Actually, Anna did great. We've been reading books about doctors for a few weeks and we think this is why she was amazingly comfortable and herself during the check-ups. She visited with both the nurse and with the doctor for a little while during her appointment and during Kate's.
Both girls are fine and healthy (so is mom, of course!). The only questions we had for Dr. Shearer were regarding Anna's funky pinky toenail, Anna's apparent need to talk to herself for 30-45 minutes after we put her to bed, and Kate's lingering stuffiness from her cold. The toenail is probably the result of a stubbed toe awhile back and is just taking a long time to grow out; the talking is probably because Anna has recently discovered language and just needs to practice it by talking to herself about the day as she winds down; the stuffiness is not a big deal, it will clear up soon.
Here's Anna's stats:
Height: 34.5 inches (62%)
Weight: 31 lb. 4 oz. (91%)
Obviously, Anna's a good eater :) The doctor said that as long as she's getting her calories from good healthy food, her weight is completely fine. Anna likes to eat her fruits and vegetables, enjoys peanut butter and no-fat plain yogurt (with a few blueberries in it), thinks black beans or refried beans are great, drinks 1% or even skim milk, and her "juice" is almost completely water so we're not concerned.
Here's Kate's stats:
Height: 23.5 inches (83%)
Weight: 12 lb. 8 oz. (83%)
Head: 40.5 cm (85%)
As the doctor said, "she's a very proportional baby" :) Kate also had to get her first round of shots ... yuck! She, obviously, did NOT like the actual shot and she seems to be a bit more bothered by them than Anna ever was. We've kept the tylenol regiment up today and she's a bit more settled, but yesterday evening was kind of rough for the poor kid. Even a nice, warm bath didn't seem to help very much :(
As for the rest of the week, it was pretty low key. I took the girls to the library on Monday to check out books, and then to the "flower park" (Olbrich Botanical Gardens) on Tuesday, mainly just to get out of the house. Going to the doctor's was enough for yesterday and then today we had some friends (Emily, her brother Benjamin, and mom Mary) come over to play in the morning. I think Anna REALLY enjoyed having a few people her size and age to play with :)
This picture is from Olbrich Gardens. Anna was too interested in everything around her to look up for a picture :) Her favorite activity there was to play in the fountains and then tell me "I get wet!" ;)
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