The girls had their visit at the Developmental Clinic yesterday. All appears within the normal ranges for their adjusted age of 9 months. (adjusted age is their age if they were to have made it to full term rather than being born early).
Alexandra is weighing in at 16lbs 6.8ounces and height of 27.5 inches.
Annellice is weighing in at a HEFTY 19lbs 3 ounces and height or 29.5 inches.
While their size measurements seem drastically different from one another they are each progressing on their own growth charts very well and actually hitting the 50th percentile! Dr Brown did note that they are on different growth charts given that they start from 2 different weight/height coordinates. None the less the doctors are happy that they are growing!
We will be working the next few weeks with Annellice on strengthening her hips by not sitting in the "w" shape and sitting/standing with a narrower stance than what she is accustomed to. Alexandra will be getting more time with obstacles (to encourage her strength in the upper body) and massaging the bottom of her feet so that she will start to place them flat on the floor rather than just the balls of her feet.
Also, in the next few weeks we will be testing Alexandra out on the Nuetramagen formula so that I can stop pumping (yes, I am still pumping 10.5 months and counting!). The new formula is made with soy oil and not soy protien so the hopefully we will not have any problems with her digesting it this time. We will start with 1-2oz at a time and work out way up from there.
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