Monday and Tuesday

The guys had their 18 month appointments on Monday. Allan has stalled on his weight gain (we are trying to balance growth with creating a desire to eat. Apparently we weren't that successful. Allan is 19 pounds and 28 inches tall. This places him firmly in the third percentile (he is as big and heavy as 3 percent of babies his chronological age.)

Griff is 24 pounds and 31 inches. He is in the 25th percentile in both those categories. I can't remember his head circumference, but he is apparently in the 75th percentile on his head size. Just call him Charlie Brown.

Big Al had a modified barium swallow today to check and make sure that there isn't something organically wrong with the swallowing mechanism. He just really still is having problems swallowing when we feed him. Apparently there is nothing wrong with the way that Allan chews or swallows. All he lacks is coordination and motivation.