1 Year Checkup

Madison had her one year checkup with her new pediatrician, Dr. Crary.  Jeff wasn't going to come, but in the end we thought it might be best if Jeff went and met the new doctor.  He is apart of Kid Care Pediatrics.  It is a much larger practice than the one in Tulsa.  We both seemed to like the new doctor.  He was younger (late 30s), and he was very good with Madison, and I felt he really wanted to listen and answer our questions.  Madison ended up getting 4 shots.  She was supposed to get 3, but she was behind on her polio vaccine.  Needless to say, she wasn't a happy camper.  I'm so glad that her Daddy was there, because I'm sure that she would have never calmed down for me.

Her stats:

• Length:  30 1/4 inches (80th percentile)
• Weight:  22 pounds 4 ounces (68th percentile)
• Head:  18 3/4 inches (96th percentile)

So, she has dropped back a little on height.  She's usually off the charts or close to it.  We discussed with him the fact that she hasn't started pulling up, and that she just started to crawl in the last 4 to 6 weeks.  He agreed that she is probably just a late bloomer, and if she's still not pulling up and "cruising" by her 15 month appointment then she would need to get evaluated.  So, I'm really hoping that she will be pulling up by then.

In other news, she's still a little congested with drainage, and I am too.  I don't know if it is the stupid weather, or if Jeff keeps giving it to us.  I actually think it might be a combo!  She's not running a fever or anything, and I asked the doctor, and he said that he didn't see anything, and it was probably a cold.  I'm really hoping that tomorrow Madison and I both make a full recovery.  I really, really don't want to be sick on Christmas.  We were already sick on Thanksgiving!  I probably should have been in bed early tonight, but Jeff and I rewrapped her Christmas presents.  I took everything out of the packaging and then put them back in the box and wrapped them.  So, we just finished that, and I'm going to bed.  Hopefully, I will be well in the morning!

Merry Christmas!