And she passed with flying colors!

Yesterday was Lauren's 12 month checkup with the pediatrician.  In the waiting room, upon arriving, we were greeted by two other little people about Lauren's size.  As it turns out, all three of them were born the same morning at the same hospital.  I had to chuckle at the personality differences between them.  The little boy, Ryan, was crawling but never stopped jabbering from the time we walked in the door.  He evidently has much to say.  Braylee was the other little girl who just smiled from ear to ear and gave it right back to Ryan.  He would say something and she would retort with great conviction.  Lauren, all the while, was standing beside me as if she was glued to my leg with super glue.  She watched with great intent, then would look at me and smile.  But she never let go.  When Braylee got close, she climbed into my lap, and there she stayed.  I think she might be shy....which doesn't seem to fit AT ALL with the wild child we have at home.  But she's definitely not an instigator in public.

As for stats, Lauren was described as "not the biggest child" by the doctor.  That we knew.  But he did say that she has steadily grown and seems to be doing great.  She was 18 lb 9 oz (down .5 oz from the ear infection day...but she was dressed then).  That put her at the 10th percentile for weight.  She was 31" long- the 50th percentile.  For what it's worth, her head was also apparently right on scale- 50th percetile there too.  She seems to be doing fine on all of her milestones, too.

I discussed a whole bunch of things with the doctor- from food introductions and any limitations given the history of a peanut allergy in the family to weaning.  It appears we're doing everything just fine.

Lauren was so sweet during the whole exam- smiling at the doctor and babbling a bit.  She offered him some cheerios, even.  She shed about 5 tears when she got hit with three shots, but quickly got over it.  Oh the contrast from my experiences with Joshua and his visits.  His hysterics start upon entering the hallway to go back to the exam room and don't end for about 20 minutes after leaving the office!  No ill effects from the shots last night- in fact, she was probably more pleasant than usual.  Bed time is quickly inching its way upward.  She's been down by 8:30 for the past few nights, giving me some time to fold laundry or do little jobs before hitting the sack myself.  Thank goodness for small miracles.  Now if only she'd sleep all night long....

A girl can dream, can't she?