wilkinsonquints: shots

Thursday, September 29, 2011

4-Year Check-Ups

This week the quints had their 4-year-old well-check Doctor visit. I have been dreading this one a little bit because I knew that they would need several shots to get them Kindergarten-ready and now they are old enough to know that shots are not fun!

Our pediatricians office is really great with doctor visits. We usually meet with two doctors, the girls go in one room and the boys in another. The nurses there have the assembly line down to an art, so we are usually done in an hour or less. Now that the quints are four, I can manage a doctor visit with only one additional helper. We have come so far! In the early days I usually had to bring 3-4 helpers, and we would all parade in with a baby carrier under one arm and a diaper bag on the other.

The appointment went great, and I was once again amazed at the miracle of our situation----we were so blessed to get five perfectly healthy, normal children (plus two). Ryder cried pretty hard when he got his shots, but the other four did great!

Outside the Dr. office.....the sun was a bit bright!

Everyone's second favorite thing about going to the doctor....the fish in the waiting room! (the first favorite it getting from the treasure box when it is over!)

Kyndall, Kaydence and Kassidy---gowned up and ready!

Ryder and Rustin

Here are everyone's 4-year stats (they are all small for their age, but with Jayson and I as parents, that is definitely to be expected----we never planned on having a basketball team):

Kassidy
38 inches tall
31 lbs

Kaydence
36 inches tall
28 lbs

Rustin
37.25 inches tall
32.75 lbs

Kyndall
36.25 inches tall
27 lbs

Ryder
39.5 inches tall
34 lbs

Yay---now we are all ready for Kindergarten!!!

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Three-Year Check-ups

Mimi with Ryder, Kyndall, Kaydence, Rustin and Kassidy

My mom (aka "Mimi") was here during the middle of September. With extra help around, I decided it would be a great time to take the quints in for their overdue 3-year check-up! Our pediatricians office is really great---they always schedule half the kids with one doctor and the other half with another doctor so that I can take all five at the same time and be in and out of there as fast as possible! Now that the quints are older, they only go for annual check-ups, so it had been over a year since we last invaded the Doctor's office. Going there totally brought back flashbacks of the early days, when I had to take several helpers and we would all parade into the office with five baby carriers and diaper bags to boot. Now that the quints are older, things are much easier. My mom and I were able to handle things with just the two of us.

All the quints "passed" their check-up with flying colors. All five are perfectly healthy, normal three-year-olds. All are developing right on schedule and have no major medical issues! What a miracle they are----we are so blessed!!!

Kyndall, Kassidy and Kaydence---the kids all had to wear gowns for their check-up. The girls thought they were so much fun---like playing dress-up.

Rustin and Ryder, on the other hand, started ripping theirs off the second we got them on!

The visit ended with three rounds of SHOTS! Not the quints favorite part of the day. They were all upset and crying uncontrollably until the nurses brought in the treasure box...

"Can you year me now??" Once they had their toy (they ALL chose toy cell phones) they were happy (though for the rest of the day, every time Kaydence saw her Band-Aid she would start crying again---it was quite a feat to get the Band-Aid's off without her noticing)

Here are the latest stats on each of the quints....All of the kids are on the low end of the height percentiles, but that has nothing to do with them being quints or premature---Riley and Kaiya have always been low on the charts too---keep in mind that I am only 5' 2" tall and Jayson is 5' 7" inches tall, so it isn't in the genetic cards for us to have a basketball team :-)

Name: Kassidy
Age: 3 going on 30
Height: 37 inches (about 40th percentile)
Weight: 29 lbs (about 25th percentile)
Personality: Kassidy is still the "mother hen" of the group. She likes to be in charge, but isn't always the one that everybody follows. She is probably the most mature of the bunch.

Name: Kaydence
Age: 3
Height: 34.75 inches (about 5th percentile)
Weight: 26 lbs (about 5th percentile)
Personality: Kaydence is sweet and easy-going most of the time. She has a soft sweet voice that is hard to say 'no' to. She takes life at her own pace. She is usually the last one at the dinner table. Before starting, I thought she would be the last to finished potty training, however, she has taken over the lead and may be the FIRST!

Name: Rustin
Age: 3
Height: 36 inches (about 15th percentile)
Weight: 29 lbs (about 30th percentile)
Personality: Rustin is the stereotypical redhead. He is full of mischief, but he can also be a big cuddle-bug. He gets easily excited about things, and has great facial expressions. He is the clown of the bunch.

Name: Kyndall
Age: 3
Height: 34.75 inches (about 5th percentile)
Weight: 24 lbs (less than 5th percentile)
Personality: Kyndall is a little spitfire. She only likes to do things on her terms. She likes to be the center of attention and is a bit of a party animal. Although Kassidy would like to be in charge, the others usually follow Kyndall instead. She is a little too smart for her own good and is typically the instigator of trouble at our house (though Rustin is usually a willing accomplice).

Name: Ryder
Age: 3
Height: 38 inches (about 55th percentile)
Weight: 31 lbs (about 25th percentile)
Personality: Ryder could charm the spots off a ladybug when he wants to. He usually oscillates between extremely cute and adorable and extremely high maintenance! He is obsessed with shoes and insists on wearing them the second he wakes up. Of all the quints, he is the most particular.

Also while my mom was here, my dad managed a very brief one day business trip to Austin. We met him at our favorite BBQ place, Rudy's, for dinner one night. Here are some more pictures from the outing: