18 Month Stats & Elfish Humor

The Stats
Went to the Dr. the Saturday after Thanksgiving for the girls' 18 month well-visit. Here's the stats:

Taylor: 33" Tall; 24 lbs. 4 oz.
Leah: 33.5" Tall; 22 lbs. 6 oz.

They're both ahead on the milestones the Dr. expects to see at this age, all in all, it was a pretty good visit.

Only 2 ounces away from being, yet again, exactly 2 pounds apart. Although I do question the half inch difference in height - we see them everyday and can't tell which part of Leah is half an inch taller. I think she pointed her toes when the nurse measured her on the exam table. LOL


Elfish Humor
Our friend Mike sent us an email that had David and I cracking up, Leah swaying to the music and Taylor dancing and cheering (literally... Mike, Judy, I swear she clapped for you both at the end.) So, not to be outdone, here's our version:
http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1247974189

Ok.... realized I started this and never actually posted it (it was written 2 months ago... but its still fun.) :)

Ok, so we missed the ‘once a month’ deadline this time… but it is still only the 1^st week of October so we’re not doing too badly.

The summer weather is still with us (YEA!!!!!!!!!) and the girls are loving it. The jungle gym is definitely a favorite hangout – and why not – swings, sandbox, big yellow slide and that cool deck on the top – I mean really, what’s not to love, right? J

Their coordination is amazing to me sometimes:

Taylor comes down the slide, plants her feet shoulder width apart, stands up and runs back to whichever adult has “lift-child-onto-the-deck-because-their-little-legs-aren’t-long-enough-to-climb-the-ladder-yet” duty. Its nothing that we taught her, but after a couple of initial trips down the slide she apparently felt that landing on her buns was not the way to go and that she needed to find a better solution.

Leah has officially entered the climbing phase of toddlerhood. One afternoon David was sitting on the loveseat with his feet on the ottoman (yes, we do, on rare occasion, get to sit down these days) when he heard “Hi Dad” from behind whatever he was reading. And there, on her knees on the ottoman was Leah, jumping into his lap. (Thank goodness she announced herself first or it may have been a very different scene.) LOL

15 Month Well Visit

The girls went for their 15 month well visit on Saturday (the18th) and things very went well overall.

They’re both staying on their growth curve for height and weight - Taylor is just about into the 50^th percentile for everything and Leah is still hovering in the 10-20^th percentile for weight and 50^th for height.

The doctor was very impressed (surprised even) with their language skills, comprehension and motor skills -they’re charting closer to 2 year old in those areas and for preemie multiples (who generally are expected to be behind) that’s a pretty big deal, so we’re very happy.

A couple of physical things came up, Taylor’s left hip is clicking a little and we have to get some x-rays done to check for hip dysplasia – we’ll keep an eye on it and address whatever needs to be addressed once the testing is completed (fingers crossed and prayers that it’s a ligament issue and not actually dysplasia). Leah’s left foot is turning in but should resolve itself (with some exercises) without a problem.

Here’s their stats:

Taylor
Height: 30.75”
Weight: 22lbs. 12oz.

Leah
Height: 31"
Weight: 20lbs. 12oz.

Summer Fun

Summer is here, and almost gone. Good weather is much too fleeting here in WNY.

The girls have certainly been making the most of the sunny days playing on the porch, digging in their sandbox and SWINGING!

My little adrenaline junkies love to swing. The higher the better in their world. Giggles and squeals bounce playfully around the backyard every time the get near their play set.

As their mom, the sound of their laughing makes me laugh out loud too. As fellow swing enthusiast/adrenaline junkie I find myself looking very forward to the days when we can hit the amusement park rides together.

However, since they're not going to meet the height requirements for the roller coaster just yet, I guess I'll just enjoy the giggles that come with them swinging over our heads (yes, I do mean that literally - I wasn't kidding about the adrenaline junkie part.)