wyatt has no interest in veggies.  He spits them out and pushes them away on his tray.   Their favorite foods are pancakes, waffles, blueberries and bananas.

They are such good sleepers - in bed at around 7:00 pm and awake at 6:30 am.  Wyatt generally wakes up crying while Ruslan is content in his crib when he first wakes up.

12 Months Together

If you saw the cute pictures of the boys alone with their puppies, you were probably wondering where the picture of them togehter was.  Let's just say it's going to be a while until we get one of those pictures again.  The combination of wild, diving Ruslan and cranky, hold-me-all-of-the-time Wyatt while entertainng, not exactly what I was looking for.

Brothers, together, is this what I have to look forward to?

But entertaining...here is a collection of what I captured in the process.  Scott was in charge of making sure no one ended up on the floor...

12 Months with Puppies

The final photo shoot in the monthly series.  We will revisit on occasion over the next few years.  Ruslan was in a wild mood after daycare and Wyatt was very sad.  So we got a good Ruslan picture and then after dinner had to try again with Wyatt.  They look so grown up in their polo shirts and khakis.

Most of the pictures of Ruslan look like this - Hey look, there's a ceiling fan.

Juliana wanted in on the fun and there were two wild children in the chair.

And Wyatt stopped crying long enough to sit with them very briefly.

Sometimes You Really Don't Want Your Picture Taken

Happy Birthday Wyatt!

One year ago and today. And some of my favorites from each of the last 12 months.

Happy Birthday Ruslan!

One year ago and today.  And some of my favorites from each of the last 12 months.