Well, we went for our Synagis shots today. It went okay, we had a few tears but not many. I wasn't sure how it would go because for our flu shots we had no tears, not even a wimper. Anyway, we are not getting anymore of these shots, so I hope we have good enough immune systems built up! :-( I was hoping to get them this "season" too, but that's okay.
Our latest stats: Carson- weighs in at a whopping 20 pounds 3 ounces!
Yep, he's over the 20 mark! Wow! He wears 6-9 month clothes mostly. 12 months fit around him well, but they are way too long. He's a shortie. He even wears some 3-6 month stuff.
Emilynn- weighs 18 pounds 11 ounces. It's honestly hard to believe she weighs that much and is so close to Car. She feels SO much lighter than him and she's so skinny!!! She wears 6-9 month or 12 month for length. But a lot of 12 month stuff is WAY too big in her waist. She wears leggings as pants because they are snugger. Her easiest outfit right now is dresses because it doesn't matter how they fit in the waist so she does cotton dresses with leggings. They're so cute on her.
We had a nice lunch with Meme & Poppy at the Olive Garden. The babies did great-they are so cute now because they can feed themselves puffs & yogurt melts and they even had some bread there. It was delicious and a nice treat! It's nice to get out and about sometimes!!!
With Carson being over 20 pounds I know he can soon be turned around in his carseat. We researched carseats for quite a while before buying the ones we have now. I spent hours comparing carseats, went to stores with a list to see the ones I had narrowed it down to, and finally ordered them about 2 months ago. We decided to get carseats that can be used rear-facing for up to 40 pounds, and front-facing for up to 65 pounds. I wanted something where we didn't have to buy seats again anytime soon, but I also wanted to keep them rear-facing longer. The basic idea is that even at 20 pounds and 1 year, they are not really ready to turn around because their necks, spine, etc. aren't developed enough to handle a crash in a front-facing position and a crash could cause serious or fatal injuries. I can't really explain it all that well, but I was surprised to find that other countries keep children rear-facing much longer than we do here. There is a wonderful website you can check out if you are interested in more information- go to http://www.kyledavidmiller.org/ and if you scroll down on the left-hand side you can click on "car seat safety-why rear-facing is best" for more information. I don't know how it will work out, but I am going to keep them rear-facing as long as I can. The small fender-bender we were in was scary enough for me and made me realize that a crash is a reality. It's one of those things you think won't happen to you, but unfortunately it could.
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