Mommy told me that I now have to SHARE my blog with her until my baby brother or sister is born because she needs to post about the growth of the baby in her tummy. I told her that would be okay.
This morning, Mommy had a doctor appointment at 8:40 for her 10 week check-up. So, while the first big snow of the year was falling, we slowly made our way over to Bromenn Hospital. In the waiting room, Mommy was talking to another Mommy and Daddy who said I was adorable (but of course!). They said they had a 15 month old girl at home. The Mommy asked when my birthday was, and we were all surprised to find out that their daughter's birthday is just one day before mine! As you know, I was 3 weeks early, but their daughter was FOUR weeks early and weighed NINE pounds causing her Mommy to have to get a c-section because her head was too big. (This is apparently pretty nuts!...No, I don't know what any of this means, I'm just good at remembering everything HEHE) This Mommy is now 21 weeks pregnant with Baby #2 and is already on bed rest. Her water is slowly leaking and she has to see the doctor every week. Mommy felt really bad for her because she can't spend the kind of time with her daughter that every Mommy wants to spend with their growing toddler. Mommy will be thinking lots about her. We hope she makes it to full term!
When the nurse called us back, Mommy had to get weighed. (She normally wouldn't post this kind of information, but she said for the sake of remembering for her own personal interest.... she was 103.8 lbs.) When Dr. Thornton came in, she checked Mommy's belly for the baby's heartbeat. He or she has a heartbeat of 160 bpm (beats per minute, if you didn't know). The doctor said the heartbeat sounded great! After we saw the doctor Mommy had to get her blood drawn for some prenatal tests. She is really good at that... I have no idea how she doesn't scream her head off like I did on Tuesday!
Tuesday, I had my 15 month check-up. I weighed 24 lbs and was 31 inches tall, both of which were at 45th percentile. My head measured 18.5 inches which is at the 50th percentile. Dr. Emm was proud of my ability to walk all around the room. He asked Mommy if I still had a bottle... the answer was Yes, so he said to get rid of it. (The reason is because a lot of people will let their baby have a BaBa before bed and not brush their teeth. But, Mommy brushes my teeth as long as she doesn't forget haha) Dr. Emm said that next time, at 18 months, I should be able to say 20 words, use a spoon and fork pretty well, pointing and communicating what I want with actions, instead of my cries and fusses that I do so well! ;)
When Dr. Emm left, an evil nurse came in and stabbed me in the legs THREE TIMES!! I was NOT happy about that, but so glad Mommy got me out of there as quickly as she could after that! I was over it! SHOTS HURT PEOPLE! PLEASE STOP IT!
I'm now looking forward to bundling up soon to check out this stuff called snow that's covering EVERYTHING! YIPPIE! :D
Hey you are doing pretty good! Even though you were fully clothed, you're obviously gaining some weight .. which is good since you have been having trouble keeping food down! Yay, I can't wait to watch your progress on here too. Glad Jude is sharing his blog! :)
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