Today was the girls’ six month doctor’s visit. Miranda is 15 lbs, 11 oz and 26 inches long. Eleanor is 16 lbs, 12 oz and 27 inches long. That means that Eleanor now outweighs Miranda by a little more than a pound and she’s about an inch longer. At four months, they were the same weight and Eleanor was a half inch longer. They have both gotten so long that their legs are starting to dangle over the edge of the examination table when we put them perpendicular to the table. Miranda’s on the left; Eleanor’s on the right.
This picture was immediately after we weighed the girls. Soon after this picture, Miranda started to grab at the paper that lines the examination table, crumple it up, rip it, and bring it to her mouth. We had to hold her the entire time we were at the doctor’s office to keep her from ripping into the paper.
The girls are still sick, so much of the visit was to make sure that their colds were nothing serious. It sounds like they’ve been seeing a lot of the same thing going around for the past few weeks. Sometimes these colds can turn into something more serious, but since the girls are at least three to four days into it, they’re probably past the point where they’re likely to have further complications.
No vaccinations today. Our pediatrician said we should wait a week or two until they’re definitely better before we subject them to shots. We’re considering a flu shot since there’s still some time left in the flu season and the girls are now over six months old. We scheduled another appointment for February 18th so the doctor can make sure their colds are gone and so that they can make up their shots.