Asa's Two Month Check Up

Our little gal is two months already and she's all smiles about it!  Just back from the doctors check up and all is good, gaining and growing like a weed (okay more like a beautiful little buttercup)!

Height - 23.5" (85%)
Weight - 11lbs 12.5oz (54%)
Head - 15.47" (73% - yup, she has her father's head)

Giggling, cooing, sleeping, and tummy timin' like a champ!  Nice job Asa!!!

Asa - Three Weeks In

Can't believe three weeks has passed already!  It's been a whirlwind of events over here for sure.  Christmas has come and gone.  G-ma's and G-pa's, Uncle, Aunties, and cousin Jackson visiting along with several friends coming to meet miss Asa.  Then Uncle Ben falls 12 feet off a ladder and ends up ICU for a few days - he's okay now and recovering at home with 4 broken ribs and a broken wrist, thank goodness that's all, he was very lucky!  So now we are catching our breathe again and back to adjusting with our new addition who, believe it or not, just had her 2 1/2 week check up!  Asa has gained a whole pound since her last doctor visit weighing in at 8lbs 51/2 ounces (54%) and measuring 21inches (89%).

Third Year Check Up

Before going to the doctor's the other day I asked Dylan if there was anything she wanted to talk to the doctor about ~ her response "yes, I want to ask the doctor when I can pull my teeth out and going pooh-pooh on the potty.". And sure enough she did! All grown up like. The other funny thing was after getting measured, the nurse saying "you're getting so grown up" and Dylan responding "Oh no my Auntie Beans told me I had to stop growing.". Which was also repeated to the doctor. ha!

For those of you keeping track:

Height - 38" - 65.40%, dropped a little
Weight - 36.2 lbs - 89.65%
developmentally - right on track!

Paging Dr. Dylan

Anyone needing a doctor?

2 Year Check Up

Here's a great shot from our friend Kate Rielly.

Oh 2 ~ can you believe it? Honestly it blows my mind. Every day there is something new like the other morning she woke up and out of the blue started calling me 'mommy' - it's been momma up to this point. Cracked me up. Or after watching Elmo she now refers to herself in the third person, 'd help', 'd's turn', 'd cupcake please'. Or after hearing Maggie cough she runs up to her, pats her head and asks 'Maggie okay?' in the most caring way. The other day she says to me 'try it momma you'll like it'. Oh the list can go on. Her verbal skills get better and better every day, she's becoming quite the little parrot that's for sure. Dylan has turned into a little person and is so fun to be around - we love her madly!

For Dylan's 2 year check up she weighted in at 30 lbs - 85.55%, her height was 36" - 94.17% (very tall for her age), and her head is 19" - 76.63% (takes after her dad in that area). All was good with the doctor's visit and Dylan is on course if not ahead of it. Nice work D!

18 Month Check Up

Our little one is officially a year and a half! Holy cow! and so much fun I might add. Dylan has quite the outgoing personality I'd say. She loves to yell hello and goodbye to people she meets (everywhere and anywhere), she's talking & babbling up a storm (I think we might have a little chatty Cathy on our hands), she loves a good adventure, babies, animals, cooking, gardening, water of any kind, food, her dad, her 'puppy' Maggie, books, dancing, tea parties, and coloring.

At her doctor's appointment she weighted in at 27 lbs 6.5 oz (86% percentile), height is 34" (97% percentile), and her head measured 48.1 cm (88% percentile - guess she takes after her dad in this arena). As far as everything else she's right on or ahead of the curve.

Here's a cute little photo from our babysitter Kristie. Looks like they were having fun!

15 Month Check Up

15 months and doing GREAT! Just back from the doctors where Dylan proceeded in pulling EVERYTHING out of all the drawers, sharing her blueberries with Dr. Evans, checked out all the instruments, and getting 2 shots (poor thing, but she was a trooper)! Dylan is right on track with everything: learning, motor skills, developmental - she has 9 teeth with a new bottom one just breaking skin. As we left she gave a big goodbye wave and kiss to all the nurses on the way out the door. Here's her status, for those of you keeping track.

weight - 26 lbs 4 oz - 90th percentile

height - 32.5" - 90th percentile

and head - 47.2cm - 75th percentile

Nice work little one!!!!

Year Check Up

We had our year check up last week. All is good and Dylan is ahead of her learning schedule - little smarty! She was cruising all over the docs office, getting into everything I might add! Funny enough she only gained 1/4 of an ounce since her 9 month check up! She's weighing in at 23lbs 14.5 oz (88%), height is at 30.5" (89%), and her head is at 46.5cm (86%). She's eating like a champ and we've got the go to switch to whole milk bottles!

9 Month Check Up

A new day and a whole bunch of new tricks! She's crawling on all fours - getting faster every day, able to take furniture on as though she's rock climbing, 4 teeth - able to chew just about anything put in front of her, standing on her own - that is until she remembers that she just let go of something and quickly grabs for it again, totally eating adult food - doesn't really want anything to do with baby food anymore, talking up a storm - swore she said doggie twice the other day, and is walking behind her new wagon like a champ.

For her 9 month check up she's weighing in at 23lbs 12 oz (85%), measuring in at 30 inches (88%), and her noggan is at 46.2cm (68%). Doc says she's ahead of her age group in development and that she's looking great! Nice work little one, perhaps you can slow down a little now so that your momma can catch up with you!

6 Month Check Up

Today was Dylan's 6 month check up (okay I know she's 6 1/2 months). She's right on coarse says the doc. Little missy is weighing in at 20lbs 8 oz (98% percentile on the chart), her height is 27.25" (87%), and her head, well it's gaining on her dads, 44.5 cm (91%). She was all giggles until the shots came - then she and I both walked out in tears! Arg! Have I mentioned how much I dislike shots and now to have to watch your kid go through it, and that cry - you parents out there, you know the cry. After the tears we spent the afternoon visiting our friend Amanda, who's about to have a baby any day now, and finished our day playing in the garden. Happy 6 months Punky, you rock our world!

5 Months And Counting

Can't believe our Lil D is 5 months! Okay I think I said that at 4 but really I can't believe she's 5 months already! I'm sure we'll be saying the same thing when she's 18 and off to college or to travel the world.

D's been rolling over, drooling like mad, sucking down the milk, sleeping like a champ, and can't take her eyes off dad when he's in the room. She's been reaching out to pet Maggie and loves to laugh and play with her toys. Dylan also loves a good adventure, meeting new people, AND to be outside. She will lay out in the backyard under the Magnolia tree and talk up a storm for 10-15 minutes at a time. She loves to stand (with our help) and is just about sitting without any help. Doc cleared us to start her on real food - and boy is she ready, she's very curious about food. I've been researching up some good baby food recipes and we'll start her in the next day or so.... what should her first meal be?

We love you little monkey - happy 5 months!!!!

Photo complements of Shannon Garbaccio

4 Month Check Up

Well it's been 4 months already - can't believe it. We've been warned by many that the time goes by fast and I have to say they are right! Dylan got her 4 month check up the other day. She's doing great, learning tons, and right on track. She's weighing in at 16lbs 7.5 oz (95% percentile), her height is 25.5" (90% percentile), and her head circumference is 42.2 cm (82% percentile). The doc gave the go ahead to start rice cereal - oh boy, here comes the fun. All went well until the shots came, then it wasn't such a happy moment for any of us. Matt's comment "I haven't heard that cry before", mine "I hate shot day", and D's "weeeeee, weeeeee, weeeee, all the way home".

2 Month Check up... Weighing in at....

Today was Lil D's 2 month check up. She hit the doctor's office like a champ - weighing in at 11bs 14 oz and measuring up at 23.5 inches. Crazy! She was all sh@ts and smiles as the doctor walked in - literally loaded up her diaper right as the doctor walked in the room - I passed it of by saying 'Dylan made you a present'. The doc gave her the A-O-Kay but left the present for me to clean up. The smiles soon went to screams as the nurse gave her 4 shots and an oral vaccine - poor girl. At least she got some cute Band-Aids to show for it. And after it was all done the poor girl was zonked!

Doctor's Visit

2 week check up - okay it was a while ago we've been a bit busy. Gaining weight and doing good. Doc gave the okay to let sleep through the night w/o a feeding. Let's see how long Lil D goes. So far 4 - 4 1/2 hours!