Pumpkins and Doctors

We've had a lot of both lately.

First, lots and lots of pumpkins at Berry Patch Farms. We went there on Saturday with my mom, Ceylese, her mom, Brad, Mackenzie and Blake. It was a perfect fall day and the sun was shining. Good times. We did Burt's Farm last year and I guess the feedback is that we'd rather go back to Burt's next year, but Berry Patch was just fine for this year. And who am I kidding, Kaitlyn and Nicole had absolutely no idea what was going on. They just enjoy running around outside. I'll have photos to post tomorrow hopefully (have to get them off the camera).

Second, the doctors. As I mentioned, we were advised to see both an orthapedist for Kaitlyn's funny walking and a speech therapy exam for both girls not talking. Kaitlyn's walking appt was Friday. What a disaster. Apparently they have 3 Atlanta office locations and I showed up at the wrong one, thus missing my appt with the correct doctor. Nice of them to tell me that there are three offices and that I made my appt for the one in Roswell. Why would a family in Mableton want to drive all the way to Roswell for an appt? I would have if this was "the guy" to see obviously, but they need to tell me that. Anyway, so at the office I thought I was supposed to be at, they were able to get me an appt later in the day...TWO HOURS later. So, we missed afternoon nap because of the mix up and I now had two hours to kill. Whatever.

Anyway, Kaitlyn is fine. They think that she'll grow out of this. He said plenty of first time walkers walk funny because they don't know the difference. Eventually they figure it out. Good news.

And then, the speech evaluation is set for a week from today. Again, I'm hoping that it turns out to be nothing. I know two people with children with autism. From what I gather from their stories and having read up on autism, I'd really be surprised if that's the diagnosis. Anything is possible though and we'll face that challenge if that's what it is. It could be aprexia (sp?) which is a fancy word for severe speech delay. I have no idea what a diagnosis like that means for them? Therapy, just read to them more, talk to them all the time??? No clue. Or it could be that they're just taking their time. Nicole is actually coming around, and I'm even seeing encouraging signs from Kaitlyn. After all, they both babble constantly. It just doesn't come out as purposeful words. We'll see.

Yes, We Went Again!

Sorry for yet another Six Flags post. I just really don't have any other recent pictures to put up on the blog, so it seems that's all I have to talk about again.

Oh wait, on a side note, I got the girls their Halloween costumes. Nicole is going to be a lion. I think I told you before that she can roar if you ask her what a lion says. So, this costume was perfect. Never mind the fact that she seems to have quit roaring. Don't know why either? It's just as if she stopped one day. Well, we're working on getting it going again before Halloween. And Kaitlyn is going to be a horse. Again, a strategic choice because we've taught her to make a noise like a horse. The noise is pretty much the sticking your tongue betweeen your lips and blowing noise (not a Neeeaaahhh). It's still cute. So, that's why I picked what I picked. Cute, cute, cute.

Below: Just a reminder of how cute and adorable they were last year (Nicole then Kaitlyn):

Back to Six Flags: This time our Six Flags trip was an action packed, friend packed experience. Jeana came with Jaden and Chandler, and Brad and Ceylese brought Mackenzie. Ceylese had her own camera, so sadly, I don't have any pictures of them. I do, however, have a few of Jeana and the boys as well as some of Kaitlyn and Nicole.

We really had a great time. Those of you who think the twins are just way too young for Six Flags probably haven't been there in a while. There are several kids rides. Granted, a child Jaden's age can do even more, but there is still stuff for the little ones to do. And with school back in session, the lines are minimal (if at all). I completely agree that Kaitlyn and Nicole would lose it and not even be able to stand in a 20-30 minute line, so that's why we didn't do this in the middle of summer. Plus, with long lines, the money isn't worth it to ride only a few things. But again, this time of year, we definitely got our money's worth.

Enjoy the photos.

And finally, just a random photo of Kaitlyn pushing around her doll stroller. She really LOVES to do this.

David and Goliath

The girls had their 15 month checkup today.

**Nicole is 90/90/90 (height, weight and head).

**Kaitlyn is 45/20/60 (height, weight and head).

Between Kaitlyn (David) and Nicole (Goliath) there is a whopping:

-FIVE POUND difference - 20lb 15oz versus 26lb even, and a
-TWO INCH difference - 30 inches versus 32 inches.

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll say it again...WOW!!!!! It's funny to know that these two girls are twins and both have DNA from the same parents, yet they are so different. Of course in time, these differences could obviously moderate, but it sure is obvious right now that they are quite different in size.

Also, Kaitlyn walks funny and we're being sent to have an evaluation of her hip. We used to think it was her foot, but after further examination of her walking over the past several weeks, it's almost like she turns her hip out which makes it look like she's dragging her leg. Guess we'll see whenever we get to have that appointment. Something tells me that it's going to take WEEKS to get into see a doctor like this. Maybe I'll be wrong and pleasantly surprised.

Lastly, they both really only have one word still - DaDa. They still make a few animal sounds if you ask them, but it's somewhat sporadic. So, since the state has a free program to have someone come to your house and just do an evaluation, the doctor said why not. She's a firm believer that you can never go wrong with early intervention. If it turns out to be nothing (which she thinks it is), then great. If it turns out to be something, then we've caught it early.

I'll keep you posted.