4 Month Update: the Good, the Bad, and the Stinky

 Last Thursday we took the twins to the doctor for their 4 month check-up and shots. Here's the report:

The Good:
Dr. Nelson was thrilled with the developmental progress the girls have made. Both Julia and Margaret are on par with full term 4 month olds in all areas. Both girls smiled, cooed, and even blew raspberries at their doctor and then they each showed off some pretty impressive tummy time skills. Margaret is a little lacking in the muscle tone department, but we expected to hear this and Dr. Nelson said she has no doubt Margaret will catch up by 6 months.

The Bad:
One the most anticipated parts of the visit was the weight check. And unfortunately, the littlest Hepper ladies did not wow the socks off Dr. Nelson in this department. Julia weighed in at 11 pounds, 5 ounces and Margaret was 10 pounds, 1 ounce. That's the 5th and 3rd percentile, folks. Talk about discouraging. I was sure they were both at least 12 pounds, but obviously I was wrong.

The Stinky:

Since I'm already nursing the girls a ridiculous amount of times a day, Dr. Nelson suggested adding a bottle of formula every night before bedtime. While this was a bit disappointing to hear, I think it is the best way to help these pint-sized princesses add some much needed pounds. Plus, in theory, the formula should help them sleep longer at night.
So, with high hopes we mixed up our first ever bottles of formula on Friday night. I nearly lost my dinner when I smelled the stuff. Formula stinks!! The girls were not impressed either. Two seconds after their first taste, they both pulled back and looked at me like, "You're kidding, right?!" First attempt = fail.
Last night we tried again, mixing up a half and half concoction in the hopes of easing the transition a bit. Success! Both girls sucked down their bottles and went happily off to bed. For about 4 hours. Guess the formula isn't going to solve our sleep issues just yet. We'll keep hoping though!

Our pint-sized princesses