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Here's our family picture from our Canada trip! There's not a whole lot going on around here. I've been trying to keep the days filled and I'm desperately looking forward to school starting so we can get into our fall routine. The excitement this week came with Garrett and Paige's 18-month check-up. It's always difficult hauling all three kids to the doctor's office, but this visit was compounded by the fact that all three got immunizations... 3 for Molly and 4 for each baby. It was not an easy feat with three screaming kids, but we got through it.

Garrett is officially 28 lbs 3 oz (77%) which is two pounds more than his 12-month appointment. He also grew 1.25" in six months and now measures 2' 9.5" (79%). Paige on the other hand actually LOST weight in 6 months and is now 25 pounds (58%). She also only gained 0.5" in height and is 2' 7" tall (25%)... 2.5" shorter than Garrett. Paige also went from being in the 90th-percentile for height, to the 25th-percentile which is interesting. Maybe she'll end up inheriting some "short genes" after all. They're definitely starting to look less and less like twins as Garrett is 2.5" taller than Paige and quite a bit leaner looking.

Garrett is also blowing us away with his verbal skills. He's stringing words together already, saying things like "where Daddy go?" and "bye bye Daddy!". Paige on the other hand seems to be a late talker, much like Molly was. So we may end up in speech therapy with her too. But one thing about Paige, she definitely knows how to make her needs known. She also has ALL of her teeth now except her 2-year molars, whereas Garrett is 5 teeth behind her.

They're also starting to interact with each other more. Sometimes it's really sweet when they try to comfort each other when crying, or share their snack with the other. But a lot of the time it's brawling over toys. They both ADORE Molly, and will do anything she wants. A couple of days ago they were giggling in the other room, and when I walked in Garrett and Paige were lying next to each other, and Molly was taking turns sucking out their noses with the suction bulb. They seemed to think that was hilarious! I'm really happy that they all enjoy one another!