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15 or 16 months

I’m behind on getting news out about Ellie. Typical, I know.

Ellie had her 15 month check up a few weeks ago. She’s a whoppin 19 lbs, which puts her in the 3rd percentile. However, she’s 31″ tall which is about the 95th percentile. She’s a regular Long Tall Sally. I still have her turned rear-facing in the car, but Brian has yet another car seat in his car so she can ride face forward.

She started at St. Peter’s daycare in early August. After an initial rough week or two, she’s doing just fine now. We’ve got our routine down for drop off and pick up, and they are accommodating to my schedule.

She has a particular squeal when she sees Molly. She can say “All done.” She can squish her nose, which is so cute. She knows a few body parts, like ear, eye and teeth. She can use signs to say “more,” “all done,” and just recently “please.” She still has only 6 teeth.

Ellie likes to play with whatever Sam is playing with. She like cars or things with wheels. Ellie is a Daddy’s girl and loves to rough-house with him. She’s all ears.

To catch up on Ellie

Ellie is 7 months old! She is such a happy girl. Whenever we go out, she smiles at everyone so she gets lots of attention. She is beginning to sit up for a few minutes at a time. She has been wanting to sit up for months now (it looked like she was doing crunches) so I’m sure she’s glad to finally see the world from an upright position.

We went back to the doctor recently to get a check up on her ears. There was still a little residual fluid from the last ear infection, but otherwise, looked good. She weighed 16 lbs 4 oz.

Today, we went to the pediatric cardiologist to check up on her congenital heart defect. She still has the ASD. It’s very small (5 mm), but it should have closed up by now. At this point, the only thing we’ll do is continue to get a check up by the cardiologist so he can monitor it. Other than that, there’s no reason to treat her any differently. If, by some reason, she is in the hospital one day and needs an IV, we would need to caution the staff that she does have a heart defect. There’s a very rare chance that oxygen could enter the IV, and because the two chambers of her heart are connected, could make its way to the brain. I can’t remember the name of that condition, but it’s bad. At any rate, she’ll most likely have day surgery (by cardiac catheterization, not open-heart surgery) when she’s about 5 years old to close the hole. The doctor said the device used to close the hole is made perfectly for her case. Apparently, the hole in her heart is in the center of the wall separating the two chambers, so there is plenty of room on all sides to insert this device.

If you didn’t want to know all the details, I’m sorry. I’m recording all this information because it’s fresh. I know that in two years time when we go back for a check up, I will have forgotten all these details. Like most blogs, I use this place as a record!

Ellie’s 6 month checkup

Ellie is 6 months old!

She was a sicko last week, so I was glad to get to the doctor on Tuesday. Turns out, she has an ear infection in both ears, just like her big sister! She has had a low grade fever, but other than that (which I attributed to teething), she hasn’t shown any signs of infection. She’s just so happy!

We started baby food (squash) last week and added sweet potatoes this week. She’s getting much better at eating with a spoon, but I just don’t think she’s going to be a big eater. She’s now at 15 lbs 10 oz, which is near 40th percentile.

Samantha’s 3 year checkup

We went to the doctor today for Sam’s 3 year checkup. She has been fighting a cold, so I was glad our checkup was now instead of 2 weeks ago. Turns out, she does have an ear infection. The right ear’s tube fell out long ago, but we were holding on to the left one. However, at this point, it is no longer in her eardrum, but working its way out of the ear canal. Hopefully a round of antibiotics will make her as good as new.

Samantha chimes in just under 40 lbs and 40 inches. That’s about the 97th and 92nd percentile. The doctor forecasted that to an adult, which equates to about 5’8″ or 9″. I don’t think she’ll be that tall, so I’m guessing she’s just an early bloomer.

She got a flu shot and a meningitis vaccine. I was hoping to get out of there without any shots!

UPDATE: One thing that I forgot to mention is that one of her current sayings is very funny. “Oh! Hey! That’s a good idea!” She’ll say it for any reason at all.

Ellie’s Check Up

Ellie went to the doctor last week for her 4 month check up. She is looking good! She’s up to 12 lbs 11 oz, which is about the 30th percentile. So, she’s still small, but definitely catching up. Previously, she was in the 10th percentile, so the doctor asked if we were doing anything differently. We’re not!

He still hears a murmur, but he said it was faint. Maybe she’s still growing out of her ASD. We head back to the cardiologist in a few more months.

She got 5 vaccinations. Those are never fun, so she was a little grouchy. But she was soon back to her normal happy self.

Lately, she has started laughing and grabbing for toys. She can pretty much hold her head up now, but she’s still a little wobbly. She loves watching and listening to her big sister. She is such a happy baby. She’s talkative, playful and content just doing whatever.

She is really loving her fingers and thumbs right now, so I needed to capture it.