15 month check up

So we had a good week so far, despite the heat and humidity. Kaelyn had her 15 month check up yesterday and got 2 shots in the process! She's growing like a weed!

Here are her 15 month stats:

height: 30.5 inches (45%)

weight: 21 pounds 4.5 ounces (15%)

We didn't get to see our regular doctor, Dr W. because she was on vacation. GO FIGURE. She's hard to get an appointment with because she is popular and in demand. That also means she always seems rushed and part of me still doesn't like taking Kaelyn to her because it wasn't until her 9 month appointment that she even mentioned noticing a possible chromosomal issue. She brought in Dr. A to look at her and see if he saw the same "markers" that she did. He saw them as well and was more thorough in the 2 times we've seen them than all the other times. I LOVED our appointment with Dr. A and his nurse. He only saw her once other than the consult but he remembered her, made sure to ask that we were seeing birth-to-3 and checking up with the SPC Down's Syndrome Clinic. Reiterated that he didn't want her to fall through the cracks. Was so pleased with the things we had going for intervention and check ups! With the exception of her walking being delayed, she is right where she should be and even a little ahead! I told myself that this appointment would be a test of who to take Kaelyn to in the future and as we were walking out, I felt very secure in my decision to switch doctors.

As I mentioned earlier in this update, the humidity has been through the roof (70% today) and in the high 90's. Too miserable to go out in, even for a short while, so we have been stuck in the house and that hasn't been helped at all by the numerous teeth coming in and the usual "crankies" we get after shots. Here is to hoping tomorrow is a more perky day for my little lady.

peace, love, and hugs!

Lara

Rainy day

Oh lordy! I seem to have all of these grandiose ideas about blogging on a regular basis. So this is where I say to myself "I have a TODDLER..... I will blog whenever I get the time!" We had a great week last week. Just very mellow. Kaelyn chilled out with her Papa Mike and Grandma Sandy and Nanny (my mom) while the hubby and I went to our class of 2001 10 year HS Reunion. It was a pretty sad showing. our of a class of OVER 600 we maybe at MOST had 70 people (that is including spouses) show up. The food was kinda skimpy but it was nice to see a few people and chat with them. The next day we took Kaelyn down to the river front to listen to some music, visit with family and watch the fireworks. Needless to say, she was OUT like a light before they started and only woke up for the finale. We went to the parade the next morning before heading home and spent some time with my brother in law, his wife, and their precious little girl. She's 2 months old and "dangerous". The kind of cuddly newborn that makes you want another one RIGHT NOW!!

We had a few days of quiet then my mom came up for a visit. We had loads of fun. We had our July birth-to-3 visit and it went well. more ideas of what to do to get Kaelyn walking, to get her to gain more strength in her legs and more balance. We went shopping, and got an Autograph from #30 of the green bay packers, John KUUUUUUHN!!! was a pretty fun day. I worked the weekend so Kaelyn got some quality time with her Nanny (my mom). We played it mellow at the beginning of the week but picked it up again when we went to the zoo on Wednesday. We had fun but by the end of the day she was POOPED! I can't say I blame her, it was a long day. First we couldn't get the prius started for swim class. we get there 1o minutes late and BLAM! No swimsuit for Kaelyn. At that point, we just left for the zoo. We figured it was not going to get any better if we went back for the blasted swim suit. SO after all that drama of getting to the pool and NO swimsuit, I just changed out of my suit there and we left. We got home and Mom and I grilled chicken breasts on the grill and then added some bbq sauce for good measure. I never grilled chicken before and it was NUMMY! I'll have to do it again!

We had a lazy day thursday. Just hung out, made some sweedish Meatballs. YUMMMM... Watched "Hall Pass" and went to bed.

Thursday was also our last day of swim class. I was kind of hoping one of the moms would have wanted to trade numbers and meet at a park every so often but no luck there. We came home and Kaelyn napped like a pro! napped through a thunderstorm and everything! Yay!

Since swim class is over we are going to go to a play group on Friday mornings through our local birth-to-3 program. they do gross/fine motor skills, sing a few songs, have a snack, group play, sensory activities. It was pretty fun. I just want to make sure I keep it so that she is well socialized and interacts with kids of her own age level on a regular basis.

WOah! this turned into quite the blog. I just want to give a shout out to my april 2010 WTE mommies. You ladies are great! Thanks for all of the chats and many more to come!

Time to go make some cookies and wash some diapers! (i think i forgot to post on that....i'll double check later. )

Have a great day! Lara and Kaelyn