Three Month Self-Checkup
The twins just turned three months old. They no longer look like delicate preemies, but instead look like grotesquely obese infants. To be fair, Ian looks rather svelte, tipping the scales at 9-lbs, 8-ozs. Tory on the other hand would look at home in the Hutt family, as he currently weighs an eye-popping* 11-lbs, 3-ozs. In three months, he’s almost tripled in size from his birth weight of 4-lbs, 5ozs. If he keeps growing at that rate, I figure he’ll be around 300-lbs by his first birthday. He’d better be an early walker, because I’m not carrying that.
This is a good time to check the development wheel, which has developmental milestones from age 3 months to 5 years. Even though they’re bound to be a little behind since they were born eight weeks early, it’s good to keep an eye on their development and make sure they’re progressing well; if they’re falling behind, I can get a jumpstart on fretting over their latest missed milestone. Plus, this should be a really easy post.
Lift head and chest when laying on their stomachs.
They can absolutely lift their heads, probably beyond a 45-degree angle. I work on this everyday by forcing them to sit upright for minutes at a time. The sooner they gain head control, the sooner I can start working on arm and hand control, the sooner they can hold their bottles during feeding, the sooner I can get something done around the house while they eat. They maybe lift their chests a little, but not much if at all. We don’t work on tummy time much. They tend to fall asleep pretty quickly, or degenerate into balls of infant fury that are too angry to lift themselves.
Follow a moving object or person with their eyes
Yep. I like to play a game where I slowly bring my hand in to tap them on the nose. It helps to build coordination and a sense of awareness, two important attributes if they’re going to put themselves through college on athletic scholarships.
Grasp a rattle or finger.
They’ll grasp my finger if I force it into a fist, but no inorganic objects. I keep trying to make them hold a plastic ring with little luck. If it does stay attached to their hands, it’s usually just caught on a finger.
Wiggle and kick their legs.
Yes, and they’re getting dangerously close to my crotch during feeding times.
Smile back at people.
Yup. Ellie can get a smile out of them if she’s been gone all day by walking into their room as they wake from a nap. It’s the highlight of her day, especially if we’re out of Italian sausage for the spaghetti sauce.
Make cooing or babbling sounds.
Yeah, and they coo a little more every day. Sometimes I wonder if they’ll talk before Abbie.
Cry in different ways to tell you what we need.
Affirmative. They have their normal cry to say they want something, and they have their refusing to inhale cry to tell us they’re ticked off and we’re the worst parents in the world. Tory will probably be really mad when I put him on a diet the second his pediatrician okays it.
* And onesie-popping.
This is a good time to check the development wheel, which has developmental milestones from age 3 months to 5 years. Even though they’re bound to be a little behind since they were born eight weeks early, it’s good to keep an eye on their development and make sure they’re progressing well; if they’re falling behind, I can get a jumpstart on fretting over their latest missed milestone. Plus, this should be a really easy post.
Lift head and chest when laying on their stomachs.
They can absolutely lift their heads, probably beyond a 45-degree angle. I work on this everyday by forcing them to sit upright for minutes at a time. The sooner they gain head control, the sooner I can start working on arm and hand control, the sooner they can hold their bottles during feeding, the sooner I can get something done around the house while they eat. They maybe lift their chests a little, but not much if at all. We don’t work on tummy time much. They tend to fall asleep pretty quickly, or degenerate into balls of infant fury that are too angry to lift themselves.
Follow a moving object or person with their eyes
Yep. I like to play a game where I slowly bring my hand in to tap them on the nose. It helps to build coordination and a sense of awareness, two important attributes if they’re going to put themselves through college on athletic scholarships.
Grasp a rattle or finger.
They’ll grasp my finger if I force it into a fist, but no inorganic objects. I keep trying to make them hold a plastic ring with little luck. If it does stay attached to their hands, it’s usually just caught on a finger.
Wiggle and kick their legs.
Yes, and they’re getting dangerously close to my crotch during feeding times.
Smile back at people.
Yup. Ellie can get a smile out of them if she’s been gone all day by walking into their room as they wake from a nap. It’s the highlight of her day, especially if we’re out of Italian sausage for the spaghetti sauce.
Make cooing or babbling sounds.
Yeah, and they coo a little more every day. Sometimes I wonder if they’ll talk before Abbie.
Cry in different ways to tell you what we need.
Affirmative. They have their normal cry to say they want something, and they have their refusing to inhale cry to tell us they’re ticked off and we’re the worst parents in the world. Tory will probably be really mad when I put him on a diet the second his pediatrician okays it.
* And onesie-popping.
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