Checkup: 4 and 24 months

This past week I took PDG and MDG to a combined doctor's appointment.  In theory it made things easier to just have one long appointment instead of two separate ones.  Plus it meant only taking a half day from my nearly nonexistent sick leave.

In actuality, the appointment might've been more exhausting than teaching 6th period would have been.  And that was with PDG being a superstar listener and getting compliments on his temperament.

Much like PDG's 4 month appointment, the doctor was running late.  I answered all the nurse's questions while trying to strip two boys down to diapers.  We got them measured and weighed and then just waited. 

Thank heavens for sticker books.  Otherwise there would have undoubtedly been meltdowns.  Mama G and PDG alike.

So - the stats.  PDG weighs 31lbs 2oz and measures 36in.  That's 88th and 91st percentiles.  Little man isn't all that little!

MDG weighs 16lbs and measures 25.25in, right around 60th percentile for both.  Somehow I thought he'd be bigger.

Both are healthy.  MDG's cradle cap is finally gone, thanks to Aquafor, and PDG's eczema is getting better with the same treatment.  MDG got the go ahead for solids and supposedly his sleep isn't *that* bad.

Overall both boys are fantastic.  And despite the crying that did ensue while trying to get them both dressed again post-shots, we survived the trip pretty unscathed.

As for likes and dislikes, here's what we've got:

MDG's likes: tummy sleeping, rolling belly-to-back, being nosey, smiling, laughing, jumparoo/exersaucers, rice cereal, MAM pacifiers, watching PDG play

MDG's dislikes: his carseat, not being able to see people, being on his back for any reason at all

PDG's likes: talking nonstop, saying letters and numbers, juice when he gets it, riding on toys, climbing anything, 'belly beans,' books, helmets, attempting tee-ball, stickers, babbling while falling asleep (no more mr. giraffe), being outside, his best friends Noah at daycare and Owen on the weekends, brushing teeth, his grandparents, entertaining MDG

PDG's dislikes: coming inside for dinner, leafy vegetables (still), getting into his carseat, getting dressed in the mornings