Harvick & Jarrett . 41 Weeks

41 weeks old
20 pounds, 13 ounces (Harvick)
20 pounds, 3 ounces (Jarrett)

(Compare to Ryder at 41 Weeks)

No big developments this past week.  Both Harvick and Jarrett enjoy standing to play, but neither really pull themself up on their own.  They do try when being helped, but we haven't seen them pull to standing yet.  Still no teeth for Harvick, and just 2 for Jarrett.

All three boys received haircuts over the weekend.  As expected, Harvick's is more noticeable than Jarrett's due to having more and darker hair.

At their 9-month check-up, we were referred to take Harvick back to Physical Therapy (the same place that treated his Torticollis (neck)).  Both boys have started to crawl on their hands and knees, but still do the army crawl most often . . . but . . . Harvick's is not a typical army crawl.  He uses his left arm/hand, and right leg, when crawling.  He will use his right arm/hand at times, but not as often.  He moves his left leg, but never uses it to propel himself forward.  We didn't worry about it at first (and, for those of you remembering the broken leg - it was his right one - the one he is using correctly).  Shortly after Harvick started crawling, Jarrett followed, crawling the exact same way.  However, after a week or two, Jarrett grew out of it, and started the army crawl, engaging both arms/hands and legs.  The assessment indicates no significant issue (no diagnosis), but that Harvick seems to have a weaker left hip/leg.  The interesting thing is that the Physical Therapist says there is no way to know for sure, but she suspects that Harvick's broken leg actually made it so that he is able to use it without issue - the broken bone healed stronger than it was previously (all broken bones do), and the muscle mass built up around it has likely enabled his ability.  The duration of therapy should be short, and given Harvick's record of quicker-than-expected healing, we only expect to have a few sessions, lasting only one or two months.  It really is a minor issue, and had Harvick not had the broken leg, his doctor probably would not have referred him to therapy.  But, because he did, and we now know what we can do to help, we will work with him.  The "weaker" issue does not seem to affect his "four-point" (hands and knees) crawling, or standing.  This kid defies all stereotypes (his Toriticollis and Plagiocephaly were also considered "a-typical")!

Messy boys, after eating teething biscuits.
(Harvick on the left, Jarrett on the right)

An accidental close-up of Harvick - but, look at those eyes!  I'm hoping they stay blue - Ryder's turned green when he was 14 months old.

They looked so cute in their "opposite" outfits, but both REFUSED to sit for a nice picture!
(Harvick on the left, Jarrett on the right)

Jarrett, playing with Ryder!

All three boys love the cats, but Jarrett especially LOVES them!
(Jarrett on the top/left, Harvick on the bottom/right)

Church outfits - both hand-me-downs from Ryder (Ryder is pictured wearing the same shirt that Jarrett has on in his "41 Weeks" post!).
(Harvick on the left, Jarrett on the right)

Crawling toward me . . . and, yes, Jarrett is known as a pacifier-stealer!
(Jarrett on the left, and Harvick on the right)