Each of the kiddos had doctor’s appointments last week. We were able to schedule them together so we only had one trip to the office... but holy LONG appointment. We ended up being there for just shy of two and a half hours!! I think as we were getting ready to go we were just minutes away from a major meltdown from both kids, but really and truly they did great. Jaiden handled the shots amazingly, but Makenna screamed her head off. Poor babies. I hate shots! Makenna is now 12 lbs 7 oz (85th percentile, just less than Jaiden at 2 months—he was 12lbs 11oz) 22 ¾ inches (65th percentile) and Jaiden was 27 lbs even (64th percentile) 32 ¼ inches (44th percentile). They are both growing and developing perfectly and are healthy as can be! We’re so thankful for this. Jaiden had an autism screening, which he passed with flying colors. Our doctor was very pleased with his social interaction with her and said he surpassed the amount of words an average 18 month old says. Yayy Jaiden!! His new things now are growing like a bear and telling everyone how old he is (thanks to his second cousin Owen!) He also LOVES pointing to different objects around the house and naming them. He’s learning lots of different animal sounds but definitely loves pounding on his chest and “chanting” (?) like a gorilla the best. It’s pretty darn cute. He continues to be such a great helper with his baby sister and loves to give her lots of hugs and kisses. Makenna continues to amaze us at just how good of a baby she is and how perfectly she’s fit into our lives. She loves showing off her adorable little gummy smiles that continue to make time stop in that particular moment. It’s amazing how just a little smile can completely make a bad day good. She’s such a beautiful and happy baby and we love getting little previews as to what her personality will be like.
We’ve had an insanely busy past couple weeks, but have also had tons and tons of fun. My sister married Brady on the 17th and both kids hung in there until the party stopped. Makenna slept in different people’s arms and enjoyed all the snuggle time she got with family and Jaiden danced his little bootie off until his head hit the pillow at 12:07... yes, AM! He was such a trooper. Kevin and I loved watching him laugh and dance at the reception, and thought it was adorable to watch him try to “pick up” all the different colored lights shining on the floor from the DJ. My fears came true as soon as I walked down the aisle at the wedding with Makenna and passed her off to my cousin... she completely had a massive blowout all over her flower girl dress (and of course covered the entire front of my Aunts dress!!) Sorry again Aunt Jeanie! Both kids did great adjusting to a completely different schedule, late nights, and meeting tons of new people. My kiddos are the best!! :) We’re all in another wedding this coming weekend (Kevin’s brother Ryan is getting married) and our fingers are crossed that the kiddos will do just as good with the busy days as they did last time!
You’d think that after watching my sweet baby boy grow up so fast, I’d be able to fathom just how quickly time goes by—but I still look down at my beautiful baby girl in complete disbelief at how much she’s grown in the past couple months. I need to figure out a way to freeze time. I love how much my kids love and need me... here’s to hoping that never changes :)
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