Getting big

I promise I'll get back to the party posts in just a few days, I still have so much to share (including how I made A's frog smash cake!). But for now, I'm going to focus on my big girl.

We had her official one year appointment this morning. I was worried how she would do since she didn't get to bed last night until 11pm (her usual bedtime is 9). I was amazed with how well she did as we waited for her doctor. Since these waits can range from 10 minutes to an hour, I was prepared with plenty of toys and snacks to occupy her. She didn't need either since she was way too busy exploring the room.

Finally the doctor came in (we only waited for about 10 minutes this time). She did a good once over on little Miss and gave her the thumbs up. Everything looks perfect. She's right on track for where she should be and that makes me one proud momma. Her growth, however, seems to be going in many directions. This isn't a concern because it happens to most babies, but I'm so used to my chunky J (who was always off the charts). Her current stats are: weight 21lbs (50th%), length 31in (95th%), and head 44cm (40th%). Not bad numbers, but when you look at them on the growth chart it makes me nervous. Her weight is starting to level off, which happens because she's so active these days, and she's growing like a weed. She's grown three inches in three months! My main concern (and has been all along) is that her head measurements are so low. I can't remember what her head measured last time (although it's right here on the blog somewhere) but on the chart it seems to have plateaued. Not too alarming, but when it comes to her head, I want to make sure all is well. Her doctor doesn't seem to think anything is wrong because she physically checks out fine. I guess this worried mom need to chill out a bit.

Then came the hard part of the appointment, the shots. Poor little A had to get 4 of them including her flu shot I opted for. Thank goodness daddy was there to help hold her still, but the tears were enough to break both our hearts. She's a very strong willed girl and when she gets hurt/mad she doesn't forget easily. She cried for a good ten minutes although I'm sure the pain had subsided by then, it was the anger that had her still going. Thankfully I remembered I had those snacks on me. If there's one way to please this girl, it's food.

We're home now and I finally got her down for her nap (that's a whole other story these days) so hopefully she's still feeling good when she wakes up.