12-month Stats!!

So this afternoon was the dreaded pediatrician's appointment. I used to look forward to her appointments, to see her growth, but anymore I just dread the whole needle-in-leg thing.

At her 6 month appointment, she BAWLED, huffed and puffed, and started crying over and over again for at least 5-10 minutes.

So for this appointment, I was mentally prepared for the worst, but I kept a happy face for her, since I knew that me being upset would only make matters worse.

BUT anyway, on with the statistics. She is..... *drum roll*

Weight: 18 lbs 9 oz
Length: 28.8 in
Head Circumference: 44.6 cm

So she's between 10-25% on all of her measurements, still following the same "curve" as she has for the past few appointments. Dr. Shauer said that she looks "perfect". Noel appreciated the comment so much, that she gave her not one, not two, but THREE big smooches. Haha!

They pricked her big toe to check her hemoglobin (iron levels) and also to see if she's been exposed to any lead in the past 12 months. She didn't feel it I don't think, because she didn't have any sort of reaction to it. Both came back fine!

She received all of the recommended vaccines, with the exception of the flu and swine flu vaccines. So she had a total of 4...Prevnar (Pneumococcal disease), Varivax (Chicken Pox), MMR (Measles, Mumps & Rubella) and Hepatitis A. Phew!

After the first two shots, she had stopped crying by the time they got to her second leg (which was only a few seconds). And after the last two, she cried for maybe 1 or 2 minutes, and recovered by eating some goldfish and drinking some juice. Then she was dancing again and acting like a big goofball.

I was SO proud of her! I think maybe ME not freaking out helped her too. ;-)

Her next appointment will be at 15 months - and is scheduled for January 5th.