Friday, August 21, 2009

9 months already!



We just had our 9 month check up yesterday. Everything went well. Elijah is 20 lbs 5 ounces and is 27 1/2 inches long. Lucianna is 17 lbs 10 ounces and is 28 inches long. Still no vaccines. A collaborative decision puts them getting vaccines when they are close to 2 years. The medical risk to Elijah outweighs the disease risk. He had such a bad vaccine reaction at 4 months that we aren't willing to take a chance at it happening again. They are stay-at-home babies so the risk of them getting sick is very low. Of course if the child care changes we'll get the vaccinated sooner but right now it is to protect Eli. And although Luci never had a problem with vaccines it's easier to keep them on the same schedule. Luci has to go back to physical therapy for her neck. She was diagnosed with torticollis at 4 months and went through physical therapy then but she is tilting her head to the left so the doctor wants her to go through more therapy to strengthen the muscles on the right side. Everything else checks out well. They are eating just right and their physical and social developments are right on track. Luci has 2 bottom teeth already. They came in at the same time. Nothing for Eli yet but he acts like they are coming soon. He's always rubbing his gums on toys and biting on our fingers. They both will walk some if you hold their hands and they'll stand at the coffee table on their own and play for a little while. No crawling but they roll around the house quite well! And they sit well on their own. They are trying to sit up themselves from laying down. Almost have it. The sitting sure makes bathtime easier!! So everything looks great and they don't go back until they are 1. In 3 months, wow!

1 comment:

Jeri said...

Babies are soooooo cute!!