18 month stats!

Parker turned 18 months old on June 30, 2010. He went for his 18 month old well-visit on Tuesday, July 5th. He really wanted no part of being at the doctors office, which was a first for us. He was NOT going to be weighed no matter what we did. From the few seconds he would lay on the scale we determined his weight to be around 21 pounds. The nurse asked me to measure him thinking that might help him to calm down, but NO WAY! I estimated him to be about 31 inches. I am sure neither of these measurements are accurate, but close enough.

We talked to the pedi about his eating or not eating habits. The pedi said that we are doing everything we can and since he is gaining and growing we can't complain. He suspected it could be a case of a "texture issue." The pedi suggested that we have "acceptable alternatives" and "non-acceptable alternatives". I am sure you can figure this out. Things like yogurt, PB crackers, glass of milk are okay, but not cookies, cake, and ice cream. Our journey continues!

Time to think about delivery!

I went for a follow-up visit with my midwife last night due to a high blood pressure reading last week. Good news is my blood pressure is down slightly, so now big concerns at this point. I will be 31 weeks on Sunday so it is now time to start thinking about delivering these babies. We discussed some options last night and I am more confused than ever. Baby A, our boy, is vertex (head down) and has been since the very moment we saw him the first time. Our baby B, girl, can either be transverse (sideways) or breech (head up) neither position is ideal for delivering vaginally. Although, breech is a little bit more ideal, I am pretty sure she is transverse and continues to stay that way.

For delivery, I have the option of scheduling a c-section or attempting to deliver vaginally and risking an emergency c-section for baby B. I really do not want to recover from both but I also do not want major abdominal surgery. I guess the other option is to havea fairy magicially remove them from my belly??? I have to think long and hard about this decision. I hope to talk to other MoM's (mothers of multiples), read articles, talk it out experts such as my OB, and get through my first round of NST (Non Stress Test) and AFI (Amniotic Fluid Index) testing. Wish my luck!!!!

Mommy is a day late, but Happy 18 months Parker!

Parker is now 1.5 years old! It is weird to count his age in years instead of months, well usually we still do count in months. I guess when you hit 2 you stop counting months?!? Parker cracks Chris and I up daily. He has such a big personality for such a little guy. He is still wearing 12-18 months clothes and not really showing any sign of moving up to 24 months anytime soon. He is wearing size 3 diapers but wearing size 4 at night. He is wearing a size 5 shoe but probably moving to a 6 soon. He loves to carried around still!!! He eats like a bird!! We are working on that though, I always prepare him an array of items for each of his meals but he sticks to his regulars like yogurt, applesause, most pureed veggies, crackers, a chicken nugget here and there, sometimes a PB sandwich. He LOVES anything sweet such as ice cream, ice pops, chocolate milk, cake, and COOKIES (cook, as he says). He loves to climb up on anything he can get up onto. Wa-Wa (water) is a staple in his life. He loves to swim in pools, play with the hose, help wash dishes, take a bath, play in the bathroom sink, take a shower with Mom or Dad, run through sprinklers, and even go out in the rain. He pretty much mimicks almost anything you say, although most times you can't figure out what he is actually saying. Chris and I (well mostly me) can figure out almost anything he says. We have been focusing on the word two since he will have 2 babies soon. I think he gets it for the most part. He is taking one nap a day for about 2-3 hours!

I am really enjoying my one-on-one time with him until his brother and sister come to take over!