Three Lees in a Pod plus the Little Sprout: Two More Teeth

On June 25, 2008, at 30 weeks gestation, we welcomed our three Lees in a pod to our family. Piper was born at 12:36 p.m. weighing 3 pounds 2 ounces, Henry followed at 12:37 p.m. weighing 3 pounds 15 ounces, and Rosemary showed up last at 12:37 p.m. weighing 1 pound 14 ounces. On August 2, 2008, Piper came home from the NICU at what would have been 35 weeks and 3 days of gestation weighing 4 pounds 15 ounces. On August 7, 2008, Henry followed and came home at what would have been 36 weeks and 1 day of gestation weighing 6 pounds. Finally, on August 16, 2008, at what would have been 37 weeks and 3 days gestation, Rosemary came home weighing 4 pounds 4 ounces. On August 10, 2010, at 39 weeks and 4 days gestation, we welcomed Penelope to our family. She was born at 12:35 p.m. weighing 7 pounds 14.8 ounces. On August 13, 2010, she and her mama came home from the hospital on the same day, with Penelope weighing in at 7 pounds 4 ounces.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Two More Teeth

The last two nights Penelope has gotten up more than she normally does. Initially I was worried that she had another ear infection, but yesterday morning I was brave enough to stick my finger in her mouth and found two new teeth that are just now poking through – the center top two teeth.

This is particularly interesting to me because Piper and Rosemary’s teeth came in a strange order. Their top teeth came in on the top sides first, then the two in the top middle came in, which means they looked a bit like vampires there for a little while. This strange order, to me, makes it more likely than not that they are identical instead of fraternal, but that we still haven’t decided whether to get them tested to find out for sure. . . .