updates

most of the kids just had doctors appointments today.

taylor, as usual, is great, with no problems. he weighs 56 pounds, and is 51 inches (4 ft, 3 inches) tall. no major problems or complaints with him.

elizabeth is also doing great. she's 60 pounds, and 50 inches (4 ft, 2 inches) tall. we have started getting concerned with her consistent bed wetting. i buy night diapers for her, but it's gotten to the point that she soaks one every night. she had been going through one every 3 or 4 nights, then it got worse. we are putting her on a medicine that should stop the night wetting. we'll give it a few months, and see if it kick-starts her system. if not, we'll probably put her back on it for a few more months.

ashley has been better. turns out she has an ear infection. which accounts for some of the crabbiness. the rest is just her attitude (she IS 2). she currently weighs 25 pounds, and is almost 33 inches tall.

michael is also doing great. he weighs just over 12 pounds, and is 26 inches long. WIC has been concerned with his "lack" of weight gain. they say he isn't gaining enough every month (i wasn't aware there was a minimum amount!). i had them print off their charts so i could show them to the doctor. he's not concerned about it yet. we had had some concerns about his forehead. his frontal bone had shifted, and it looked wrong. i just noticed that his front soft spot was quite small as well. his forehead doesn't look quite as distorted, and the doctor said his soft spot isn't small enough to be overly concerned about. if it gets much smaller though, we'll need to take him back in.

shannon has an appointment on monday for a physical for head start. once we get that and her dental appointment done in 3 weeks, we can turn the paperwork in.