We had our official one year check up today. For the first time ever, it was really good. The doctor said they were growing well and along their growth curve. The dreaded g-word was never mentioned and she was very happy with them. Yea! Yea! Yea!
She said she did want to try to add some weight to get them at least at the 3rd percentile. Yes, that's the 3rd percentile we are aiming for. I'm feeling pretty good about it since they are now eating solids so well. They are still eating about 600mls or 20 ounces a day of formula. I'm not sure if we can up that much, but we CAN add whipping cream and butter to everything they eat. After we bulk them up, we can worry about their arteries.
Here are the long awaited for stats:
Natalie:
last full peds appt. (Feb 28)
Weight: 12 lb 6.6oz (mar 31 - after sickness - 13.1lbs)
Height - 24.5 in
Head - 16 in
TODAY
weight: 14.1 lbs
height: 26.5 inches
head: 16.5in
Abigail:
Weight: 13.84lb (Feb 28) 14.08lb (Mar 31)
Height: 25 in
Head: 16.5 in
TODAY:
Weight: 15 lbs
Height: 27 in
Head: 17 1/3 in
We are very pleased, and I am very relieved. I've been really worried they weren't gaining enough weight - especially Natalie. It's amazing what a difference that pound makes. She feels SO light when you pick her up after Abby, It made me think she was falling behind more in weight.
Speaking of weight and eating issues...As of our camping trip last week, we are no longer recording how much they eat. No more charts. It's a big deal for me. Ben wanted to quit a few weeks ago, but I didn't want to. On the camping trip though, it was impossible to try to write everything down. When we came home, we just never did again. It's freeing. We still have a pretty good general idea, but we are no longer counting every last milliliter. Maybe our next big step can be to start talking in ounces and not MLs!
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