The Babies Lawrence: Lila and Brendan August Update!

Lila and Brendan have been getting bigger and more grown up by the day.

Brendan is walking all over the place, showing off by bending over to pick things up and then getting back up and walking away. He is coordinated and a definte climber.

Lila is a great walker but a selective one. She prefers to hang out and observe or follow her brother crawling until it is really necessary to get up - like to get a toy or retrieve some food so he doesn't hog it all.

Both babies had their one year doctor's appointment last week and did great. The doctor was impressed with how well they were walking, pointing, using sounds and words and just their sweet personalitites. They smiled and showed off for the doctor during the entire appointment! Brendan weighed in at 28 pounds and Lila was 23 pounds - both are tall and perfect.

As usual, Meg and Tim are doing everything right.

The babies just stopped taking most of their bottles and are drinking real milk with their meals. They moved into their bigger, more comfortable car seats and love them - they are higher than the carriers so you can see their little heads checking everything out.

Both babies are getting used to table foods as they eat much less baby food and more people food. Brendan and Lila both love pasta, fresh fruit, beans, mac and cheese, crackers, goldfish and anything else that people will share with them. They are terrific eaters for the most part although Meg and Tim haven't moved onto meats yet so we'll see how that goes with their vegetarian aunts and grammy.

Lila and Brendan had another first this week when they took their first trip to the zoo. Auntie Kasey, Uncle B, Peter, Molly, Annie, Lizzie and Ellie all came along to enjoy their first experience and we had a blast. We went to Forest Park Zoo in Springfield!