Racing in the Buff

The twins love to race each other up the stairs for bath time. This time they were in the buff and it was just too cute not to photograph.

Pedi Wellness Appointment @ 16 Months

What a day it’s been. Mark was out-of-town on business yesterday and returned at 3 AM. Then I had to get the twins ready for their pedi appointment, and leave the house at 7 AM. So I am tired. I don’t sleep well when Mark is away, and I especially don’t sleep well when I get calls after midnight from Mark on the road.

We had a great appointment though. Our doc said that the twins look great, they are on track and he is pleased with their development. We haven’t seen him since their 12 month wellness visit and since then the twins have gotten teeth, have started walking, talking more, etc.

So here are the stats…

Kate…18 lbs, 13 oz (< 3%); 30″ (20%); 46.3 cm head circumference (55%)

Carson…23 lbs, 1 oz (23%); 31.25″ (45%); 49.5 cm head circumference (95%)

Obviously our bathroom scale is about 5 lbs off. No shots at this visit.

Kate talked the doc’s ear off. She pointed out his nose (and said “nose,” well it sounds more like “bose”), and chanted “bow” (i.e., “no”) when he tried to look in her ears. Speaking of Kate’s ears, he told me that it looks like one of her tubes may be coming out soon. Ugh! As her head grows (and it’s been growing a lot lately), the ear canal will straighten out naturally and that will push out the tubes. For what the tubes cost, I am not too happy that they are coming out way before winter (i.e., ear infection season). I hope they can last through winter or else we will have to do the surgery again.

Carson showed off his drunken baby walking — or at least that’s what I call it — for the doc and his staff. He loved having a crowd. His walking is getting slightly better as each day passes, but he is still as wobbly as a drunken college kid after a night of binge drinking.

We discussed Carson’s aggression and fighting, and he basically told me to back off and let the twins hash it out on their own. He suggested I only step in when situations become dangerous, otherwise let the kiddos handle their own business. I don’t want Kate to always think I will step in and solve all of her problems, and I don’t want Carson to resent me (or Kate for that matter) because he is always getting in trouble. I am going to give it a try, but it won’t be easy for me to sit back and let them beat the hell out of each other.

Per the doc’s suggestion, I am taking Kate in for some lab work on Friday. We are going to have her tested for food allergies. The doc wants me to start them on peanut butter (good for protein and will help fatten them up), but I don’t feel comfortable with that because of the hives that Kate had after trying eggs. So this test will let us know if we should avoid peanuts and other things too.