Monday, November 18, 2013

Growing up

(This was written about a month ago and I left it as a draft thinking I would add more to it later, but I never did.)
Well the last 2 Fridays we've had Doctor visits. Olivia's on the 4th and Ronan's on the 11th. They're both healthy, growing well, and advanced for their age. Stuff I know, but it's always good to hear a professional opinion. :)
Olivia - 2 1/2 years:
Weight - 23lbs, 6oz (2%)
Height - 34.25 in (15%)
Yeah... she's never been a very chunky kid. But she is growing. Hmmm, might have a little of "like mother, like daughter" going on here. The Dr. jokingly showed me her BMI (I don't remember what it was), and said he doesn't think we'll have to worry about that.
She knows her colors most of the time, can count to 14, and loves to sing her ABC's. She doesn't recognize all her letters yet, but it's not something I really help her work on. She loves to build stuff with her mega blocks and has even made an airplane all by herself. I was impressed! 

Ronan - almost 4 months (16 weeks):
Weight - 12lbs, 10oz (20%)
Height - 25.5 in (75%)
Head Circumference - 41.5 cm (30%)
His weight dropped percentage - wise, but he eats til he's stuffed and he's very active. He does 360 circles, stomach crunches, and scoots around on his back til he comes off his blanket on the floor. Then he cries cause he wants back on his blanket. He rolled from his stomach to his back at 2 months, but it was on the bed and the bed was sloped toward me. At 3 months he rolled over again on the floor, twice in one day, but now that he knows he can do it, I guess he feels like he doesn't really need to anymore. He wants so bad to be able to sit up on his own (hence the stomach crunches), and can't stand it if he can't see and be a part of whatever is going on. Most of the time he is very happy and gives you dimpled smiles that just melt your heart. ;)