We took the girls for their 6 month check-up today, Aug. 16. Here are the results.
Addison weighs 13 lbs. 2 oz. and is in the 5-10% for weight. She is the tallest at 24 1/2 inches and is in the 10-25% for height. The only concern for Addison is that she isn't rolling over yet, so we'll see if she can master this skill in the next couple of weeks. If not, she will have to do some therapy with ECI. Addison is very dramatic and has this wimper cry and really wants to make people feel sorry for her when she is crying. She just started to try and talk and sounds a bit like a roar. Caden thinks it is so funny and wants her to do it over and over and laughs so hard. She is so happy and just started to reach and pick up toys for the first time last week, Aug. 6. The BIG NEWS is on Monday, Aug. 13 our doctor told us she could come off of her apnea monitor! She is our last one to come off the monitor so now we have three wireless babies. It was wonderful taking all three girls in the stroller and we didn't have to worry about the wires getting tangled or alarms going off.
Emery weighs 14 lbs even and she is 24 inches long and in the 5-10% for height. She is rolling over and loves to sleep on her side. She looks so much like Addison that people have a hard time telling them apart. It is fun to have people guess which baby is Addison and which one is Emery. She loves to be held and is so happy. Sometimes she only likes to be held standing up and when you try to sit she starts to cry, so you end up holding Emery until your back hurts and you just want to sit down. Addison does the same thing sometimes, but that doesn't surprise us. Emery was the first one of the girls to reach for a toy and hold it on July 30. Emery came off of her apnea monitor Aug. 1.
Harper started out as the smallest and has caught up and passed her sisters. She weighs 15 lbs. 10 oz. and is in the 50% for weight. She is the same height as Emery at 24 inches long and is in 5-10% for height. Harper is the only one of our girls who will take a pacifier- and she LOVES her paci! We love to see her smiles through the pacifier and when it falls out because she smiles so big. She is rolling over a lot now and loves to watch the fish spin on the aquarium swing above her head. The only concern with Harper is that the doctor told us she has a mild case of torticollis. Our doctor said it is common with multiples and babies in the NICU. She tends to turn her head more to the right and her neck muscles are a little wobbly when she is sitting up. She will be evaluated and begin physical therapy on Tuesday. Our doctor said she will probably only need a couple of sessions and we can work with her at home. Please say a prayer for Harper.
Caden is getting so big we can hardly believe he is going to be four-years-old this fall. He is such a great pretender and loves to go, go, go- just like his Mommy. We were making lunch last week and asked him if he wanted his sandwich cut in triangles or squares. After thinking about half a second, he said "well, probably rectangles." He says funny things to us all the time and has a great sense of humor with telling knock-knock jokes and singing. We are enjoying our summer and looking forward to school starting Sept. 4 and his first season of playing soccer through the YMCA.
Addison weighs 13 lbs. 2 oz. and is in the 5-10% for weight. She is the tallest at 24 1/2 inches and is in the 10-25% for height. The only concern for Addison is that she isn't rolling over yet, so we'll see if she can master this skill in the next couple of weeks. If not, she will have to do some therapy with ECI. Addison is very dramatic and has this wimper cry and really wants to make people feel sorry for her when she is crying. She just started to try and talk and sounds a bit like a roar. Caden thinks it is so funny and wants her to do it over and over and laughs so hard. She is so happy and just started to reach and pick up toys for the first time last week, Aug. 6. The BIG NEWS is on Monday, Aug. 13 our doctor told us she could come off of her apnea monitor! She is our last one to come off the monitor so now we have three wireless babies. It was wonderful taking all three girls in the stroller and we didn't have to worry about the wires getting tangled or alarms going off.
Emery weighs 14 lbs even and she is 24 inches long and in the 5-10% for height. She is rolling over and loves to sleep on her side. She looks so much like Addison that people have a hard time telling them apart. It is fun to have people guess which baby is Addison and which one is Emery. She loves to be held and is so happy. Sometimes she only likes to be held standing up and when you try to sit she starts to cry, so you end up holding Emery until your back hurts and you just want to sit down. Addison does the same thing sometimes, but that doesn't surprise us. Emery was the first one of the girls to reach for a toy and hold it on July 30. Emery came off of her apnea monitor Aug. 1.
Harper started out as the smallest and has caught up and passed her sisters. She weighs 15 lbs. 10 oz. and is in the 50% for weight. She is the same height as Emery at 24 inches long and is in 5-10% for height. Harper is the only one of our girls who will take a pacifier- and she LOVES her paci! We love to see her smiles through the pacifier and when it falls out because she smiles so big. She is rolling over a lot now and loves to watch the fish spin on the aquarium swing above her head. The only concern with Harper is that the doctor told us she has a mild case of torticollis. Our doctor said it is common with multiples and babies in the NICU. She tends to turn her head more to the right and her neck muscles are a little wobbly when she is sitting up. She will be evaluated and begin physical therapy on Tuesday. Our doctor said she will probably only need a couple of sessions and we can work with her at home. Please say a prayer for Harper.
Caden is getting so big we can hardly believe he is going to be four-years-old this fall. He is such a great pretender and loves to go, go, go- just like his Mommy. We were making lunch last week and asked him if he wanted his sandwich cut in triangles or squares. After thinking about half a second, he said "well, probably rectangles." He says funny things to us all the time and has a great sense of humor with telling knock-knock jokes and singing. We are enjoying our summer and looking forward to school starting Sept. 4 and his first season of playing soccer through the YMCA.
