We, all three of us, went to the doctor for the Gremlin's 18-month check-up on Friday. Apparently I gave birth to Thimblena. Despite our best efforts, she is still only 19 lbs and 12 ounces. This puts her below the 5 percentile. She is in the 25-50 percentile for height and head circumference, though. :) I guess we just have to keep shoving food in her all day.
Surprisingly, the visit went smoothly. We all got ready in the morning, piled into the car and headed to the doctor. The Gremlin thought it was fun to get carried to the car in her brother's carseat. I guess there are benefits to only weighing 20 lbs.
Once we got to the doctor's she got to push all the buttons for the elevator and did everything on her own. She really was great. She hammed it up for Dr. Vic and cried for maybe 5 seconds when she got her shot. He even gave her two kitty stickers. Like I said, she was really great this morning. She was even well behaved while we were all trying to rush out the door. These are the days I want to think of when I want to strangle her. :)
We had a great weekend too. We all went to the zoo on Sunday with some friends and got to see the gorillas. The Gremlin wasn't too interested, and neither was 2.0, but we were fascinated. There was a mother carrying her baby and when the baby decided he wanted to climb on the ropes, she wasn't having any of it. She grabbed him and pulled him back to the ground. She was literally herding him toward the spot she wanted him, all the while he was trying to get around her and go back to the rope swing. I considered just leaving the Gremlin and 2.0 there and letting her raise them for a year or so. She seems to have the parenting thing down better than I do.
But then, something amazing like last nights happens and it makes me think I can do this as well as, if not better than a primate... 2.0 slept from 9:30-4:30. It was heaven. That means I got to sleep from about 10-4:30. That is the most amount of continuous sleep I've gotten since I was about 6 months pregnant. If only we could get her Majesty on the same page and not have her climbing on my face in the middle of the night.
Here are a few shots from the past few days. Thanks Aunt Tristan and Uncle Eric for my awesome shirt. In case you can't read it it says "Will trade brother for a cupcake". And yes, that is a skirt she is wearing in the last two photos.
Surprisingly, the visit went smoothly. We all got ready in the morning, piled into the car and headed to the doctor. The Gremlin thought it was fun to get carried to the car in her brother's carseat. I guess there are benefits to only weighing 20 lbs.
Once we got to the doctor's she got to push all the buttons for the elevator and did everything on her own. She really was great. She hammed it up for Dr. Vic and cried for maybe 5 seconds when she got her shot. He even gave her two kitty stickers. Like I said, she was really great this morning. She was even well behaved while we were all trying to rush out the door. These are the days I want to think of when I want to strangle her. :)
We had a great weekend too. We all went to the zoo on Sunday with some friends and got to see the gorillas. The Gremlin wasn't too interested, and neither was 2.0, but we were fascinated. There was a mother carrying her baby and when the baby decided he wanted to climb on the ropes, she wasn't having any of it. She grabbed him and pulled him back to the ground. She was literally herding him toward the spot she wanted him, all the while he was trying to get around her and go back to the rope swing. I considered just leaving the Gremlin and 2.0 there and letting her raise them for a year or so. She seems to have the parenting thing down better than I do.
But then, something amazing like last nights happens and it makes me think I can do this as well as, if not better than a primate... 2.0 slept from 9:30-4:30. It was heaven. That means I got to sleep from about 10-4:30. That is the most amount of continuous sleep I've gotten since I was about 6 months pregnant. If only we could get her Majesty on the same page and not have her climbing on my face in the middle of the night.
Here are a few shots from the past few days. Thanks Aunt Tristan and Uncle Eric for my awesome shirt. In case you can't read it it says "Will trade brother for a cupcake". And yes, that is a skirt she is wearing in the last two photos.
Comments
Post a Comment