9 Month Physical

Yesterday the twins had their 9 month physical (see "Twins In A Nutshell" on the left of your screen for heights and weights!). This was actually the first time that I brought both of them together for a shared doctor appointment! They have been "off schedule" from birth: because Evie was in the hospital longer, she didn't see the doctor when Gavin did. Then when they were about to get on the same schedule, Gavin got a urinary tract infection and had to wait a few weeks, and then all of his shots were delayed a bit.

So finally they had a physical at the same time. Gavin still got to skip the shots - he gets to wait til the 1 year physical. (All this waiting is because the pediatrician said we need to maintain the scheduled time intervals between the shots.) Evie got 2 shots and handled it like a champ. She is such a pro at getting stuck with needles, poor thing! After all she's been through, the 2 shots hurt initially and then she was over it. She only cried for about 30 seconds.

Grandpa Vic came with me to help hold onto the kids, since neither of them wants to sit still:


Before we left, Evie got in some undivided time with her grandparents while Gavin napped:


After work, Daddy read the kids one of their favorite stories, Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABC:


They didn't feel like paying attention though!