So the outcome from the Developmental Clinic appointment on Wednesday are that the girls are on track for their adjusted age. The adjusted age is their age if they were to make it to full-term. Since October 20th was our due date their adjusted age is 4.2 months, as opposed to their actual age of 5.7 months.
Both Alexandra and Annellice responded well to sounds and tasks given to them. They were rolled on their tummies and offered toys, as well as given large and small objects to track. Only Annellice made an effort to actaully reach for an object which is a skill that a 5 month old would have. Alexandra was chit-chatty towards the end as is her unique skill these days.
Dr Brown weighed them too. Alexandra is coming in at 11lbs 6oz, and Annellice is now 13lbs 8oz. When they use adjusted age of 4.2 months they are actually on the scale percentage wise (approx 80% on height and then 10% and 50% on weight respectively). Using the percentage scale at the regular pedictrician leaves Annellice below 10% and Alexandra less that 1% if I remember correctly. We will see where they are next week when we go back in for the 6 month checkup and immunizations.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
New things every day!
About a week to 10-days ago the girls started coordinating objects going from their hand to their mouth. Mind you they are only successful about 5% of the time - it usually just goes somewhere above their sholder right now. I'm thinking that once they get this down we will have them reaching for things shortly there after.
Yesterday (2/22) we experienced our first roll over (from tummy to back) by Alexandra. After we had a little celebration I promptly placed her back on her tummy for more tummy-time with her sister. Unfortunately, she was unable to replicate her actions. Annelllice, who has yet to roll over, showed her how to holler and cry very loudly while rocking on their bellies. Poor Titan didn't know what to do, so he took shelter on the playmat (picture below). The dog looks awfully sad doesn't he!
This morning brought us more tummy-time. Alexandra was able to roll to her left and two her right side! Everytime I would set her back on her tummy she was rolling tummy to back within 5 seconds. Luckily, I was able to grab the camera and video it. To bad the blogging website will not upload it :(. I will keep trying though. Annellice did not have as good of a time. She was able to push her head and upper body up to almost 90 degrees at the start. That is a HUGE jump for her as previously her and Alexandra only push themselves up just enough to move their head to the other side.
UPDATE - More tummy time this afternoon and Annellice did her first roll over from tummy to back too! She watched Alexandra do it 5-6 times before doing it herself. She was faster than I could get to the camera so her video is missing her propping herself up.
TO VIEW THE VIDEO CLICK ON THE PLAY BUTTON
Yesterday (2/22) we experienced our first roll over (from tummy to back) by Alexandra. After we had a little celebration I promptly placed her back on her tummy for more tummy-time with her sister. Unfortunately, she was unable to replicate her actions. Annelllice, who has yet to roll over, showed her how to holler and cry very loudly while rocking on their bellies. Poor Titan didn't know what to do, so he took shelter on the playmat (picture below). The dog looks awfully sad doesn't he!
This morning brought us more tummy-time. Alexandra was able to roll to her left and two her right side! Everytime I would set her back on her tummy she was rolling tummy to back within 5 seconds. Luckily, I was able to grab the camera and video it. To bad the blogging website will not upload it :(. I will keep trying though. Annellice did not have as good of a time. She was able to push her head and upper body up to almost 90 degrees at the start. That is a HUGE jump for her as previously her and Alexandra only push themselves up just enough to move their head to the other side.
UPDATE - More tummy time this afternoon and Annellice did her first roll over from tummy to back too! She watched Alexandra do it 5-6 times before doing it herself. She was faster than I could get to the camera so her video is missing her propping herself up.
TO VIEW THE VIDEO CLICK ON THE PLAY BUTTON
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010
We are slackers....
Wow it has almost been 2 weeks since the last posting. With all the playing in the snow we forgot to type out the events and progression of the girls.
The girls have been doing well! We attempted to put Alexandra on rice cereal as she was starting to wake in the middle of the night for an extra feeding. After 3 days I noticed not only was she having issues going number 2 but her wet diapers decreased from 6-7 a day down to 2-3. Rather than stress her kidneys we decided to take the cereal out and lose the sleep. Turns out that as she came off of it she stopped waking in the middle of the night anyways. For now we will continue to hold off on solid foods for atleast another 6 weeks. Annellice has continued to be steady-eddy with nothing strange occurring in her eating/sleeping habits.
They are both loving to be swaddled for naptime. We had stopped the swaddling process back in December but have found it ever so helpful now when they get overly tired and fussy. The hard part is sometimes they sleep so soundly that waking-up can be problematic. We will take it over the fits of tired screaming any day though!
These days the girls prefer to standing attempts on our laps. Annellice has earned the nickname "Stilts" for her ever locked knees. Alexandra on the other hand is nicknamed "noodles" because after about 3-5 seconds of standing she lights up a big smile and her legs go limp. Kevin and I are both thinking that when it will come to walking Annellice will be the contemplative thinker calculating each step where as Alexandra will be running rather than walking when she figures out how fast she can get from point A to point B. Thank goodness we have several months before we need to start chasing them down.
The girls have been doing well! We attempted to put Alexandra on rice cereal as she was starting to wake in the middle of the night for an extra feeding. After 3 days I noticed not only was she having issues going number 2 but her wet diapers decreased from 6-7 a day down to 2-3. Rather than stress her kidneys we decided to take the cereal out and lose the sleep. Turns out that as she came off of it she stopped waking in the middle of the night anyways. For now we will continue to hold off on solid foods for atleast another 6 weeks. Annellice has continued to be steady-eddy with nothing strange occurring in her eating/sleeping habits.
They are both loving to be swaddled for naptime. We had stopped the swaddling process back in December but have found it ever so helpful now when they get overly tired and fussy. The hard part is sometimes they sleep so soundly that waking-up can be problematic. We will take it over the fits of tired screaming any day though!
These days the girls prefer to standing attempts on our laps. Annellice has earned the nickname "Stilts" for her ever locked knees. Alexandra on the other hand is nicknamed "noodles" because after about 3-5 seconds of standing she lights up a big smile and her legs go limp. Kevin and I are both thinking that when it will come to walking Annellice will be the contemplative thinker calculating each step where as Alexandra will be running rather than walking when she figures out how fast she can get from point A to point B. Thank goodness we have several months before we need to start chasing them down.
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