Twinks at 18 months

Viva and Jake had their 18 month check up today.

Genevieve: 23 lbs 6 oz (45%), 31 7/8 inches (60%), 48 cm head (85% - yikes!!)
Jackson: 23 lbs 10 oz (20%), 32 inches (45%), 48.1 cm head (60%!!)

As you can see, if you do the math, the twins have managed to maintain their very similar weights and heights. Kind of freaky, if you ask me!

Both of the kiddos have somewhat large soft spots on their heads still. I guess that means their brains still have some growing to do? We'll see.

They do a little "test", to see how well the kids are walking. They take them across the room and tell them to run to Mommy. Jackson? Not happy to be dragged across the room. He came racing back, shrieking. He was praised for his speed - the Dr. was impressed with how well he runs, not just walks! Genevieve? When they set her down and told her to run she first shoved the Dr. away from her, and then said "NO!". The Doctor said she must be working on being 2 already. The classic dilemma for the 2 year old, he says, is whether to do what they want (run to Mom) or to defy authority (not run to Mom). Genevieve stuck with defiance. She'll be an awesome 2 yr old!

We ended the visit with 6 needle pokes, and then a trek back to the vehicle out in our -19 degrees weather. All without Matt, who is currently in balmy Barrow. Lucky man!