I was able to take McKenna and Ava in at the same time for their check-ups which seemed like a brilliant plan at the time of making the appointments. What I failed to realize was that McKenna was getting 4 shots and Ava was getting 2. Needless to say, at the end of the appointment, the nurses were running out of the room and I had 2 screaming girls to deal with. Ava settled down after a few minutes, McKenna was fine after she realized she was going to get a sucker as we checked out -- the magic of suckers! Everyone is doing fabulously, McKenna had to sign a contract with the Dr. promising that she would eat more fruits and meat, and so far she has at least tried some different foods, but we are still working on her.
Stats:
McKenna
Weight 34 lbs 4 oz (45%)
Height 38 3/4 in (30%)
Anna in comparison 31.2 lb (20%) and 39 in (40%0
Ava
Weight 17 lbs 5 oz (25%)
Height 27 3/4 in (55%)
Head 45 1/2 cm (88%)
comps: Anna 15 lbs 7 oz (3%) 26 in (10%), 45 1/2 cm (90%) not sure why the % are different!
McKenna 17 lbs 9 oz (25%) 28 in (75%) 44 cm (50%)
The girls are all off of school for the Christmas break and they had their Christmas parties at school on Friday. Anna and 6 of her friends took it upon themselves to try out for the pep rally, so they got up in front of the entire school and sang Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. She had quite a cheering section - mom, dad, McKenna, Grandma and Grandpa Clerkin and Grandma Franz. We are so proud of her - I was nervous for her, but she loved it! They had a party in their classroom at the end of the day, and she had a great time making reindeer food and playing pin the parts on the snowman.
McKenna also had her Christmas party and she had a little too much fun chatting it up with Elijah (good thing Patrick didn't make it, he would not have been pleased!). She got to decorate gingerbread cookies and play 'Santa Says' and she won't hesitate to tell you how good she is at the game.
Both girls were so excited since Uncle Mike and Nicole came to their parties - as well as Grandma and Grandpa Clerkin, but it seems like we all played second fiddle to Uncle Mike. I am sure there was a little guilt laid on by grandma to get him there, but the girls loved having so many people with them. Ava got to spend the day at the house with Mayu which was nice for me so I could focus on each girl at her own party.
Christmas is just a few days away, and Anna and McKenna are ready. McKenna tells me that she is going to dream about the baby Jesus every night and they have been helping me make cookies all day. We have big plans for setting out cookies and healthy food for Santa and his reindeer.
Ava is thinking about taking some steps. She hasn't started crawling, but she is starting to cruise, and she lets go and stands by herself for a couple of seconds. I cringe when I remember that McKenna started walking before 10 months, and I am hoping Ava will wait a little while longer! She is up to 4 teeth and wants to feed herself most of the time. Her new favorite thing is to play the little piano we have upstairs. She gets her whole body into it, kicking her legs while banging the keys, it is quite a sight! She is still my little angel and even though she started waking up at about 2 am for the last couple of days, she is still a very good baby, turning into a wonderful little girl.
