12 Month Old Check-Up

We were a little late in visiting the pediatrician for Kayla & TJ's 12 month check-up, but we did finally make it. I think we were there during the 2nd week in September...so about 2-3 weeks late. Oops! Anyway, here is the official update!

Kayla weighed in at 21 lbs 6 oz, which puts her in the 55th percentile for weight. Just perfect! She measured a tall 30 1/2 inches, putting her in the 80th percentile for height! And her head was 46 1/2 cm around, which puts her in the 90th percentile for head size...surprise surprise! Everyone knew she had a big BRAIN!

TJ weighed in at 18 lbs 9 oz, which puts him in the 5th percentile! Skinny little man, still! He was 29 1/2 inches tall though, which put him in the 45th percentile for height. And his head circumference was 45 1/2 cm, putting him in the 25th percentile. The good news is that he may officially be "caught up" in height as 45th percentile is exactly where he should be! I was sad that he is still so skinny, but the doc says that upward progression is all we ask of him! He was extremely satisfied with the 5th percentile.

The funniest part of this doc visit was that the babies didn't cry. Just a little at the end when they got their shots...but during the visit with the doc...not a peep. The doc said "how many hours of sleep do they get at night, and during naps?" I said "11-12 hours a night, and two 1-2 hour naps per day." He said "Are they eating all table foods like veggies, meats, breads, fruit?" I said "yup, they eat everything and anything I give them. Exactly what we eat." Then he did his examination on both of them, and no one cried. Not even a whimper. They even cracked a few smiles. At the end the doctor said "So these two sleep all night, they take good naps, they eat everything, and they don't cry at the doctor. You officially have the best behaved 1 year old twins in the history of the world." Ha ha ha...we think so too!