We took the kids to their 9 month doctors apt. today! Here's the info:
Arianna is 18lb 5oz and 29 inches long. She is in the 90th percentile for height and weight...our little peanut is becoming a porker
Matthew is 18lb 7oz and 29 1/2 inches long. Somehow he is only in the 10th percentile for height and weight...probably because boys should be bigger!
The doctor told us to keep feeding Matthew until he turns food away - this isn't good for us becuase he'll eat us out of house and home! LOL She said both kids looked great and were advancing great! She said we can start them on whole milk once they turn 12 months old - so at least 3 more months with formula!
They then had to get 3 shots. 1 was a routine shot and then they got the flu shot and the H1N1 shot. They have to go back in a month for the next round of flu shots. They both cried, but it didn't last too long...until...we went to the lab. Because this is their 9 month apt., they have to have a vial of blood drawn to check their iron levels and anemia. Arianna went first...I held her on my lap and they put a little arm band around her to have her vein pop out...well then they stuck her with the needle and you would have thought someone really hurt her! She cried and screamed and screamed and well...screamed until we were home for 15 minutes! She's our little drama queen! Matthew took it like a man - cried for about 45 seconds and he was over it! It totally broke my heart though - to see those crocodile tears coming down...UGH!
We had our first official "snow day" today! I had the day off from work so I had the bonus of spending it with the kids. I dressed them up in their snow suits and plopped them in the snow. I took a few pictures then dragged them back inside! What a production!! We stayed inside for the rest of the day - until we went to the doctor. We got about 10 inches of snow, and now it is raining with thunder and lightening...very strange!
David and I got to have a weekend "away" this past weekend. We went on a bus trip to NYC with the college. We walked around and window shopped. The weather was really bad (rainy with occasional snow), so we spent 30.00 on umbrellas - since ours kept breaking! Then on Sunday we had a holiday ball that we go to every year. Joyce and Mike ended up having the kids Saturday - Monday. They were pretty tired, but they loved it! I had a hard time come Monday a.m. - I really missed waking up with the kids! When I got to my inlaws house after work on Monday - the kids were so excited to see me. Arianna got on her knees and leap frogged across the room clapping her hands and laughing. Matthew looked up with a huge smile and did a 1/2 laugh, 1/2 cry type thing as to say "My mommy's finally home!"
Well that's about it for now - the holidays are approaching quickly and before we know it they'll have their 1st birthday! So sad...my babies are growing up!
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