Madeline 18 mos stats

 

This girl is 18 months now. She's still a tiny little thing but she has a big personality. She LOVES reading. I think she would sit if someone would read to her all day. She loves her brothers. She wants and tries to do everything they do. She loves her babies. She will wrap her baby in a blanket then hop in the rocker and rock. She loves doing anything outside.

 

Madeline has been slower than the boys in language development. I'm okay with that though. She has lots of single words but doesn't always use them...and I don't make her. She will copy almost anything the boys tell her to say. She looks at me and Brian like we are crazy if we try to get her to say something. She is beginning to combine words to make short phrases. Her favorite thing to say is "all done mama" (then she laughs). One evening she was finished eating so she said "all done". Brian got up to get her. She shook her head and said "all done...MAMA". Everyone at the table laughed. Now every time she's done she says it, looks straight at Brian, and laughs.

 

So here are Madeline's stats and all the kids comparisons at 18 months:

25 lbs (50th percentile)

31.5 inches (30th percentile)

don't remember how big her head was but it was 97th %

 

Luc at 18 mos.:

25 lb 7 oz (45th)

34 inches (90th)

head 50.5 cm (97th)

 

Evan:

25 lb 2 oz (35th)

33 inches (55th)

head 49 3/4 cm (90th)

 

On another note, Evan helped me pick out the boys Easter outfits. The compromise for the "fancy" shirt that I strongly encouraged was that he get to buy the shirt below. So the fancy shirt is for Easter and Evan's shirt choice is for any day he wants to wear it. You may see him wearing it every day. Then he wanted a picture in his new outfit.  

Teething biscuits

Madeline seems to be a picky eater. She will eat oatmeal and green beans very good. She will sometimes eat squash, sweet potatoes, and spinach. She absolutely will not eat any fruit or peas. Textures are a real problem for her. She gags like crazy if I try to give her a bite of a banana, a puff, avacado, bread. The only solid foods that I can get her to eat (suck on) are teething biscuits, watermelon, and apple. She does love her teething biscuits though.

 

When it gets so soggy that it starts to break, I have to take it away. 

 

This is also the reaction if she drops it and can't find it. 

I have a picture of Luc super sad at the end of a biter biscuit too. 

Madeline at 4 months

 

Here is Miss Madeline at 4 months. The girl likes to eat. She still nurses every 2-3 hours during the day and 3-4 during the night. We are not on a schedule yet and her sleeping habits are terrible. She sleeps with me...in the crook of my arm...right up against me. I have loved sleeping with all my babies but it's about time to stop. I wake up sore in the mornings from the way I sleep. Also, I need to be able to get things done rather than just hold Miss Priss all the time.

 

Madeline has become a pretty happy baby. Her reflx is a million times better. She still has trouble after she eats sometimes but she is completely off medication now. I think her tummy is beginning to tolerate dairy somewhat too. I have been having creamer in my coffee and some cheese in food occassionally. She has the cutest little laugh. She has started cooing which for her is actually a high pitched squeal. I think I'll have another loud mouth here. She has rolled over from her front to back only a couple of times. I'm thinking she'll be rolling soon though. She has been enjoying tummy time a whole lot more lately.

 

So here are her stats...and comarisons with the boys at 4 months...

weight: 15lb 13 oz (90th percentile)

height: 24 in (25th percentile)

head: 43 cm (95th percentile)

 

Luc:

16 lb 2 oz, 26.5 in

 

Evan:

17lb, 25.5 in

 

I was looking back at the boys baby books. Madeline is by far my worst sleeper. Luc was definitely my best...and still is. He was sleeping 8-10 hours straight at 6 weeks. He also took really good naps early on. I wonder if the more structured schedule that I was able to keep Luc on has to do with that or just inborn.

Baby stat comparisons

I like to compare stats for my kids so I can remember later. This is a couple of weeks late but here are stats so far. Madeline seems to continue to be more petite than her brothers...which I think is a good thing.

Luc at birth: 7lb 12 oz, 20 in long,
      2 weeks: 8 lb 10 oz, 21 in long, 38 cm head

Evan birth: 7 lb 7 oz, 20 in long, 35 1/2 cm head
    2 weeks:  8 lb 9 oz, 21 in long, 36 1/2 cm head

Madeline birth: 7 lb 0 oz, 19 in long, 35 cm head ?
           2 weeks: 8 lb 1 oz, 20 in long, 36 cm head

BTW I originally said Madeline was 21 in long at birth but I think they measured her wrong. At her 5 day weight check, she was only 19 inches. The pediatrician said they aren't very accurate with length measurements in the hospital.

Comparisons

Well most of you alreay know how much Madeline looks like her big brother Luc. Here are some pictures for more proof.

 

All of these are from the birthdate. Madeline is in the middle.

Luc is on the left, Evan in the middle, and Madeline on the right.

Evan's month late 18 month pictures

When Luc was 18 months old, it was the beginning of football season. We decided it would be a great idea to make his 18 month portraits football themed. The pictures turned out so cute. I wanted to do it for Evan too. I keep forgetting to take him in to get the portraits done so I took some at home today. They aren't professional but at least I got some done. And these are actually a month late...he is 19 months old now.

Here was Luc's 

Evan 18 months

I can't remember if I did an 18 month post or not. Anyway, here were his stats at his 18 month check-up:

Weight: 25 lb 2 oz; 35th percentile

Height: 33 in; 55th percentile

Head circumference: 49 3/4 cm; 90th percentile

Here were Luc's:

Weight: 25 lb 7 oz; 45th percentile

Height: 34 in; 90th percentile

Head circumference: 50 1/2 cm; 97th percentile

Evan is a handful at 18 months. He is very active. He tried to keep up with everything Luc says and does. He's pretty quick. He always runs away from us at the park. He climbs on everything. He hasn't climbed/fallen out of his bed yet though. His vocabulary is pretty large. He uses a variety of different words and is saying 4-5 word sentences. My favorite thing about this age is how he puts his sentences together. He has lots of words but doesn't know how to arrange them in a sentence. It's so cute.

 Here are some things he says at 19 months:

-"Mama, hold you me peez"("Mama, hold me please")

-"Daddy no go pay wif Emi" ("daddy is not going to play with Emi")

-"Papa John eat gum. Papa John no eat gum." (My dad had gum and told Evan that he couldn't have any. Evan talks about it all the time)

-"Daddy/Luc/Mama pooed" (when actually he did)

-"Daddy no take you go night night" ("I don't want daddy to take me to go night night")

-"No go night night"

-"Come Mama. Scary monsters dere. Wight on." (He says this almost every night when it gets dark and he wants to go in his room. "Come on Mama. Scary monsters are in there. Lights on.")

-"Bawee hot. It burn you" ("Very hot. It will burn me.")

Hair

Oh I forgot to note the difference in their hair. Luc had very little hair at 15 months...and it was brown. Evan's hair is long, curly, and BLONDE

My boys at 15 months old

We had Evan's 15 month check-up this morning. He is doing great. I asked about his reflux...which is STILL really bad sometimes. He still spits up a lot, cries after he drinks a cup of milk (which he always downs in no time), and is really really gassy. Sometimes he has trouble laying down to sleep especially if it is within a couple of hours from the time he has eaten or had a cup of milk. Dr Mani wants us to try soy milk and stay away from dairy for a little while to see if that helps. 

Here are pictures of both boys at 15 months and their stats. I think it is amazing how different they look.

Luc:

Height: 33 1/2 in - 95th percentile

Weight: 23 lb 7 oz - 48th percetile (keep this in mind)

Head Circumference: 49 1/2 cm - 97th percentile

Luc had 7 teeth

Evan:

Height: 32 in - 75th percentile

Weight: 23 lb 8 oz - 40th percentile

Head Circumference: 49 cm - 91st percentile

Evan has 5 teeth 

Evan is one once heavier than Luc was at this age. Evan's percentile is lower that Luc's was though. Either the growth charts have changed or someone figured it wrong.

Evan's one year check-up

This will be a boring no picture blog since I am super tired and need to go to bed. Anyway, I'll post his birthday pictures later...which was also a pretty low-key birthday.

The boys are very similar in size. Evan may be a tiny bit smaller than Luc was. Here are there stats at 12 months starting with Evan:


Height 30 in (50th percentile)
Weight 22 lb (40th percentile)
Head 48 1/2 cm (95th percentile)

Luc's 12 month stats:
Height 31 in (97th percentile) I am thinking one of these percentiles is wrong.
Weight 22 1/2 lb (45th percentile)
Head 49 cm (97th percentile)

Evan woke up with a swollen red eye this morning. Luckily, we were already going to the doctor. She said it may be the start of pink eye...or it's just allergies. This is awesome since we're flying tomorrow. I'll just put a patch over his eye.

Evan looks great for the most part. We did have a little bit of a dramatic visit though. He got 3 shots which he was pretty sad about. Then they wanted to take blood to check his iron. She took the blood then came back in and said "I need to get a little more. Something looks REALLY BAD with his blood." I say "Oh is he anemic" (after all, I do forget to give him his vitamins). "No, it's a lot worse than that" she says. What the heck? So she squeezes more blood out of his tiny little finger as he screams his little lungs out. Again, his blood looked really bad. She decides it is best to do it a 3rd time but start all over on another finger. By this time, I am beginning to feel a little panicky and both Evan and I have blood all over us (my legs, my face, my neck, his clothes, his face, my arms, etc). She does it the 3rd time. The blood "looks" normal. Dr Mani came in and said he is a little anemic. I asked about the serious problem with his blood and she said it must have been something in the test tube or something. UGH Anyway, no biggy about low iron. I just need to be more consistent with his vitamins.

We do have to take him back to the pediatric ophthalmologist to have his eyes checked again. She said they still look off when she does the light test. I'm not very worried about his eyes. We also have to take him to a cardiologist to check out the heart murmur. I'm not worried about that either since both Luc and I have a murmur. Anyway, we'll go just to be 100% positive though.

Other than that, Dr Mani was happy to see him walking, talking, finally sleeping through the night (although I'm not happy with his early wake-up call around 6:30-7am), and eating well.

Evan at 6 Months

I can't believe this boy is 6 months old. I think I say this every month but really. Why do babies have to grow up so fast? Evan is officially 6 months old. We will not have his 6 month check up until he is almost 7 months. I don't know his height or head circumference but I did weigh him. He is a load to carry around at 19 pounds.

Evan is still not sleeping through the night. In fact, now that we are back in Alabama, he has been waking up every 1-3 hours. No, I am not exaggerating.

I started feeding him cereal and usually apples once a day. He doesn't like to eat from a spoon. A lot of the time, he mashes his lips together so that I can't feed him. If he does eat it, he will gag or just spit it out. I don't know how much actually goes through.

I am just assuming that some cereal is going through and that it is the culprit to his constipation the past couple of days. He hasn't pooped in a couple of days and he's been gassy. When I started feeding Luc cereal, he became constipated. I am just assuming that Evan is getting some cereal in him and that the same thing is happening. Anyway, the nurse at his doctor's office said that I could just stop feeding him until I get back to Austin and see Dr Mani.

Here are some fun things that Evan has been doing:

-smiles most of the time

-reaches for me

-still loves to watch Luc

-loves to grab anything within reach

-of course anything he grabs goes directly to his mouth

-he is sitting pretty good without support

-he scoots all over the place

-is very cuddly

-loves his burp clothes (strange I know but it is his lovey)

- loves to suck his toes

-fake coughs and gags to make us laugh

-When I wave, he throws his arm around like crazy. I can't decide if this is his wave or just a movement

Evan scooting from Noelle McNeil on Vimeo.

Luc and Evan comparisons at 6 months:
-Luc 17 lbs; Evan 19 lbs
-Luc started crawling right after his 6 month birthday; Evan is almost there
-Luc was sleeping through the night; Evan is not even close
-Both were happy, smiley babies
-Both grabbed everything and put everything in their mouths