We saw Dr Guselle for the first time in forever today, for Laela’s nine month check. It got bumped a while ago so my doctor could undergo some carpal tunnel surgery, but she is back at ’em and it was great to see her. She always takes as much time as we need, and I never feel like I didn’t get to ask all of my questions.
My mom offered to take Dekker for a few hours while we were in the city, which was actually completely wonderful. As I’ve mentioned before, sometimes he’s a bit of a handful when we’re out and he gets nervous or uncomfortable. So this way, we could all sit through Laela’s appointment peacefully, and Dekker could have a blast with grandma all to himself!
Laela had her six month shots a little late, around seven months, and she has gained a full two pounds since then, so thats great! On her growth chart, she started in the 85%, moved down to the 50%, and is comfortably back up in the 85%! I’m not too worried about the specific numbers, but its great to see that she’s really thriving. She asked about solid foods and we told her about how Laela would cry and cry and fight and wail and just hated it, so we left her alone for a couple of months, and now she wants it bad! Dr. Guselle said that sounded great, and to just keep following her cues. Its really nice to be on the second kid and to have my doctor say that she fully trusts our judgement.
The little Miss checked out perfectly everywhere. Heart and lungs, ears, throat, hips, tummy, everything is in good shape. She didn’t check Laela’s eyes because we went to Dr. Rubab so recently. I told her about Laela’s decent astigmatism and that if it doesn’t improve a lot by February, she’ll likely have glasses. She kind of made a “merp merp” face, and said “Well, that would be ok too. At least you’re familiar with it.” She’s right. It would be fine. A bit sad, but ok 🙂
Once the appointment was over, Brady and I hit up a drive thru (in our separate vehicles, since he had come from work, lol) and grabbed a bit of lunch to eat on our way to pick Dekker up.
That boy had sooo much fun, and told us all about everything he had done, but luckily, he was also tired, so going home didn’t devastate him too much. What a great day for everyone involved 🙂
Last minute question, guys, and maybe a dumb one. Does “merp merp” translate to everyone, or is it just in my head? I don’t know else to describe that feeling, haha! I have yet to find the appropriate emoticon either. Does it make sense??