Wednesday, June 25, 2008

6 month appt and pictures

Today was the girl's 6 month well baby exam. They are both doing great! They have been staying right in their own growth curve

Addison weighs 17lbs 1oz and is 24.5 inches in length

Length = between percentile 5 and 10
Weight = between percentile 50 and 75
Head Circumference = in percentile 25

Samantha weighs 15lbs 10oz and is 25 inches

Length = between percentile 10 and 25
Weight = between percentile 25 and 50
Head Circumference = in percentile 25

The doctor had some of their vaccines without preservatives, so we went ahead and did two today. Two is our limit per visit. I won't subject the girls to a ridiculous number of pokes. We are in no hurry to vaccinate. They aren't in daycare or anything. They just need to be caught up by kindergarten and that won't be a problem. I did the same thing with Joshua and it worked out great.

Both girls handled the shots better this time than last time. They cried for just a few seconds and were over it. We gave them extra cuddles this evening and all is well.

The doctor gave us the ok for teething biscuits and such. I was a bit shocked because I don't remember giving Josh baby biscuits this early. The girls are doing great with solid foods. Here is a list of what they've had so far. (by the way- I know most of you guys don't care about these types of details, I do this part mostly for my own records.)

Green beans
Sweet potatoes
Butternut Squash
Carrots
Apples
Bananas

We have been taking it slow with the solids but we are going to pick it up a notch. The girls are totally ready. I also love making the food for them.

Both girls are sitting on their own. They do still get a bit wobbly when they are excited. They are grabbing at everything and it's all going straight into their mouths.

We took the girls to Walmart and had their 6 month pictures taken. We were pretty impressed with Walmart's pictures. They were much better than we expected. We spent a fortune but it's SO worth it.

Here are some of our favorites.






1 comment:

Brooke said...

They are doing great, they are sooo freaking cute.

An alternative to teething biscuits that I was more comfortable with are called Mum-Mums, the pretty much melt in your mouth. They are in the baby section at Walmart. The kids still love them.

They have soo many more things since Braeden and Josh were babies!