Today was our 15 month well check. They have definitely figured out what it means to be at the doctor's office and were not very happy or well behaved. Andrew displayed his new talent of throwing temper tantrums - aren't we lucky that this has started so early?!? And Paige screamed through her whole exam.
Paige's numbers were great. She weighed 20 pounds, 8 ounces (40th percentile), measured 30 3/4 inches (56th percentile), and her head circumference was 19 inches (96th percentile) - our kids have had huge heads all along! Andrew's numbers were okay. He weighed 20 pounds, 10 ounces (18th percentile), measured 30 inches (11th percentile), and his head circumference is 19 inches (86th percentile). The concern with him is that he has lost 1.5 pounds since his last visit there. Obviously babies this age are not supposed to lose weight. So we will closely monitor his weight over the next couple weeks and head back next month for another visit and weight check for him. In the mean time, we are going to focus on what he is eating and try to encourage him to eat a bit more. We certainly did not think we would have an eating/weight gain issue with him - he's been our little fatty for quite some time! But they are both becoming pretty picky and getting them to eat can often be a challenge.
Janice, our physical therapist, continues to come twice a month and is really pleased with Andrew's progress. He is running, climbing and very steady on his feet. Paige is still mastering multiple steps and is a little less balanced. Her gait is very wide and her hips are a bit turned out. She also continues to rise on her toes and turn slightly outward with her feet. Janice will reassess her again in two weeks and if not improved, we may consider some orthodics for her. She is certainly making up for her gross motor with her speech and cognitive development! She is saying "Dada", "dolly", "duck and quack", "cracker", and "nah nah" (no). She will bring things to us when asked and will often come across the room to give kisses. Other times, she will simply tell you 'no' and shake her head furiously if she doesn't want to do something! Andrew will copy certain sounds and will say "Dada" and "Baba" (bottle). He simply ignores many commands because he doesn't want to do them, but he definitely understands everything you say.
We've also done both hearing and vision appointments over the past month or so and both went well. There don't seem to be any vision abnormalities now but Paige will return a little earlier than Andrew because she has mild ptosis of her right eye (drooping of her lid) and a slight astigmatism. This puts her at slightly higher risk of vision problems in the future but we don't have to go back for a year (Andrew - 2 years). The hearing appointments were also interesting:) They put us in a sound booth and made different volume and tone sounds in different directions with a rubber duck that lit up. Andrew passed without any difficulty. Paige did not do well with the lower tones but they did notice a good amount of fluid in her ears. She had a cold at the time which could account for this, so we go back in February to see if the fluid is gone and repeat the test. If its not gone, we may talk about tubes. Paige loved the test though because 'duck' and 'quack' are two of her favorite words. Whenever the duck lit up she would shout 'duck' and turn around to make sure I saw it, too. It was pretty adorable:)
We're exploring lots of new places in our area and plan to try out a couple more soft playrooms and indoor play centers this weekend. Its good for them to be in new places and its especially good for Andrew to run and get some of his energy out! We went to a soft playroom last weekend and Andrew ran along with the 2 and 3 year olds climbing up ladders, going head first down slides and diving into the ball pit. He has no fear! And he never stops moving! He keeps us very busy...and maybe all those burned calories explain some of his recent weight loss! Oh do we have our hands full:)
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