The babies had their 4 month check-up today and the great mystery of how much weight that had gained was solved!
Of course, I knew they had gained weight and grown a ton over the past 2 months, but Hadden was the biggest mystery to me. McCall is just a petite little princess--always has been and always will be. But Hadden has bulked up to unbelievable proportions since his meager 5 lbs 5 oz at birth.
Because they were premature, their pediatrician follows them on 2 different growth charts--one growth chart for their age by when they were born (so, for a 4 month old) and one growth chart by their due date (which was January 17th, so for a 3 month old). Up to now, they were barely on the growth chart for their actual age--they were so small that they were only on the charts for babies a month younger than they are. But today that all changed! They caught up with babies their same age and are now on the "regular baby" chart!
So, here it goes...the stats:
McCall (birthweight of 3lbs 13oz): 12 lbs 8 oz (25th percentile)
24 1/4 inches
Hadden (birthweight of 5lbs 5oz): 17lbs 2 oz (90th percentile!!!!)
25 inches
You can do the math--since their birth 4 months ago, McCall has gained almost 9 pounds and Hadden has gained almost 12 pounds! Both of them have grown just about 7 inches in length! Hadden is actually bigger than Jackson was at this same age--amazing!
We have a busy month ahead...we have something to do every weekend in May, wrapping up the month with the babies' baptism on May 30th! We're looking forward to it all!
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Wow! They have gained lots of weight. Is Hadden flying through his clothes? Callie was 19 lbs at 4 months and she has flown through the different clothes sizes!
Hey! I love hearing from you and hearing about how your babies are doing since it seems we have so much in common. I'm glad to hear that they are growing out of the reflux, that is what I am hoping will happen for us. Are your babies sleeping through the night? That's one milestone I will be happy to hit and just wanted to see if you were there yet. Your babies are so beautiful. It is so funny to look at the pictures of them together and see how much they remind me of my two with the size difference. So cute!
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