Twin Update

I am exhausted. The twins went to the pediatrician today and then I went to Noah's school for their annual pajama pancake dinner. Which can basically be summed up as kids, sugar, and a DJ.

Here is the 4 month status report on the girls:

Hannah Eve
12 pounds, 6 ounces
24.5 inches

Abigail Eden
12 pounds, 1 ounces
24.5 inches

Both girls are in the 50th percentile for height and the 25th percentile for weight. How I ended up with such little peanuts is absolutely "BEYOND" me.

The quotations are a "shout-out" to my officemate Leslie.

Health-wise they are both okay, although the doctor has some concerns about Hannah. They want her to have more "tummy-time" because the back of her head is a bit flat. They are also concerned about the fact that she tends to lean her head to right side and as a result the muscles on the left aren't as strong. The remedy for that is some gentle massaging exercises.

She also need to have have an ultrasound on her hips. Why? When you lay her on her stomach the folds of skin on the back of her legs don't line up, which could be an indication that her hips are not developing properly, a condition known as hip displaysia. This condition is not uncommon in twins as there is only so much room in the uterus and babies become cramped which can inhibit growth. In the big scheme of things none of these are life threatening, but they are all things that need to be addressed. The truth is that things could be a lot worse.

Hannah also knows how to roll over from her stomach to her back and she is dangerously close to being able to roll over from her back to her stomach. It's impossible for her to keep her socks on and Dan and I are convinced that she is just itching to crawl and walk.

And then there is Abbie. So sweet. . . .she's just happy as a clam. She's close to rolling over too, but why bother when you are as cute as she is.