Growing girl

Louise had her 7 year old "well child" checkup on Tuesday.  "Well child" needed parentheses, in this case, because she left the office with a diagnosis of bronchitis.  The nurse also concluded during the visit that Louise is virtually blind in her left eye (20/200 vision), so we'll have a follow-up visit to an ophthalmologist later in the year.

On the plus side, Louise continues to grow.  She is now a towering 4' 2.5" (the half inch is critical!), which puts her in the 88th percentile.  She weighs 59.75 lbs (83%).

The two year olds who ate our preemies...

Charlotte & Claire had their two year well child visits today. They each got a shot; Charlotte was very brave and didn't cry very much. Claire was diagnosed with an ear infection, so now all three kids are taking antibiotics. We recommend buying stocks in Yoplait.

Charlotte & Claire are officially BIG girls. Their vitals:
Charlotte - 26.5 lbs (50th percentile), 35.5 inches tall (90th percentile), head circumference of 50 cm (95th percentile)
Claire - 30.5 lbs (90th percentile), 35 inches tall, head circumference of 50.5 cm

(For comparison, Louise at 2 was 37.5 in tall and 31 lbs)

Yes, we do let Charlotte eat, and no, we had no idea her head had gotten so big. We suspect it has something to do with Daddy going on and on about how cute & delightful she is.