And The Winner Is…
Last week I had the fortune of some time off from work and the freedom to do a little writing. Unfortunately I work harder when I’m at home.
Let’s talk about some of the kids’ developments tonight.
The quints turned 9 months old this past week. 9 months already. Did I just really say that…already. Anyway, they are still a little behind developmentally based on their birth age, but we expect that. They continue to be right on pace for their developmental age of 6 ½ months old. As I’ve mentioned in the past, both Brook and Alex are sitting up. The others aren’t there yet, but getting better every day. They roll all over the place. No one is crawling, but we’re getting there too.
Angela and I took the kids in this week for their 9 month well visit to their doctor. Basically, they’re doing fine. We have a few minor things like the vision issues with Lauren and Emma that we are paying attention to. They have Nystagmus, which is a developmental issue with the eye where they twitch and can’t focus. It’s been getting better as they get older, but it’s still there. We’ll take them back to their opthamologist in a couple months for a checkup in to this issue. Additionally, there may be some other issues with Lauren that we’re gonna investigate that may be related to her eyes and also the flat spot on her head. We’re not too concerned, but we’re gonna look in to it.
The kids were all weighed this week at their appointment and they all seem to be doing well and are right on pace for their developmental age of 6 ½ months. They’re a bit on the small end for a 9 month old. Alex is still the biggest. Emma is still the smallest. The others have been moving around in the middle a bit. So here are the numbers:
Alex – 18 lbs., 14 oz.
Madeline – 18 lbs., 6 oz.
Brooklyn – 17 lbs., 12 oz.
Lauren – 17 lbs., 2 oz.
Emma – 15 lbs., 12 oz.
Before I let you all go, I should finish with the answer to the big question of who had the first tooth. The winner is…EMMA!
Thatta girl Emma- proud of ya (she had to be a 1st for something!)