Thurik Family: 9 Month Report Card

The babies Dr.'s appointment went great last Thursday. They both checked out happy & healthy. It was funny, the Dr. asked us "Is he always like this" (about Carter) because he was just being his usual happy, smiley, put-on-a -show self. Jerame and I just looked at each other, laughed & said YES. It was a bit of a different experience this time at the Dr. though because we had to work with them to let the Dr. examine them. They did NOT want to sit still & lay down for her to check them out. So we had to get creative on how we did the exam. Nothing new to the Dr. I am sure. They are both maintaining consistent growth. Chloe is 17lbs.9oz. 23th percentile & 28 2/3 ''long 75th percentile. Carter is 18lbs. 4oz 10-25th percentile & 29'' 50-75th percentile. They are still a little bit small for their age group but considering they were both in the 5lbs range at birth they are doing just fantastic! They only had one shot this time which they both screamed for but it was over quick and it was just the last of the hep series they had to get. They did warn us about the shots they will get at their 1 year appointment, they are supposed to be horrible. They have to get 3 one in the back of each arm & one in their thigh muscle. Thinking about that already makes my stomach turn. Crazy to think their next appointment will be their 1 year check up.

We had such a nice weekend. We did lots of work outside and planted flowers in our back yard. It looks so pretty. On Saturday we took the babies to Toys R Us and spent way to much money on new toys for them. We got some outside toys and some new stuff for inside. It's hard because they seem to get bored of their toys so we have to have enough to recycle them out. Or maybe its that I get bored of hearing the same songs play over and over again from the toys. Lol. We also went to Merry Go Round to check out big kid car seats. Since they are both close to the max length capacity for their infant carriers we need to start thinking about the next car seat. The next seat we will buy them they will be in until they are around 4 years old. So crazy.

We have had such beautiful Seattle summer weather for over a week now! It just makes everything better when the sun is out. We also had air conditioning installed in our house about a week ago. It has been so wonderful to be able to enjoy the weather outside but when we want to put the babies down for a nap or to bed at night it is cool enough inside for them to be comfortable. Getting babies to sleep is very important around our house! I feel SO lucky to have air conditioning to look forward to this summer. It's funny having an air conditioned house feels like quite the luxury in Seattle. I am looking forward to this week as it's supposed to be in the high 80's.