Friday morning, I took Lilah to see Dr. Voyles for her 18 month checkup. Ironically, she turned 19 months that day. I had to take all three kids and I was a little nervous about it. Gavin was a stink all morning. I told them that if they were good at the appointment, we would fill up the pool after nap. They honestly did pretty well. LJ was not too thrilled to see Dr. V, but the other kids were. He let them play with his equipment and joked around with them. He had a resident with him and he asked if it would be OK for her to check out Gavin’s leg. I smiled and said yes. Gavin never seems to mind and he is a rare case they can learn from.
As for LJ (the kids have Dr. V calling her that now), she weighs 24 lbs 3.5 oz (66th percentile) and is 31 inches tall (16th percentile). Her ears looked good and she is right where she should be developmentally. Dr. V was surprised to see some 2 year molars in her mouth.
We finished the appointment with shots and a finger prick for anemia. Lilah wasn’t a fan at all and the kids had a hard time watching her get so upset. At one point when she was really crying as Dr. V was looking at her, Gavin walked up, started rubbing her arm and saying, “shh…it’s ok baby”. It was the sweetest thing! Thankfully, he numbers were good and no more shots until she is 4!
At the end of the appointment, the nurse let all three of them pick out a toy from the drawer and Lilah got a sticker. It as a crazy, stressful time for me. She doesn’t have to go back until 2!
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