All Caught Up!

We are proud to announce that Hailey and Andrew are "all caught up!!"

When a baby is born prematurely, the doctors will always refer to both his real age, and also an 'adjusted age', which is what he would be if he had been born on the correct due date. So, even though the twins are now 9.5 months old as of today, their 'adjusted age' is more like 7.5 months.

It usually takes over a year for a premature baby to "catch up" to the average weight and length he would be if he was born on his original due date. And well, the great news is the both Drew and Hailey have now caught up; they match the size of average 9 month old babies. Our pediatrician was really surprised and proud of them for doing this so soon - usually it takes much longer for a preemie to catch up. Way to go, kids!

The stats:
- Hailey is 18 pounds, 28 inches long, and has a head circumference of 43cm.
- Andrew is 20 pounds, 29 inches long, and has a head circumference of 45cm.

The doctor said great things about how they are doing - they are actually ahead on lots of small parts of development, so we were delighted to hear that. They will be crawling any day now, too! (then the FUN begins!)