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15 Month Appointment

Ashley had her 15 month appointment today.  She stood on the adult scale and weighted 20 pounds with clothes, diaper and shoes on!  She even had a big lunch right before, so she probably isn't quite yet 20 pounds.  She's still about 20th percentile for weight, which is staying on the same curve.

She stood against the wall for the height measurement (I think it's height now that she stands vs length when they are younger).  She was 30 inches, though it was a little hard to measure exact since I had her hair up in the whale tail.  Still maintaining 50th percentile for height.

Her head was 19 inches, which is like 97th percentile!

Poor girl is skinny with a huge head!  He said she's just small but growing right on track.  This girl eats and eats and eats!  Maybe she'll be one of those lucky people that can eat and be skinny :)

She had two shots, one in each leg.  She was super emotional during the visit, so it was no surprise she screamed for the shots.  She recovered quickly and has been playing ever since we got home.

Next Appointment is in February at 18 months.  No more shots until Kindergarten!!  February seems so far away, but maybe that's because it's 65 degrees today!?!?

UPDATE: The following Monday, November 29th, Ashley had a red mark at her injection sight.  After a couple days, it didn't get better.  On Friday, December 3rd we went to the doctor and it was Chicken Pox!  He said it was not the contagious kind, just a reaction from the shot.  She's lucky if she gets away with just 2 pox!

Vacation!

Pete was asked to go do some work in Amsterdam and I tagged along!  Ashley stayed with my parents (I'm not ready to take her on an 8 hour international flight!)  They got her room all ready with a fresh coat of paint and the bedding to match!  Ashley has two bedrooms now!

We left on the 10th,  late afternoon and returned the following Wednesday afternoon.  It was the longest we've been away from her (most has been maybe 20 hours, one overnight)!  She was in good hands and had a lot of company, including her two uncles!

I went to the wooden shoe factory to get some for Ashley, but thought that the slippers would be more comfy :)

Legoland!

Tricia and I took Ashley to Legoland (by Woodfield Mall).  I got a membership from Costco (which pays for itself after 2 visits).  The exhibits were a bit old for her, but she liked the ride and the play area at the end.  This will be another place we can go during the winter (and it's next to Jamba Juice, which is a selling  point for me!)

Little Monkey Bizness!

We met up with a couple friends at this place called Little Monkey Bizness...It's aimed for younger kids and they have a bunch of playgrounds, bouncy, jungle gyms, etc to play and run around.  It's nice because I can follow her around and play with her.  We both had fun!  I'm sure we'll be going a lot more over the winter (I even managed to get a discounted rate card, so we'll definitely be going since it's prepaid!)

Happy Halloween!

Jamba Juice

I think I created a monster!  She cries when I take it away and she's even making mmmmm sounds as she looks at this picture!