The kids had their 18 month well visit last week. Poor babies had to get 4 shots each! They were surprisingly tough. I think Becca was more upset about it than they were. The good news is that we are done with shots until they turn four. Yay!
Dr. Davis was very happy with their growth and development; they are both right on track. In fact, they hit a growth spurt after the 12-month mark and moved into the 25th percentile and even 50th in a couple of categories. Carley is 75th percentile in height!
Baby A (Evan): 24.5 pounds, 31.5 in tall.
Baby B (Carley): 23.9 pounds, 32.2 in tall.
We questioned him a little about Evan's speaking, or lack of. Carley is definitely talking way more than he is. The doc said at this age they should have between 3-10 words they can say and we know what they are talking about. Evan has maybe two at this point; Carley closer to 10. He told us not to worry unless his speech hasn't picked up by the two-year check up. He says most babies' speech kicks in right before they turn two. Evan certainly has no trouble telling us what he wants with his pointing and yelling, though.
While all three kids were running laps around the exam room, it occurred to me what our life is really like. I've been struggling to find the right way to explain it when people comment that "you sure have your hands full." Well, I can do it now! It's just like that scene in Toy Story 3 where the toys are fighting each other and Evil Dr. Porkchop (the pig) drops the Barrel of Monkeys out of the sky! That's it! They are the monkeys....it's totally like someone dropped a real life barrel of monkeys in our house. Every. Day.
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