18 month stats

It's just been one of those weeks, ya know?

We'll start with the happy stuff. Connor is 18 months! Unfortunately, his first day of nursery was trumped by Stake Conference, so his first day of nursery has been pushed to next week. Though, to be honest, he's already gone once. I subbed for the second half of junior nursery and let him wander around. He was perfectly fine. I imagine as long as we have James do the drop-off, he'll have no issues adjusting. Toys, snacks, and other kids? What's not to love? All it's missing is a pet of some sort.

His check-up was first thing yesterday morning. I have yet to switch to a pediatrician closer to our new home, though I have officially decided the distance is too far. I will be switching the girls for their annual check-ups in November. However, I will continue taking Connor to the current pediatrician for his 2-year check-up due to his heart murmur. The pediatrician is not concerned, but did tell me if it is still there at 2 years, she wants to refer him to a cardiologist and I'd like to see that through. The girls' heart murmurs had healed themselves by their first year, so...

Despite starting out as Chunky Charlie, our stubborn toddler has slimmed down and is pretty much the same size as his sisters. A half inch shorter than Cadence at this age, but the same weight.

Height: 32.5" (50th percentile)
Weight: 23lbs (25th percentile)

His physical milestones are above and beyond. He keeps up with the girls on the playground, climbs over everything (we had to take the girls' bunk beds apart because even blocking off the ladder didn't work). He's been wielding a spoon successfully for quite awhile (pudding has been really inspiration for him). He even puts on his own shorts and sandals, though sometimes his legs end up in the same hole.

The only frustrating point is talking. He'll boss Beau around like there's no tomorrow, but ask him to use words to communicate with people and all he does is "ma!" and "ugh!" while pointing or yelling. However, he understands most of what we tell him, so I'm chalking it up to his stubbornness and figure he's just saving up words and once he talks, he'll surprise us with how quickly he picks them up.

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Cadence also went to the doctor yesterday. We got a notice that her immunizations were not up to snuff, since two of her shots were given a week earlier than acceptable (had to be given after her 4th birthday or she needs an extra one). The doctor was most apologetic, to the point it started to get awkward, because it's something she and her office are aware of and are usually on the ball for. She claimed this was the first time in almost ten years that she's had to give the 4th shot, because they always schedule the 3rd one for after 4th birthdays.

Either way, Cadence had to get the shot. Luckily, they were able to combined both needed vaccines into one shot and, despite crying about it as we drove to the doctor's, Cadence put on a brave face and only whimpered a little during the actual shot. My big, brave girl!

We also all got the flu vaccine, except for Connor. We'll have to take him in later once they have the one for under 2. Megan wasn't thrilled with it, but I did mine first (nasal vaccine for the win!) and then she got hers.