2-Month Check-Up

Yesterday G4 turned 2-months old. She was in such a good mood all morning; until her check-up. Poor baby got shots. After that she slept most of the day and if she wasn't sleeping she was crying. :-( She didn't nurse too well yesterday either (so today I hurt!). Her stats are:
11 lbs 9 oz (75th percentile)
23 1/4 inches (90th percentile) and her head is in the 98th percentile.
She is growing great. We don't go back until she is 4 months.
Here are some pictures from getting ready for the day yesterday. She was making some silly faces at her siblings.

This Makes For Not A Very Happy Mommy!!

While I was paying bills the other day the older 3 were doing well playing with each other. When I heard them laughing I didn't think too much of it because they do have a lot of fun together. Well, when I heard G4 start to cry I looked and this is what I found:

G2--she is the one I found holding the tube of diaper rash cream

When I went to check on the girls the other night this is what I found (G2 is the one on both beds):
Just too cute to not post:

Our shrub is doing really well. I swear every day I am taking picture of it because it is so pretty--and every day it looks different than the previous day.


Another video of G4 being sweet. If you turn up your volume/listen carefully you can hear her "talking"

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

18-Month Check-Up (a month late)

Today was G2 and G3's 18 month check-up. Let me start this by saying...

Tuesday Matt had an eye appointment. We went and they didn't have him down for his appointment. I had them check to make sure they had G1 and I down for ours on Thursday. Nope. They did end up getting Matt in (with a different doctor--the one he should have been scheduled with in the first place) and made G1 and I's for the same time it was already "scheduled" for. Matt's getting glasses (he's going to look sexy!) and I'm getting new one's. G1 doesn't need any for now.

Okay so back to today. We go in and I go up to the window to check the girls in (this is there first time seeing this doctor). They didn't have us down for their appointments. I gave them the appointment card to show them that they did in fact schedule us. That was pretty frustrating to not "have appointments" twice in the same week. But whatever it was taken care of. They got the girls in, just not right on time.

Onto the girls' stats:
G2 is 20.5 lbs and 30.5 inches
G3 is 20 lbs and 31 inches (first time ever for G3 to be taller)
I had them weigh G4 also to see where she's at and she is 11 lbs 1 oz! She's growing great.

The appointment went well. We go back in December for their 2-year (can you believe they are getting so close to 2!!?!?). They needed to get their lead levels checked. So, we went upstairs to the blood draw lab to get that done. G3 did great; barely made a sound. G2 also did great; she is definitely my daughter though--she screamed her head off.

*ETA--We have to keep an eye on G2's left eye. He noticed it turned out a little when he shined his light on it. He said it's nothing to worry about right now though. I had never noticed it before. Hopefully it's something we will never need to worry about.

3-year check-up

Matt took G1 for his check-up this morning. He is 28 pounds (25th percentile) and 36 3/4 inches tall (just under the 50th percentile). He doesn't go back until he is 4.

1-month check-up

Today was G4's 1-month check-up. She weighs 9 lbs 11 oz (75th percentile) and is 22 1/4 inches tall (90th percentile). Her head is in the 98th percentile. She's doing well. We go back July 28th for her 2-month check-up.

1 week check-up

G4 is 1 week old today. We took her for her first well child check this afternoon. She weighs 7 lbs 15 oz (10 oz up from getting discharged Saturday--5 from birth) and is 20.25 inches long (up 0.75 inch). She is doing wonderfully. We don't go back until she is a month.

Here are a couple pictures from yesterday (she seems to love her little play mat):


And a few from today:

1st Dentist Appointment

Yesterday the Gs had their first dentist appointments. They did really well. All the doctor did was count their teeth and look at them. Doc said they look good. I'm surprised any of them (let alone all of them) let him look in their mouths. They barely let us in their mouths to brush their teeth. While they had their appointments Matt had an appointment too. (I had mine on Tuesday.) Since Matt was going to be occupied with his own appointment I asked Marcia to come up and help me out with the kiddos for their appointments.

After Matt went to work (and G1 woke up from napping) we played outside for a bit. With the exception of G1 testing my patience and limits we had fun.

Here are some pictures from our day:

Some baby ducks we saw before going

G1

G2

G3

G1

GMF x3 playing before seeing the dentist

G1 and the clinical assistant

G1 getting his teeth counted

G3 getting her teeth checked out

G2 getting her teeth checked out

G2 and G3 with the clinical assistant--G2 didn't start crying/throwing a fit until I put G3 on the chair with her

G2 and G3 playing with their new tooth brushes

G1 chewing on the package of his new toothbrush

G3 driving Mommy nuts by laying in the window

G1

G2

My pretty sister--MarciaAnne (thanks for spending the day with us!)

G3 wanting to attack my tulips

G3 eating a dandelion

G2 kept standing up to ride the bike until I took a picture and then she would sit down

G3

The girls kept fighting over the car

G1

Marcia and the 3 Gs

Update on G1

He is still wheezing a little bit. He also has a bad cough still; enough that it makes him vomit. He now has an ear infection in his left ear too. So we have his breathing treatment, an antibiotic and a cough medicine to give him. Poor boy--when he gets sick he gets it all. :-( Good thing is he (and his sisters) are rarely sick. We go back in a few weeks to follow-up about the ear infection. That's about it...

15 month check-up

We took the girls to Iowa for this 15 month check-up this morning. This was our last appointment with our pediatrician that I love and the nurses that I love. :-( But I am thankful to have found someone over here that I think I will like. (I think Matt's thankful too because of gas prices!)

The doctor was very impressed with how well the girls have "caught up" with the kids their age. With the exception of weight you would never guess they were preemies. Hooray!!

G2 weighs 19 lbs 6 oz and is 29 inches tall. G3 weighs 18 lbs 7 oz and is 28.75 inches tall. They are doing great and we didn't even need shots this time! YAY!!

After we got home I weighed G1 on our scale and he is 30 lbs. Holy cow!! Matt had him stand up to the height ruler thing on the back of the doctor's exam room door and he is right above 3 feet tall. My babies are getting big!

Tomorrow I have an OB/GYN appointment and will update how me and the baby are doing then (we are hoping for an ultrasound tomorrow).

1 year check up

The girls had their 1 year check up today. Everything looks great. G2 is 17 lbs 1 oz and 29.25 inches. G3 is 16 lb 11 oz and 28.5 inches. They also had to get their immunizations today. Poor babies. The doctor seemed very impressed with how well they have caught up with the children their age. YAY GIRLS!! :-) G3 even stood on her own to show off for the doctor.