We had two well visits to the pediatrician this week. Allie had her 1 month checkup and Robbie had his 4 year checkup. I'm happy to say that both kids did great and are growing and learning right on track with their peers!
Allie weighed in at a whopping 9lb 8oz already! And she's grown in length, too, now measuring at a full 22". She's going to be a tall girl if she stays on this track. She's in the 90th percentile for height and 75th percentile for weight. She has been eating like a champ for the last week or so, making us think it must be a growth spurt and we were right after hearing her stats at the doctor's office! She's now finally able to fit into her 0-3 month clothes without them falling off her. I just love dressing her up! We adore our little peanut!
Robbie also fared well at his doctor's visit. He continues to be our stringbean, weighing in at 33lbs and measuring a tall 42". He's only in the 21st percentile for weight, but the 60th for height! This was a fun doctor's visit for him, as there were fun new "tests" and no shots! He was asked to read the eye chart to identify shapes and letters, jump and hop around on one foot (which he continued to do all the way to the front door from the car), and walk on his tippy toes, his heels and one foot in front of the other on a line like a balance beam. He thought he was at a field day activity event instead of at the doctor's office!
And, while Scottie didn't have a doctor's visit this week (much to his chagrin), he's also doing quite well. His latest trick is making up his own stories and songs to "read" and sing to the rest of us. He'll flip through pages of any magazine or book and "read" his stories to us in a voice full of inflection. Most pages start with, "WHEN he was in there, he WAS on there...." Even Robbie will sit down and listen and giggle along with Ron and me in the audience. In the car Scottie sings his heart out to songs he knows, or makes up his own words to songs only he can hear in his head. He's great entertainment on long drives! He's getting a little better about trying new foods, too. His newest discovery is salsa, of all things! As long as he can dip his chips in it, he loves it! At least he's getting some veggies! He now eats fish, too. Tuna steaks, mahi mahi, crab cakes, scallops and clam strips! Roasted chick peas and sweet peas, too! We're making progress! He is definitely still wearing the title of the family meatball, though. He's one solid kid, only a few small pounds lighter than Robbie who has a whole year and half on him.
So we're very pleased parents to have such healthy, happy kiddos. Our stringbean, meatball and peanut are all doing very well!
