Courtney's 2 year check-up

Well the results are in!  She is a healthy and happy.  This time at the doctor she got to use the big girl scale and the big girl height chart. She really liked the scale and didn't want to get off.  We then proceeded to the room in which the Medical Assistant gave Courtney a table place mat to show the correct proportion of fruits, veggies, grains, protein, and dairy.  Guess what is on our table?  You guessed it, her plate has to go there each meal. 

She did quite well with the examination and immunization. I wish that I could say that she didn't cry at all...... well I can't.  She did not cry during the actual visit or the immunization, she cried when we had to LEAVE!  That is right, she wanted to stay at the doctors office!  I think that speaks to multiple things: our clinic if fun, Dr. Sprenkle is amazing, and we have been at a lot of hospitals/clinics in the past month.  Now hopefully we can go another year without Courtney having to see the doctor.

Here are her stats:
Height: 34.6" (75%)
Weight: 29.3 (50-75%)
Head Size: 49.8 cm (95%)
BMI: 17.2 (50-75%)  Yes, that number that plaques us all is implemented at age 2!

18 month update-for real this time

So I was attempting to update the blog on an ipad. Well, that doesn't work so well. I can't get it to actually type letters in the body of the blog. Oh well, back to the desktop :) I guess now that Courtney is 19 months I should get her 18 month update on here. I am sorry I have been so bad at blogging. Here is to a fresh start!

We had Courtney's 18 month appointment at the beginning of January and the Doctor said everything looks good! Here are her stats:
Height: 33 1/2" 95%
Weight: 24# 7oz 50%
And... her head is still large 90-95% :)

She is keeping us busy and loves her books, babies, puzzles, Dora and Little Einsteins. I think when Nana or Grandma and Grandpa are here, they read at least 2 dozen books a day.

Test results

I got a call from our pediatrician today. Courtney is allergic to peanuts and egg whites. She said that in a year, we will retest her and the egg white allergy could go away. Apparently it often does. The peanut allergy is usually chronic. So I asked about a billion questions and it turns out that when doing allergy testing, the results are given as a ranking from 1, which is mildly allergic up to 3 which is highly allergic. Courtney was a 1 for egg whites and a 2 for peanuts.

I didn't know what to think about the egg white allergy..... there are eggs in EVERYTHING. Dr. Sprenkle said that typically the eggs in cakes and other BAKED goods are ok. But nothing from the stove (poached, scrambled, french toast). So that allergy seems a lot better than what I was first expecting. Courtney doesn't like eggs anyway, maybe there was a reason for that!

I will now be sending all of the peanut products that we eat to either school with Brian or to work with me. I also will go through all of our foods and see if any have the peanut warning on them. I asked if she could be around peanuts or PB and it turns out that she can be around them, but she wants her separated from other kids that are eating PB. This is achieved with her high chair right now, but we will have to formulate a plan with our day care provider on how to proceed once she is at the table with the other kids. Dr. Sprenkle is worried about Courtney grabbing other kids' food and eating it. She does it with our food all of the time!

So, it's time to educate myself and read a lot of labels. I will also be showing a lot of you how to use the epi pen for emergencies. Hopefully we will never have to use it! If anyone knows any resources for this, feel free to share.

In the grand scheme of things this is only an inconvenience. Courtney is a healthy and happy little girl and I thank God everyday for that!

15 month update

Courtney had her 15 month well visit at the doctor today. She now is 31 1/2" and weighs 23lbs and 6 oz. She is healthy and doing well. We also drove to Children's hospital to get her blood drawn for allergy testing. So, in about a week, we will know whether she is allergic to peanuts. Keep your fingers crossed!

She has also learned a few new words. Some cuter than others. Her favorite of these new words is "mine". I have heard it a lot in the past 2 days. So the power struggle begins!

Here is a recent picture of our little bug!

Stats

Courtney had her 9 month well visit last week. Here are the stats:

Height: 28 3/4 " 90%
Weight: 20lbs 3.5 oz 75%
Head Size: 46.5 97%

Overall a very healthy and active little girl!