19 Months, Week 1
First, I’m amazed at how Nora’s vocabulary is starting to take off these past two weeks; “Daddy car!” “Mommy shoe” “Ailo go!” It’s awesome that we can somewhat communicate with Nora and understand one another.
Today was Nora’s 18 [!] month check-up and the good news is she’s super healthy and growing well! 32.25" tall [70th percentile] and 26.4lbs [70th percentile]
The rough part of today was everything else. Nora now gets her weight and height checked on an adult scale - making her stand with her feet and head against the wall? Not easy. This same nurse took Nora’s head circumference - simply laying back on the paper-lined table made Nora anxious and want to sit up - I had to force her head down : ( So that made her cry.
The very sweet doctor came in and immediately Nora says, “Bye bye!” The stethoscope made Nora anxious, which only snowballed for lying back again on the table for her eyes, mouth and ears to be check which set her off and crying “All done! All done!” Oh my God. It’s bad enough when your child cries at the doctor’s office, but when she can verbally tell you how upset she is? Wrenching.
We still have two shots to go. Sigh. The third practitioner comes in and asks if Nora should lay down or sit up. “Sit up!” Nora can already tell something is afoot and starts reaching for me to pick her up. I hug Nora, but keep her seated and keep her arm out of reach so she won’t disturb the nurse administering the shots. As expected, the two shots send Nora into a tailspin. I know I’ve been through this since she was an infant, but it never gets easier.
Thankfully Nora bounces back easily and she’s eager to get her clothes back on and go “Bye bye!” I’m also thankful she’s never had adverse reactions to any shots other than being a little extra sleepy from the drama and a little loss of appetite.
Today was Nora’s 18 [!] month check-up and the good news is she’s super healthy and growing well! 32.25" tall [70th percentile] and 26.4lbs [70th percentile]
The rough part of today was everything else. Nora now gets her weight and height checked on an adult scale - making her stand with her feet and head against the wall? Not easy. This same nurse took Nora’s head circumference - simply laying back on the paper-lined table made Nora anxious and want to sit up - I had to force her head down : ( So that made her cry.
The very sweet doctor came in and immediately Nora says, “Bye bye!” The stethoscope made Nora anxious, which only snowballed for lying back again on the table for her eyes, mouth and ears to be check which set her off and crying “All done! All done!” Oh my God. It’s bad enough when your child cries at the doctor’s office, but when she can verbally tell you how upset she is? Wrenching.
We still have two shots to go. Sigh. The third practitioner comes in and asks if Nora should lay down or sit up. “Sit up!” Nora can already tell something is afoot and starts reaching for me to pick her up. I hug Nora, but keep her seated and keep her arm out of reach so she won’t disturb the nurse administering the shots. As expected, the two shots send Nora into a tailspin. I know I’ve been through this since she was an infant, but it never gets easier.
Thankfully Nora bounces back easily and she’s eager to get her clothes back on and go “Bye bye!” I’m also thankful she’s never had adverse reactions to any shots other than being a little extra sleepy from the drama and a little loss of appetite.
It's totally worse when they can talk. This is why I make Doug go. :) We miss you guys! We'll have to get together soon.
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