15 months!

I feel like it's been forever since I actually did a well-baby check-in, but with everything else that's been going on in the last few months, I can see how that can happen. Anyway, as I mentioned before I had almost forgot about this appointment, but luckily they were able to fit us in before the new year, and even though it wasn't with either of my top two choices for doctors, it turned out to be a good yet long well-baby appointment.

So let's start with Samma's stats:

Weight: 23lbs 9oz (72nd percentile)
Length: 30.5 inches (43rd percentile)
Head Circumference: 17.75 inches (23rd percentile)

Growing girl! We had a little bit of a freakout because of her length, because when we first took it she registered in the 15th percentile, but that just wasn't right because I know in the last couple of week she's been growing out of her 12mos pants, but I think when the nurse initially took her height her head was tilted to the side or something, because when I was able to hold her head straight the second time, she shot right up the charts, which is where she should have been. Also, looking at her weight chart, it was kinda scary to see the dip in weight when she was in for 2 weeks straight because of her bronchiolitis... poor sick girl.

But anyway, those times are behind us because she did very well, and the doctor checked her chest and there was no sign of wheezing or anything connected to the bronchiolitis, so we were given the green light to just finish up with the Albuterol we have and then she is off the nebulizer! At this point we're down to just morning treatment and I think we have a week's worth of medicine left, so we are almost there!

Everything else looked perfect - the doctor was really impressed with her ability to run across the exam room, and was happy to hear we had an easy transition to adult food, no bottles, sleeping through the night in her crib. We were "easy" she said -- thanks, I think? One thing she did say that made me go "Hmm..." was no peanuts until 3 - I was always under the impression it was 2, but I guess we'll see. I really can't wait to give her peanut butter and jelly sammiches, not gonna lie....

And then we had to get not one, not two, not even three, but FOUR shots, two in each leg. Shots + tired baby because she missed her nap at daycare for her appt = miserable baby girl after shots. :( But we got a flu booster, another HepB, and FINALLY her chicken pox and MMR vaccines. Chicken pox is crazy though because not I guess it's requirement for schools, so she has to get it every 10 years.... back in MY day we were just told to go play with our friends! Crazy how times change...

So that's about it. Next up - 18month appt, where we will discuss getting off the binkie and our first visit to the dentist. Of course, they didn't have the schedule for March yet, so I wasn't able to make the appt, so PLEASE don't let me forget this one like I almost did the 15mos appt...