Yesterday was filled with lots of doctor appointments (in the pouring rain, no less). Fun!
To start, Marissa had her 15 month check up. Everything is looking good, the doctor wants to see her gain a little more weight, so we'll be trying to increase her healthy fats and proteins...it sounds like peanut butter and guacamole are in order (two of my favorites). :)
Here's her 15 month stats:
Height - 30.5 inches - 34th percentile
Weight - 20 pounds 6 ounces - 13th percentile
Head - 17.5 inches - 18th percentile
She got 3 vaccines and goes back in 2 weeks to double check her double ear infection. She finishes her round of antibiotics tomorrow so hopefully everything will be nice and clear at her follow up appointment.
Remember the nasty cold, virus, ear infection, high fever, etc. Marissa had? Well, part of her sickies was a red eye. The doctor confirmed that it was not pink eye, just a part of this virus/what-have-you that she's been fighting. Well, my sweet girl was kind enough to share it with me. My right eye has been red, it doesn't really hurt and isn't goopey or crusty, just red and irritated. I stopped in to see an eye doctor yesterday and he confirmed it is not pink eye, just a viral thing that will go away on it's own. No antibiotic needed. So that's good but now I have to wear my glasses until it clears up. Oh joy!
After the eye doctor and making several returns at Wal-Mart, Lowe's and Target, I headed to my 36 week appointment. Everything is looking great. The doctor is happy with my blood pressure, weight gain and baby movement. Dylan's heart rate was 130 BPM. I had my first internal and I'm a "finger tip" dilated and 50% effaced. I had my GBS+ test done and will get the results at my next appointment. I also had my last blood draw to make sure everything is looking good. The doctor doesn't think Dylan will be making an appearance anytime soon, unless something drastic changes. So that's good news! Still holding out for our 2012 baby, much to Danny's dismay (he
really wants that tax break). Apparently a co-worker told him that there is a grace period for adding a dependent after the new year. He believes it's 7-10 days but we need to research it more to find out if that's true or not.
I got the Christmas tree up yesterday and a few decorations. I'm keeping the decorations to a minimum this year...so, what you see is what you get! I don't want to deal with the fuss of trying to put everything away after having a newborn and dealing with all those delightful postpartum hormones. As bad as this sounds, I almost wish I could just hunker down until the baby blues/crazy hormones settle for a bit. While having visitors to help and see the new baby is great, functioning on little sleep, dealing with nursing a new baby and entertaining guests can be a bit overwhelming. Sometimes just being able to nurse on the couch without an audience and nap when I need to is a life saver for my sanity! Anyone who knows me knows that I'm a bit...umm...OCD? I
need order in my life and obviously having a newborn and postpartum hormones throws a wrench in the mix of things but just having time to wind down after a long day with my husband and a Guinness can be nice and revitalizing!
Here's a cell phone picture of the tree, I haven't gotten my regular camera out yet.
