So at the 9.5 month mark, we headed into the clinic. The waiting room was considerably more busy than it had been at our previous visits, including a set of twins who were in the same stroller we have! How exciting!
The most anticipated part of the visit is always the weigh-in. Caroline went first this time - she came in at 26.75 inches in length / height and 16 pounds, 12 oz. This put her in the 18th percentile for height and 12th percentile for weight. We chose to proceed in backward birth order and bring Max down the hall. He's the longest of the bunch at 28 inches, and quite heavy at 19 pounds 4 ounces! This is good for 24th percentile in weight and 35th percentile in length. Daniel was last and was very close to his brother's stats: 26.25" and 19 pounds 6 ounces, putting him in the 26th percentile for weight and 44th percentile for height. Funny, looking at me and at Joe, you might assume that their height and weight proportions would be reversed, but as of now, they are long, thin babies (relatively speaking).
The other measurement they take is head circumference. I assume this is because of brain development. But it is interesting to find out that Caroline's head circumference, if you're interested, was 43.5cm (17.13"), which is around the 32nd percentile. This means her head is, proportionally, twice the size of her body, as compared to other nine-month olds. Daniel (47.3cm, or 18.62") and Max (47.5cm, or 18.7") are another story - their heads are in the 92.5%ile and the 94.4%ile respectively. This means their heads are, well, freakin' huge! They never LOOK that big to me - do they look that big to you? Their little noggins are bigger, statistically, than all but 6-8% of ALL nine-month olds! Amazing.
The 'teenies are still a little behind in their gross motor skills - most 10 month olds might be expected to be pulling themselves up to standing at this point and creeping/pre-crawling at the least. While all of our babies enjoy being held in a standing position, they won't do it on their own, and only Max does the creeping:
She did allow that, since they were born a month early and they appear to be about a month behind, there really is nothing to worry about. They are all happy and healthy and progressing normally. (As the doctor entered the room, all three smiled at her and she pointed out they were the first smiles she'd gotten all day, as all her previous appointments had been with teenagers.)
At the end of the appointment, the doctor gave each baby a new book! How exciting! They have really been getting into their books lately:
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| Early in the week it was quite hot, accounting for Daniel's "no pants" reading outfit |
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| Caroline and Max fighting over Runaway Bunny (Caroline also reads from "The Baby Sleep Solution" beside her elbow) |
Here are the books from the doctors:
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| Caroline is checking out Baby Faces |
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| and showing off her own Baby Face! |
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| Daniel has a book about Rainforest Colors |
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| And Max's book is about Cars and Trucks! |
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| Studious |
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And continuing their penchant for selecting the cheapest non-toy with which to play, this week has included paper straw wrappers, plastic hangers, paper shopping bags, and tissue paper:
It's really interesting to hear about how "advanced" or "behind" different babies are (the parents at work tell me all the time. My favorites are the ones who are concerned that their children aren't walking at twelve months. Jeeeeeesus). The Salvateenies seem perfect to me!
ReplyDeleteAlso, head size is also really interesting in terms of knitting. So many of my friends assume that baby heads must be teeny tiny, but they're really not! Granted, my head is small (21"), but it's really incredible to me to think that baby hats and adult hats are only a few inches different ... unless you count the handful of people I know whose heads measure in at 24". But most of the head circumferences I've measured were 22.5".
I've got a small head (6 7/8) too, so we'll see how Joe's big noggin and my small one balance out for the babies!
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