No more braces (sort of)

On Monday, Alice went in for her first check up with the Orthopod. He was very happy with how she is progressing and she will now only need to wear the braces at night. Yeah! There is one problem that she still has. Her baby toes curl under so if she walked, she would be walking on her toenails. She has a constant sore on the worst toe due to how the shoes rub. Dr Klatt told us that it is due to another tight tendon, like her achilles, and we will need to do another release. It will not not be as intense as her Achilles because the baby toe tendon is useless and the healing isn't as critical as her Achilles.

4 Month CheckUp

Even though the girls are almost 5 months old, we had the 4 month checkup today. Alice got her first dose of vaccines (she missed the 2 month round due to casts on her legs) and Claire got her second round. They are meeting most of their age goals. Alice is a bit behind physically due to her casts and brace, but they are both way ahead socially. The doctor told us they are ready to start on cereal, but both Marc and I don't feel comfortable with that yet, so we are waiting another month. We figure 6 months is still respectable to start cereal. All in all, they are happy and healthy so we couldn't be more pleased. The stats are

Alice is 11.69 lbs (5%), 24.5" (40%) so she is long and skinny.
Claire is 13.2 lbs (24%) and 23.75" (15%). Claire apparently got the Polish genes, short and chubby.

It surprised me that Alice is that much taller then Claire. I had assumed that Claire was all around bigger.

Happy Valentine's Day!

New Job

Today I got a job offer at the Central Utah Clinic in the ultrasound department. I interviewed on Thursday and  did a 'working interview' on Monday where I basically worked for free for a day so they could make sure I was competent, and I could make sure it was a place I want to work. It went well, but after not hearing from them for a couple days I called to 'follow up.' It was then that the supervisor told me he had meant to call me back but his wife was sick and he was out of the office for a few days. He wanted me to come and work for them, but couldn't give me details until he was back in the office. After getting the details today, I am very excited about everything. I will get paid substantially more then I make now, no call, no weekends, get a great retirement, and decent insurance. The only down side is that the job is in Provo, but since my mom is down that way, it is workable, especially for the money. I am planning on staying at the sleep lab for one day a week. I am just ecstatic to get an ultrasound job and start working in my field.

Painful Puppy

Marc bought this bouncy seat after he broke the vibrator to the other one. The activity bar sings a song about a playful puppy and so Marc calls this bouncy 'Painful Puppy' because the songs are so annoying. But the girls LOVE it. Sometimes when they are in it we will hear a squeal and think there is a problem, but it is a squeal of delight. I have attached a video of Claire singing along.

Sydney

Occationally we have a very welcome visitor come to our house. Syndey Walsh is a Mia Maid in our ward and a 'canyon neighbor.' (That is in quotes because a canyon neighbor is anyone within a 2 mile radius.) She gets off of the bus in front of our house and has two options: she can walk the mile home, or wait for 35 minutes for her younger sisters to get dropped and her mom to pick them up. The first time she came over, she was a little embarrassed, but it was basically a blizzard outside and she didn't want to brave the weather. Now, when she doesn't want to walk home, she hangs out at our house for a bit. We love it because she holds a baby and visits with me while Marc cleans, does dishes, throws in a load of laundry in, or whatever. It is amazing how great that 30 min is. She typically comes by once or twice a week.