18 Month Check up... Finally

Amelia finally had her 18 month appointment. It had to be rescheduled until this week. She is doing great ... healthy, healthy healthy! But short short short :) Not sure there is anyone surprised by that! Her weight still lingers on the 25th percentile level while her head still is a bit above 75th, which is the same as her 12month stats ... height however as dropped a bit... HA! Every time she has to be measured, they measure twice to make sure. I think they haven't gotten that she is small. Don't they see me standing right next to them? This child is short. We all have come to grips with that. Anyway... she has dropped between 10th and 20th percentile in height. I've told to her embrace her short legs ... :)

As for everything else, she truly has both beauty and brains. The nurse and Doctor were amazed with all she knows. I even overheard them talking outside the exam room about how impressed they were with all Amelia is doing and saying. You know I didn't want to be one of those parents who claims their kid to be the smartest, I'll reserve that right for grands and great-grands to proclaim, but hearing the Doctor's amazement too only confirmed our thoughts... Amelia is quick, she has a great memory, and very smart. I won't say 'the smartest'. After her shot, she whined once and said "hurt." She amazes me.

We left the hospital and decided to go have a little fun since we had been in the house all week long. I thought Amelia would love a trip to the pet store. She loves looking and talking about animals and points out every bird she sees. This would be a hit.

She loved running up and down the aisle watching the birds. They were her favorite. I think she didn't understand why she couldn't hold the kitties, and she didn't know what to think about the lizards. And the fish were cool but not like the birds. So there we stood for awhile watching them talk, fly about, and play.