Trip's One Year Checkup

Several weeks ago (this post is a bit late) Trip went for her one year checkup. She is doing great! Her stats are:

• Height: 29 1/4 inches (50%)
• Weight: 18 lb 15 oz (25%)

And here is the final comparison pic. Trip at birth:














And at one year old:

So big!!!

Trip's 3 Yr Checkup

Tilly went in last week for her 3 yr checkup and everything looks great! Her stats are:

• Height: 35 7/8 inches (10-25%)
• Weight: 28.5 lb (25%)

I was out of town for work so Papa TT took a picture for me. Tigger had to get a couple shots too so he is all up to date for kindergarten this fall. Here they are waiting for the nurse to come with the shots:

9 month checkup

Trip went for her 9 month checkup and despite having a rash she was happy as a clam! Her stats were:

• Height - 27 1/4 inches (25-50%)
• Weight - 16.8 lb (10-25%)
• Head circumference - 44.2 cm (50-75%)

The doctor said her rash was just some virus that will run its course. Since she had a rash she stayed home with me today. Here's a pic of her helping me unload the dishwasher.

Trip is Six Months Old!

I can't believe it either but Trip is now six months old. Her checkup went well. She's growing great but unfortunately has an ear infection in both ears and a pesky rash spot on her head that I thought was just normal cradle cap. She's currently being medicated and is doing much better!

Her stats are:

• Height: 26 5/8 inches (75% percentile)
• Weight: 13 lb 6 oz (10-25% percentile)

And for reference, Trip at birth:

 And at six months. So happy!

Two months

We celebrated Trip's two month birthday today by taking her to the doctor. She's doing great - still long and lean.

• Weight: 10 lb, 2.5 oz (25th percentile)
• Length: 22 7/8 inches (75th percentile)
• Head circumference: 15 1/8 inches (25 - 50th percentile)

She's getting so big. Here are the comparison pics at birth and two months.

And finally, a video of her talking and very deliberately batting at her toy elephant. Tigger loved it too when he was a baby!

One Month and Growing Like a Weed

Today was Trip's one month check up and she's doing great. She has a bit of baby acne (which is normal) but other than that is doing great. Her stats are:

• Weight: 8 lb 14 oz (50th percentile)
• Height: 22 1/8 inches (75th - 90th percentile)
• Head circumference: 14 1/2 inches (50th percentile)

And here's a picture showing her right after birth:

And at one month old. Getting big already!

2 Week Checkup

We're going to have to start calling Trip Chubbs. She has really been filling out and today's doctor's appointment confirmed she has been growing. Her stats were:

• Weight: 7 lb 12.5 oz
• Length: 20 5/8 inches
• Head circumference: 14 inches

Yes folks, she's put on a whole pound in two weeks. Already growing so fast!!

Tilly's Two Year Checkup

In addition to my weekly checkup the other day, we also headed to Tilly's doctor for her two year checkup. She continues to be tall and skinny (with a big head!). Her stats were:

• Weight = 23 lb 4 oz (5 - 10th percentile)
• Height = 34 inches (50th percentile)
• Head circumference = 19 1/8 inches (75th percentile)

She's doing great on all fronts except for two things. Her skin has always been bad; her hands have been particularly dry and patchy throughout the winter as she refused to wear gloves. We've been pretty meticulous about moisturizing day and night but it still hasn't gotten much better. The doctor diagnosed eczema and prescribed some cortisone cream to clear it up.

The other troubling diagnosis was that of a hernia. We noticed a bulge in Tilly's groin about two weeks ago. It comes and goes and doesn't seem to bother her. The doctor thinks it's a hernia - basically something in the abdominal cavity sticking through an incompletely formed abdominal wall/muscle. She referred us to the surgery department at our city's children's hospital. She goes in next week and we'll see what the next steps are. Unfortunately she may need surgery:(

Going well

Had our 32 week checkup this morning and Trip is doing great. She passed the non-stress test and the fluid is 13.4 - we're happy with anything above 10 but get nervous in the 5-10 range.

Until next week...

Checkups

Last week Tigger and Tilly both had checkups and they're both doing great. Tilly had her 18 month checkup and Tigger had his 3 year checkup. Here are their stats:

Tilly

• 31 1/4 inches tall
• 21.4 lbs
• 18 1/2 inches head circumference
  

Tigger

• 39 inches tall
• 31.6 lbs

To check his development in several areas (speech, etc), the doctor had a short conversation with Tigger. It was so cute - I don't think I'd ever heard him have a conversation with another adult. He's getting so big! Here was the exchange:

Doctor: Hi, what's your name?
Tigger: (points to Tilly) That's Samantha
Doctor: I know, but what's your name?
Tigger: Caleb
Doctor: And how old are you?
Tigger: (holds up three fingers)
Doctor: Are you a boy or a girl?
Tigger: A boy
Doctor: And who's your bestest friend?
Tigger: (points to Tilly) Samantha

Aww......

And here are the kids on the way home from the doctor. We stopped for a few minutes so they could play at the fountain in Dupont Circle. They ran around in circles and both managed to dip their hands in the water, getting their sleeves wet all the way up to their elbows!

9 Month Checkup

This past week Samantha had her 9 month checkup. She's doing great and progressing well. Her stats were:

• Weight: 15 lb, 13.5 oz
  
• Length: 27 1/4 inches
  
• Head circumference: 17 1/4 inches
  

She's growing up fast!

Doc checkups

Earlier this week, Tigger and Tilly went to the doctor for their checkups. Both are doing great and progressing against all milestones. Here are their stats:

Tigger

• Weight: 26 lb, 13 oz (25% percentile)
• Height: 35 1/2 inches (80% percentile)
• Head circumference: 18 5/8 inches (25% percentile)

Tilly

• Weight: 12 lb, 12 oz (25% percentile)
• Height: 24 7/8 inches (75% percentile)
• Head circumference: 16 inches (80% percentile)

They're both long and lean!! I'll finish the post with a picture we snapped yesterday of our little longhorn. He's getting so big!

2 Month Checkup

Yesterday Tilly had her two month checkup. She's doing great and the doctor was pleased with all her progress, including great head control and sleeping 7-8 hours at night (yup - it's great). She's growing up so fast!

Here are her stats. Like Tigger, she appears to be tall and skinny!

• Weight: 11 lb, 3.5 oz (50th percentile)
  
• Length: 22 7/8 inch (75th percentile)
  
• Head circumference: 15 1/4 inches (50th percentile)
  

And here are the comparison pics. At birth:

And at 2 months:

1 Month Checkup

Today Tilly had her one month checkup. Everything looks great; she continues to grow like a weed. Her measurements (all 50% percentile) are:

• weight: 8 lbs, 13 oz
• length: 21 1/2 inches
• head circumference: 14 1/2 inches
  

Last Thursday on her one month birthday, Papa TT took the crib comparison pic.

Here she is at home, one day old:

And at one month:

You can already tell how much she's grown!

Doc Appts

We had a heck of a day at the docs today. Tigger went to the ENT for a check of his ears, and we had the two week check up for Tilly. All is well!

Tigger's ears are clear - no tubes needed!

Tilly is growing like a weed - added an inch in length (to 20.5 inches), and more weight, to 7 lbs. 1/2 oz. Her head is now 13 7/8 inches. Weight and head circumference are 25% percentile; length is 50% percentile.

Mama and Papa TT are hanging in there. Tilly has decided 12 - 5a is her "awake" time. We will break her of that!

Tigger is adjusting well - thankfully sleeping through Tilly's awake time. He even tries to touch her once in a while!

Hi, my name is Samantha,

And I'm a milkaholic! She is already at 6 lbs, 9 oz.!

Unfortunately she has a little eye goop and thrush on her tongue. At the docs, getting some antibiotics...

She's in no hurry

Today was the 38-week check and Tilly is still happy where she is. The fluid was 10.2, so we continue to just wait. One good sign of progress - the contractions measurement during the non-stress did show some movement. It wasn't a real contraction, but the numbers were elevated to show some activity.

We'll see.....

Still no baby

Today was our 37 week check and not only is the fluid holding steady, it improved! Today it was 12.9. Tilly also passed her non-stress test, during which the technician noted not a single sign of contractions (something else monitored with the test).

The bed rest must be working! We might be in this for a while!

I'll finish the post with a picture I took yesterday during my one outing (Papa Tigger and I negotiate daily about how much I'm able to do). Papa Tigger and Tigger were playing basketball while I relaxed on the park bench. So cute!


And finally, our little helper. He loves to help - he throws things in the trash, picks up things, gets his shoes when it's time to head outside and feeds the dog.

No Baby Today!

The AFI was 10.0! Mama TT is doing well, adjusting to bed rest. The next appointment is Monday. Until then...

Precautions

Yesterday Papa Tigger and I went for our 36-week check. There's good news and not so good news. Let's start with the good news.

The good news is that Tilly is 6 pounds, 2 ounces. Though the sonogram isn't exact, it's great news that she's growing so well! She's also still heads-down, ready to go! And the technician even checked her head and informed us that she has hair:) She also passed her non-stress test.

The not so good news is that the amniotic fluid continues to drop. It's 9.7, which is still well above 5 but concerning because it's dropping and is following the same pattern as Tigger. Up until the point we delivered him, the fluid had been 11, 9, then 5.

So we've discussed with the doctor and decided to try bed rest to keep the fluid up and cook this one a little longer. We're also going back on Friday to check the fluid level, instead of waiting another week. We'll keep you posted!