Nine Months and Lotsa Teeth!

Pooki finally met someone she doesn't like. We went to the doctor yesterday for the Beans' 9-month checkup and, surprise! They had to have a shot. This really was a surprise for Mommy because I thought we were going to get a bye on this visit. Apparently not.





The Beans have ALWAYS done very well with the whole shot deal. In fact, Pooki hardly cried at all for her first few and right after she was done, she even smiled at the nurse who gave it to her, seemingly forgetting for the moment that she had anything to even cry about. But yesterday was different. For the first time, the doctor himself administered the vaccine. And the Beans were none too happy about it.





Normally, Pooki is all smiles all the time for all people she sees. Miles and miles of smiles. Pipsi is also a cute little smiley Bean, but the recipient usually has to earn smiles from her. Pooki's smiles are free and she's nowhere near stingy with them. But let me tell ya, she had no love whatsoever for the doctor yesterday after the exam and subsequent needle stick. Non at all! The funny thing was, even after she quieted down, the entire time Doc was examining Pipsi, Pooki never took her eyes off of him. Poor little Beans. And Hubby is a little peeved with me because somehow he ended up holding down both Beans for shots with the doctor and Mommy got to do all the comforting. I didn't do it on purpose, Booie! Not really on purpose, anyway.





They were over it quickly though and aside from a little drowsiness seem to be suffering no ill effects at all. Pooki has lots more teeth coming in and yesterday I saw that her top right lateral incisor as popped through. Lots and lots and LOTS of teeth! But, here are their numbers in case you're interested:





Parker
19 lbs, 1 oz


28 inches tall


45 cm head circumference





Piper


20 lbs, 2 oz


28 1/2 inches tall


47 cm head circumference





Yep, Pipsi has surpassed her big sister, size-wise. Pipsi tends to eat more and is waaaay less picky than her sister. After all this time of the Beans weighing within two ounces of each other this is a pretty significant difference! And although neither Bean was at her happiest yesterday, Doc says he has absolutely no complaints about either super-healthy Bean. Pooki's borderline iron-deficient and just needs only one little drop of a supplement each day, but that's normal with twins, he says.





It's hard to believe they've gone from this


To this


in under nine months.

But of course, children grow. That's what they're supposed to do. And now we have three months for Mommy to prepare for doing the holding-down for the next round. That is, unless it somehow works out otherwise...