I took the girls in this morning to the pediatrician for their 4 month check up. In two months, they have gained three pounds. Abigail weighs 12 lbs, 4 oz. while Isabelle weighs 12 lbs, 13 oz. Abby is 24 1/2″ long, and Izzy is 25″ long. Their brain is growing with Ab’s head being 15 1/2″, and Iz’ head being 16″. They received three immunizations today, too. It breaks my heart when they get their shots. But all in all, the doctor was happy with their progress. They are in the 25th percentile as far as their growth is concerned.
Their doctor wants us to start them on solids…yay! I’m so excited. I just have to go out and buy two highchairs, padded spoons, plastic bowls, and food. I’m going to start them on rice cereal for a few days until they get used to swallowing food. Then I can start them on stage 1 veggies, introducing one every three days. The doctor also told us to give them an ounce of water a day. I’m going to try to get out to Babies R Us either today or tomorrow so we can start this exciting new journey in the next couple of days. I can’t wait to see how they’ll react to the foods.
I know I haven’t posted pictures in a while. We’ve taken a bunch, but I’m just trying to really focus on school right now and practice on my machine as much as possible. Blogging, uploading pictures, facebooking….it can all be so time-consuming. I promise to post some recent pictures of the girls within the next week. Thanks for keeping up to date with us and the chicklets. They are being dedicated at church on October 11th so if you are local, you should come to Sandals that day.
