Monday, August 30, 2010

5 months old

I usually post on the 27th of each month, but Lucy had her regular doctor's appointment today instead of Friday so I waited. :)

So we took her today for a regular visit, complete with a shot. She did very well and the only side effect I noticed is that she took an extra long nap late this afternoon.

She weighed 15lbs and 5oz! I was so surprised. I only expected her to weigh almost 15lbs, but not over it! Awesome. They didn't take her length or head circumference since it was a "vaccine-only" visit.

We still haven't gotten her blood typed yet. I'm procrastinating because I don't want to have to watch her get her blood drawn, but I know I need to do it so I'm just going to force myself to take her in the next week or so.

The only other doctor update is that we made an appointment with a pediatric opthalmologist on October 1st so he can check out her occasionally wandering eye and get an idea for what it's like pre-surgery so he can better assess her post-surgery needs.

I feel like she is just growing up so quickly. She is eating about every 3 hours during the day instead of 2 hours like she had been. I think next month we might start introducing rice cereal and then other baby foods. She is also trying to sit up on her own and "talks" more.

And since no post would be complete without a picture, here we go! :)


Eating her toes is a new fun activity.



She loves to "sit up" and we keep letting her practice in safe places and we feel like she'll get it on her own soon!