We went to their 18 month check up today, they are both doing great. They did well with their flu shots too, minimal crying due to a couple of Halloween suckers that I packed for them! (I got that tip from a friend.) Here are the stats:
Ethan is 25lbs = 50th% and is 35.5 inches tall= >95th% (off the charts for height!)
Amber is 23lbs=50th% and is 34 inches tall= 95th% (almost off the charts for height!)
Wow! At their last visit when they were 15months, they were both at the 75th% for height, but they've both obviously had a big growth spurt.
The doctor mentioned that for girls at 18 months, you can double their height and it is a ballpark number for what their height will be as an adult, so Amber could end up around 5'8. Yikes, that's tall, I'm only 5'3 or 5'4. She said you can do the same thing for boys when they are 2 years old. We may have some basketball players on our hands :)
So, being the nerd that I am, I looked back into my immunization record that happened to also have my weights and heights recorded....to see how accurate the theory is....at 18 months I was 33 and 1/4 inches....double that and you get 66.5 inches....I AM NOT 5 ft 6.5 inches tall...so who knows? I looked ahead at my record and at 24 months, I was only 33 inches, did I shrink over those next 6 months or did the nurse not measure me very accurately? Weird.
Here is a picture of our stockings hanging by the fireplace...I LOVE having a fireplace, it's so nice in the evenings and in the morning. You can see our lame little crocheted Christmas tree on top, that's as much as I wanted this year. Normally we're up in WI for the holidays and it doesn't make sense to get a tree, but this year, even though we are here, I didn't want one and have to police the twins more than usual! And, here is a picture of Hannah wearing my little black dress when she got dressed up for the Nutcracker Ballet. She looks very much older than 11 years old, don't you think?
Oh and here are my stats....I'm 37 weeks and 2 days, 3cm dilated, and 75% effaced; my weight is coming along nicely as well, but I'll spare those details!! Hopefully not too much longer to wait!
2 comments:
You crack me up. I better get a phone call or email right away when you deliver. I predict December 23rd because that is when we will be on the plane, which means we will be gone for a week and won't be able to visit you, which is just my luck.
Oh my gosh!!! How exciting! You sound like you are doing awesome- I can't wait. My prediction is a girl. Of course, my track record is quite poor!!
The babies are getting so big!! Wow. Amanda is 15lbs now and about 26 inches. Its funny, she's got long legs and short arms- clothes fit her so goofy! She's almost rolling over. She launches her legs up and rolls on her side but can't quite get her opposite shoulder over. Its very cute!! She slept through the night 3x last week!! Usually though we are up only once, so its not too bad. I can't believe she's 100 days old today....
Keep us posted on baby watch (I'll alert Lenice!)
Love
Nancy
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