Appointment Statistics

Eliana and Sarah saw the doctor yesterday for their well checks. Sarah had her 15 month check-up. She was 29 inches tall and 21 lbs, 9 oz, both in the 25%. The doctor laughed because her head was in the 90%. I wasn't surprised though, big heads run in my family. :) Sarah had to get 5 shots and a finger prick. She took them like a pro and only cried on the tetanus shot. I spent most of my time trying to keep her from touching things in the examining room. I was just picturing all of the germs there.

Eliana was there for her kindergarten check-up. She was 41.25 inches tall and 41.25 lbs...I was relieved to know I would only have to remember one number. The nurse said having the same height and weight isn't very common, but she was in the 50% for weight and 25% for height. The doctor was impressed with Eliana's reading skills and counting to 100. She also raved about how high Eliana could jump. She said that Eliana must be really good in gymnastics which made Eliana feel good since that is her favorite hobby right now. Eliana had to get 3 shots and a finger prick. She has always hated finger pricks and starts sobbing as soon as I put her on the table. It always amazes me how she can cry these huge tears at a drop of a hat. I am helping the nurse hold her hand and these giant drops keep falling onto my hands. Thankfully, she was able to calm down while we waited for the shots. She had originally told me that she couldn't wait to get the shots so that she could get them over with. On the first one, she did fantastic and didn't shed one tear. The second one was the tetanus one and she starts bawling. On the third one, she reached down and tried to grab the needle which caused the nurse to accidentally scratch her leg and have to go get a new needle since Eliana had touched it. I think she still has her bandaids on as she wouldn't let me touch them last night in the tub. Sarah took hers off by herself. She kept shouting and pointing at Eliana's bandaids, but Eliana still refused to touch them.

I'm glad that Eliana won't need any more shots for a long time. The next step towards going to Kindergarten is the Registration Day during the first week of April.