Sounds like they are doing great, congrats on getting out of the prem
status
:)
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Pip, in NZ
My girls :
DD1 Jasmine - 5 weeks early - March 02 - 4lb 12oz
6 now and such a treasure.
DD2 Abby - 8 weeks early - Feb 05 - 3lb 14oz
Three now and so grown up :)
"Yes you can drive me insane just by talking to me!"
"butterflyluvr" <flood00@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Hi all! I don't think I've really done a full on update on the girls
> since their 4 month check-up so I figured I should! The girls are
> doing really great. They just had their 9 month check-up last month
> (they are going on 10 1/2 months pretty soon here - I can hardly
> believe it!) and their pediatrician was very pleased with their
> development and progress. They are now within an ounce of each-other
> in weight (same as when they were born!). Kayla is 17 bs 1 ounce and
> Haley is 17 lbs. They are in the 25th percentile for weight. They are
> the same exact height (27 1/2 inches I think it was) and are in the
> 50th percentile for height. They are both sitting, crawling, standing,
> and cruising the furniture now. So they are right on schedule to walk
> "on time". We are so excited with how well they are doing, considering
> their pediatrician had told us months ago not to expect them to "catch
> up" until possibly as late as 1 year old. It looks as if they have
> already "caught up" though - yay! Kayla has 8 teeth and Haley has 6.
> They say some words (dada, bobba, mama, nana (banana), kitty). And,
> they actually "ask" for food when they are hungry (bobba or nana since
> bananas are their favorite and they think all food is called that -
> lol!). They are very loving babies (could be due to the fact that we
> practically smother them with kisses every day - lol!) and they are
> constantly giving "loves" to us, other people, and their toys - lol!
> Haley dances, they love water/swimming, Kayla gives 5, they eat lots
> of different foods, they have started trying to feed themselves, they
> climb, they have both tried letting go completely and stood for a
> second before falling, and they can hold their own bottles! We can
> tell they really love each-other too. They are always touching each-
> other/talking to each-other/ "kissing" each-other. It is the sweetest
> thing I have ever seen. :)We're so looking forward to celebrating
> their 1st birthday come September. To us it is more than just the
> excitement of them turning one. It represents the culmination of a
> year that started out hard and has turned into the most wonderful of
> our lives. It is a time to celebrate the end of the girls being
> classified as "preemies" now that they are all caught up. It is a time
> to celebrate all of the people who have done so much for us and been
> so sup****tive the whole way through. And, BTW, thank all of you so
> much for your sup****t from the beginning of my battle with IF. I never
> would have made it through without you. Or at least I wouldn't have
> made it through AND kept my sanity - lol!
>
> Butterflyluvr
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