One Year Check Up

Yesterday Ally had her one year check-up and passed with flying colors. She measured at 21 lbs 5 ounces and 29.5 inches tall which puts her in the 97th percentile overall. We were really shocked to see that she only gained a pound and grew an inch in three months because she feels so much heavier and so much longer to us. This slow down in growth is completely normal for this point in her development and she will continue on this plateau for most of this year. Ally might be wearing the 12 month clothes and size 3 Huggies for a while longer as they fit just right. She got three shots and took them like a champ. One interesting thing is that we had to do a lead exposure questionnaire and we will have to take Ally to get a blood draw in the next few weeks to test her lead and hemoglobin levels. We had never heard of this but apparently its required in Illinois, even though we have only lived here a few months and answered no to all of the questions. I am not looking forward to taking her in for the blood draw, I can't even handle getting it done on myself let alone watching them do it on my baby.

We got the ok on our front facing car seat and the switch from formula to whole milk so those are exciting milestones. We need to work for more table foods and phasing out the bottles by our next visit in three months. We should also begin a routine of brushing her four little teeth. Two thumbs up for Ally and another great check up!