4 months... almost!

We had our 4 month check up on Monday!

Let's start with my big boy Mase-a-Mason (twin A). This little one started his life at a whopping 4lbs 3oz... and at 15 weeks he's at 11lbs 9.2oz and 59cm long! Way to go big boy! It's obvious that he's got his eating down. He has really changed in a short period of time. His facial expressions are SO.ANIMATED.NOW! He smiles, "talks", makes funny noises, laughs, plays, and holds his head up really well! The only concern I pointed out to the pedi is the shape of the back of his head. It looks flat compared to his sister (always has). His pedi said that when we lay him down just try to turn his head. So I'm glad that she didn't think it was too much of a concern. I wondered if it was helmet worthy and am hoping that by adjusting his head and being more conscious of how he lays we can avoid that. As far as milestones, our pedi was looking to see if they smile/laugh when spoken to, and Mason (though he was beyond tired) was being so cute smiling and cooing at her. He does this thing with his eyes now where he blinks extra long like he's batting his eyes at you... it's adorable... the little flirt! Also, she wanted to know if they attempt to roll over and if they grasp/touch toys. He does all of those. I can say that he holds onto things more than his sister.

Now on to my gorgey (short for gorgeous, I don't know why that nickname stuck) little Madilynn. She started her life as the bigger twin (twin B) at 4lbs 7oz. She now weighs 10lbs 7.7oz and is 57.8cm long. Pedi said it's typical for boys to grow faster at first and it's apparent by their comparison (even in the picture above you can really see that Madilynn is smaller than her brother). She is just the sweetest little girl. She "talks" to you when you look into her eyes and she has the most serious looks on her face when she starts cooing and "telling me about her day". I mean it, if she could convey what she was thinking, she would be a riot. I have a feeling when she can start talking it's going to be nonstop! She was being adorable with our pedi, too. Dr. was talking to Madilynn and she was smiling and being so happy with her. The Dr. said "you kids sure make some cute and adorable babies". The only concern I had about Madilynn is that sometimes she gets very gassy and shows signs that her tummy hurts her. The pedi said to give her an ounce or two of water to see if that helps and if not to give her an ounce of prune juice. I tried giving her water that day and she did not want it! I think it was too cold, but we haven't tried it since because she's been fine. As far as hitting the milestones -- Madilynn does all of them. Compared to her brother though, she attempts to roll over much more than he does.

 

It's so interesting to have twins and see their differences as far as development. I'm so happy that they are both on track as far as our pedi is concerned... and they are in a percentile for almost all of their measurements.

His sister is pretty cozy!