12/3/10 – Check Up Time!

Today I got to spend the day with the girls, and we had lots of fun together. They were both very well behaved, took nice, long naps and didn’t give me too much trouble. That was nice. We’re in the midst of another snow storm right now. The snow rolled in around 12:00 and is supposed to continue basically all weekend. Oh joy!

I was up bright and early to hop in the shower and get ready, because Amelia had her 4-month check-up this morning. After getting ready, I QUICKLY got them ready, grabbed Olivia some breakfast and we were out the door (running late, of course). My last attempt at a doctor’s appointment, with both girls, alone did NOT go smoothly, so I was pretty nervous. We got there and Olivia was mesmerized by the fish tank the entire wait, which worked well. And, we didn’t have to wait too long, which was great. Olivia refulsed to cooperate in going back into the exam room...until she finally realized the appointment was not for her. Then she was happy as a clam!

The appointment went really well…just the standard length, weight, chatting, do’s and don’ts and vaccinations. Amelia is now 24.5” (up 4.5” from birth), which puts her in the 53%. Funny thing is…this is the exact same length Olivia was at 4 months! Amelia us now a whopping 12lbs4ozs (up 5.1 from birth), which puts her in the 16% (Olivia was already 15.5lbs at this point, I think somewhere in the 60%). So, Amelia is still our little peanut for sure. The doctor was not concerned about it at all…he said she’s happy and healthy and growing just fine, she’s just on the smaller side. She got 2 shots and 1 oral vaccine. She welled up with surprise after the 2nd shot, and that was it. No screaming, no crying…nothing. I couldn’t believe it! That’s my tough girl.

After the appointment, we picked up some lunch and ran home. The girls ate and went down for their naps, and I just relaxed. Cleaned up the kitchen a little bit, did the checkbooks, paid some bills, addressed Olivia’s birthday invitations and watched some TV. The girls woke up pretty late from their naps, ate a little bit and we just hung out, waiting for dad to get home. I started dinner…and still no dad. Thanks to the snow, his 20 minute drive turned into 90. YAY. He finally got home, we all ate some dinner, and shortly after, it was time for the girls to go to bed…and we were not far behind. We’re awesome!

Here’s a picture of me and my peanut today :)