Today the girls had their 6 month checkup and they are doing great. We are well within the normal range for a baby girl of full gestation - a huge accomplishment for our babies who arrived six weeks early. Our pediatrician was thrilled with their growth.
Stella: 13lbs 9oz, 25" (birth: 4lbs 9oz, 17.25")
Fiona: 14lbs 0oz, 25.5" (birth: 4lbs 13oz, 18.75")
Daphne: 15lbs 2oz, 26.5" (birth: 4lbs 14oz, 18")
We are going to start solids (well really ' runny mush') soon. I can't believe it is already food time. We even bought a special table with three seats cut out instead of having three separate highchairs (less to clean too).
I can't believe the girls have almost tripled in size already. When your babies start of extremely small, you celebrate every ounce gained. You count the number of days it takes to get up to a normal birth weight. If you held our babies around their birth, then you know how small they were. You can definitely see in the pictures. Well lately Brant and I have been loving how heavy the girls are getting. We have lovingly come up with nicknames to cheer them on when they do a good job eating: Stella 'Little Chunk', Fiona 'Chunk' and Daphne 'Super Chunk'. I realize these names could be insulting to most children, but for our babies we celebrate each chubby check, extra chin, any and all plumpness that they acquire.
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