The boys had their FOUR month check up today (they are four months actual age, 1 month corrected) and they are doing great! Aside from when Cole threw up all over me and my hair, everything went very well. I looked like a wet rat when I walked out of the doctors office...
JD is weighing in at 11lb, 11 oz - now, I was more floored by the 11:11 coincidence than his actual weight. Remember my post about that a while back? Anyway, JD is now on the growth chart for non-preemie babies. We thought it would take a bit longer but he's in the 5th percentile which is a great milestone for a 12 week premature baby. He's catching up fast.
Cole weighs 9lb, 9 oz. He is not yet on the growth chart but has made such terrific progress with his weight since his last well baby check up. We're very proud of them both!
Their length's are only an inch apart and their head circumference too. They are actually very close in size other than their weights. JD just has a bit more meat on his bones! Both boys are eating about the same amount now - about 5-6 ounces per feed. They are still on the higher calorie formula which explains a good bit of their rapid weight gain.
The nights have been awesome - they are sleeping between 5-7 hours during the night, only waking for one feeding in the early morning hours. Who can complain about that? So far, they are great sleepers.
They also had their hearing exams today, which went fairly well. They are not deaf, but they still are questionable on some of the low tone hearing. The audiologist is fairly certain that the reason for them not hearing the low tones is due to their reflux and fluid in their ear/nose/throat area. It's all inter-related in there and with so much muffled sound, it usually explains the poor results on the low tone portion of the test. It doesn't appear that she is too worried about it at this point so we'll get them re-tested in another 3 months. Both C. and I have a gut feeling that everything is OK. They respond to our voices well and hear their toys and other surrounding noise. Hopefully at the next appointment, we'll get the greenlight that their hearing is fine.
Haven't had a chance to take any new photos over the last couple of days. I promise to post some soon. Be well!
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Wonderful report on your wee ones, I have the same good feeling about their low tone hearing. We can wait 3 months for good news. Looking forward to the new pictures keep 'em coming. The boys are just darling!
Hugs! S.
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