The twins had their 3 year check ups today. It's so hard to believe they were 2 month preemies based on their measurements. They were in the 50-75% percentile in every category.
Christopher
Weight: 33 lbs
Height: 39 inches
Kendall
Weight: 33 lbs
Height: 39 1/4 inches
(she's been 1/4 inch taller than him for almost 2 years now).
The kids were so excited to go to the doctor's this morning. I feel so fortunate about that. I explained ahead of time that the doctor would look in their ears, noses and throats and then listen to their hearts. They were absolute pros. They both sat quietly while the doctor did his exam. This year, they were big enough to have their blood pressure taken and they liked when it "hugged" their arms. I also signed them up for flu shots and that was really the only part of the visit that I was worried about. The nurse told me they qualified for the nasal mist this year so we went with it. Phew, no shots!
He said they are both right on track developmentally. He asked the kids some general questions about counting, ABCs and colors. We talked about their sleeping and eating habits along with their activity levels, playing with other kids and potty training.
I haven't talked much about potty training in my posts. They are both in underwear all day and go pee pee regularly on the potty. Kendall has started to recognize when she needs to go and will now go in the bathroom by herself without any prompting.
I did share Chris' new trick with the doctor. I still can't get the kid to go poopy in the potty. He holds it all day until we put on their bedtime Pull Ups and then he goes. Well, he's gotten smart. He knows where we keep the Pull Ups so when he has to go, he takes it upon himself to put his own Pull Up on. The doctor laughed and said it's common. He suggested that I still let Chris put a Pull Up on but that I encourage him to sit on the potty with it on. He said he would outgrow it soon enough.
Kendall is also having some issues in this area. She suffers from constipation (sorry if TMI) so she's completely unpredictable. And, it's a vicious cycle. The longer she waits, it hurts and then she holds it again. I've been dosing her with Miralax but it's been hit or miss - sometimes I push her the other way. He suggested giving her a small dose everyday to get regulated. Hopefully that will do the trick. He said this is also common in toddlers and it's a result of their diet. They usually won't eat high fiber foods and what they do eat is "binding" (i.e. mac 'n cheese, bananas, etc). Yep, that's my Kendall. The picky eater.
Anyway, overall a really good visit. So proud of my little "preemies".
2 comments:
My dd was the exact same way as yours when it came to getting constipated and holding her poop in. She would also put on a pull up to go in instead of going in the toilet. I also found that giving her Miralax every day would send her in the wrong direction. So now I give her some, about a teaspoon, every other day. Works great. Keeps her regular and doesn't cause her to go in the wrong direction. I found out the hard way that 4 days of Miralax in a row is a BAD idea. Once we got the constipation/holding in the poop figured out she now poops on the potty without any problems.
LKL
My youngest son was on a mirilax/benefiber regimen for probably 6 months. He was holding it even before we introduced potty training. My ped said it was totally normal, and giving the supplement would be helpful. It was wonderful. After a few months of being potty trained, i slowly weaned him off of both and he was great.
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