4 month old check up

Our 4 month check-up



Waiting for the nurse with the shots.......
Yesterday we had our 4 month old check up and SHOTS! Dr. Gard is wonderful and he was so pleased with how the babies are gaining weight. Peyton weighed in at 11 lbs and Olivia weighed 10 lbs 6 oz. She is catching up to her brother! Peyton is 23.3 inches long and Olivia is 22.5 inches long. They had to get two shots which were ok... After the first one the babies were ok but when she got them with the second one all hell broke loose. They both turned dark red and then let the screems out! It only took a minute or two to calm them down but it is hard to see that. We go back to the Doctor in two months and hopefully he will let us start some solid foods!

Tracy is awesome with the babies... He does not like to be left alone with both babies for too long because he says they "team - up" on him and cry, but he is a lifesaver for me. I don't think I could do it without him! Eventhough I am the one who has to get up to feed the babies in the middle of the night... he gets up to change the diapers and take out Oliver if he needs a potty break. We make a good team!

At our last Dr. Visit Dr Gard recommended an evaluation from early intervention, based on the fact that they were premature. They came out to do the eval and both babies qualified because they spent more than 30 days in the NICU. At this point Peyton gets Physical Therapy to help him with controling his muscles better and he will get a speech evaluation to help with his bottle feeding- he is a mess! Olivia is only on consult but because they were premature they may have some delays as they get older. The good news is that if they are delayed then they might qualify to be in my class in a couple of years! That would be crazy! But kind of cool! OK- I know that is thinking a little too far in the future!

Some milestones to date:
*Both babies love to smile and laugh - which is awesome
*They are both starting to get their hands together and they love doing tummy time on our chests or on our legs watching TV... Yes that is right... they both love the TV!
*Bath time is fun ... they are not sure if they like it or not but they do ok until I drip soap in their eyes (oops).
*They are both strong and can hold their heads up when they are on their tummy but Peyton is stronger than Olivia.
*Both babies spend every night in their own crib! They go to bed between 8 and 9 pm and I usually get up with one of them around 3 and the other waits until I am out of the shower! Some nights I have to feed both babies during the night and it takes about 2 hours to get them fed, changed, and back to sleep but it works for us.



Just swinging at Nana's House!