Four Month Doctors Appointment

We had our scheduled doctors appointment this morning. We were very excited to see how our girls have grown since the last visit at two months. Here are their stats:

AVERY

Weight: 13 lbs 6.5 oz (50th Percentile)
Length: 23.75 in (25th-50th Percentile)
Head Circumference: 41.5 cm (50th-75th Percentile)

ALINA
Weight: 14 lbs 4 oz (50th-75th Percentile)
Length: 24.5 in (50th-75th Percentile)
Head Circumference: 41.8 cm (75th Percentile)

So our girls have gigantic heads. The Wilson head - both Ches and Chris have large heads. And so do the girls. The doctor continued to be impressed by their physical prowess (height of lifting head & chest, hold head up straight, being pulled up into a sitting position, weight they can carry on their feet). We asked him questions that had come up in the last two months.

And then came time for the shots. Ches had Alina and I was holding Avery. After Alina had her painful turn, I placed Avery on the bed and held her little hands. She looked me in the eye, gave me a half-smile, and then the most heartbreaking look as the nurse gave her the first of three shots. Her eyes seem to ask me "What happened, Mommy?" She cried for a while, just like her sister did, and then fell asleep in the car seat.

They were champs the rest of the day, and had only one hour of sorrowful crying. We gave them some infant's tylenol since they had a bit of a fever and hopefully to take the sharpness out of their pain. They eventually fell asleep until the next feeding. We got bunches of smile out of them after that point in the evening.

They are such healthy and happy baby girls.