Thursday, May 7, 2009

Doctor Visit

Yesterday was the girls 9 month check-up at the pediatricians office. The girls are doing wonderful! Madilyn weighed in at 21 pounds and 27 3/4 inches long. Madilyn is in the 75-90% for weight and 50% on length. Morgan weighed in at 20 pounds 4 ounces and 27 inches long. Morgan is in the 75% for weight and 25-50% for length. Doctor Chandler said the girls were doing wonderful. She told us to start letting the girls try table foods. That should be fun...and messy!

The girls did not have to get shots yesterday but they did get their fingers pricked to check their iron levels. All was good there, but the girls of course screamed for about 10 minutes. The nurse put a piece of cotton and 2 band aids on each of the girls fingers to stop the bleeding. Immediately the girls put the band aids with the cotton in their mouths. I tried the best I could by myself to keep them happy while we waited for the results. When the nurse returned Madilyn had her band aid in her mouth and not on her finger. I took the mess out of her mouth and put a single band aid on her finger, which she put right back in her mouth. We proceeded to leave the office and as I was loading them in the car, I noticed Morgan's was no longer on her finger. I started looking around for it and of course found 2 band aids in her mouth, but NO COTTON! I freaked out! I hauled them back in and talked to the doctor. In the process I took Madilyn's off her finger to prevent anymore cotton eating. The Doctor said not to worry, I would pass and add a little extra fiber to her diet. Feeeeewww! That was eventful trip!


Meanwhile, this week Madilyn has really mastered the pulling up thing. She found the stairs on Wednesday so I know it's time to put the baby gates up. She crawled over to the stairs and using the first step pulled herself to the standing position. Morgan just laid back and watched her. Then Morgan traveled over to the front door and looked as though she was ready for someone to open the door and see her. We call this her "leg lift" exercise!

With Madilyn's new found climbing Morgan is taking the blunt of it. But Morgan knows how to maneuver her way out from under Madilyns wresting techniques. These pictures pretty much sum up my days as a referee. Enjoy!






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