Isabel's checkup

This morning we went for Isabel's final doctor's appointment here at Great Lakes. She won't need to be seen again for another six months and by then, we'll be in Virginia. And since they recently combined Naval Health Clinic Great Lakes with the North Chicago VA Medical Center and moved it all to a new building, we got to experience the country's first federal health care center. It's a bit of a pain to go through re-registering in a new place for just one appointment but hey, it's historic.

So I thought I'd give you a little update on Isabel. She's weighed in today at 23 lb and 12oz, 31 inches long. This is a gain of 3 lbs and 6 oz from our last appointment two months ago, which is awesome! Her height and weight are both in the 62nd percentile right now. Her height has been around there all along but her weight dropped all the way to the 17th this past summer and is up now from being in the 30th in November. So her doctor and I were both pretty excited about that. Developmentally, she's right on track. She does all the things on the 15 month checklist and several of the ones on the 18 month as well. My only concern was that I'm worried she doesn't say enough real words yet, but the doctor said she's actually completely average for her age, as far as talking. She understands me, so we know there isn't a hearing problem, and she babbles to herself pretty consistently, so we know she gets the concept of language (she also reads and sings to herself). So there aren't any concerns with her right now, we have a normal and healthy little girl, which is great to hear. The doctor did say she was "intense" with her emotions, but she thought I handle it pretty well. Like mother, like daughter, I guess.

There's not much else to report on right now. My camera recently gave up the fight, which is why you're not seeing any new pictures of the princess right now. We've already ordered another though, so don't worry. There's a long list of things to consider, do, and buy before we move, so we're working on sorting through all of that but no final decisions have been made on anything. The life of a military wife will drive a natural-born planner nuts, it really will. :)

I hope everyone is well, miss you guys!