From the Twin-Daddy:
Today is Dominic’s and Alexander’s 2-month birthday!!
Geek Learning
Our boys are learning at an incredible rate, and I compare what they are doing to the scientific method in some sense. Which is:
- Use your experience
- Form a conjecture
- Predict the outcome based on your conjecture
- Test by experiment
Our boys have no experience, no conjectures, and no predictions. They live in a heightened form of the scientific method in which they experiment randomly and use the results to form a model about how the universe works. For example, Alexander doesn’t know whether or not his brother is made of chocolate ice cream so it might be okay to taste his head.
Is Dom edible? Science needs an answer!
Alexander doesn’t know if Shakti is edible either so it might be best to bite her just in case.
Are Great Danes edible? We must experiment on the dog!
Growing
Our little guys were born almost 6 weeks early and were massive for their gestational age. One of the NICU nurses used the term “enormous”. The good news is that they appear to be growing at a pretty good clip and may overtake or even pass the median growth for a full-term baby very soon. Today Dominic weighed in at 10 pounds 14 ounces and Alexander at 11 pounds 6 ounces. Since their last appointment on September 3rd, they’ve gained roughly 1.75 ounces a day.
- Dominic’s Weight over time
- Alexander’s Weight over time
- Average baby weight (at gestational age)
- Average baby weight (after birth)
Being Born Is Tough
Our Boyos Are Big for Preemies
Other Milestones
We’re also seeing developmental milestones such as increased strength, control over the head and neck, eye contact, social smiling, and limited arm control.
Today they got their vaccinations at the doctor’s office, and we started by stripping them and playing with them until we got their weights. After that it was examinations and bottles to reward the boys for being mostly patient as patients.
Then came the vaccinations.
Dominic got his shots first with two nurses popping syringes into each leg and then covering the injection sites with band-aids. We tried to distract him with his bottle, but when he was stuck he turned beet red and let out a heartbreaking wail. His brother was nearby and for the first time ever Alexander actually gave Dom a bit of a sympathy cry as if to say, “I don’t like it when you hurt my brother!”
I soothed Dominic, and Mary took Alexander to get his shots next. Both boys agreed that this was a horrible experience, but getting milk and being held made it easier to get over it.
The most adorable milestone however is that the boys like it when you play with them now.
October 1st, 2010 at 6:14 pm
Oh, they’re so cute! I want to have time to see them so much!
October 1st, 2010 at 6:54 pm
Yea for weight gain! I love the chart.
Keri always said that Sam’s motto was, “Taste the World!”
Hmm. You know, Tegan can tell the difference between a baby crying just because they are crying and a real cry. Maybe the twins do too? (I mean, she always goes to check, but then if in her opinion, they are crocodile tears, she checks in to let me know– no action necessary on our part.)
October 2nd, 2010 at 12:10 am
felicidades a los chicos en su segundo mes. También felicidades a sus papas por lo bien que lo estan haciendo y especialmente a esa mamá tan maravillosa que los nutre con tanto cariño y buena alimentación. No tenemos más palabras para expresaros lo bonitos que están. BESITOS PARA LOS CUATRO.
October 2nd, 2010 at 3:59 am
AWWW. So adorable!!
October 2nd, 2010 at 9:36 am
Thank you for the updates. Your little boys are absolutely darling and I am so delighted for the Curtis family!!!!!