madison's appointment

madison's 2 week appointment was this afternoon. i've not yet ventured out with both kids by my lonesome, so i wasn't sure how well it would go, especially given the start we had to the whole endeavor.

this is what happens to your noodle when you don't listen to mommy and try to take the stairs by yourself. yup, owie. cole is always so good about waiting at the top of the stairs in the kitchen if we duck out to start the van or take out the trash, etc... except for today. he decided he didn't want mommy to go bye-bye without him (all i did was run out and start the van!). i came in 5 seconds after i went out, only to find my son sitting just a step below the landing... must've just happened since he was not even crying yet. so- another bump on the noggin. there's plenty more to come, i'm sure. and the rest of him is fine, in case you were wondering!

anyway, about madi- she's 22 1/4 inches and 8 lbs, 8.2 oz.... that calculates to:

97th %ile for height

60th %ile for weight

3rd %ile for weight-for-length.

we have a long and skinny little girl on our hands! she's doing great otherwise- i forgot to mention the spitting up, but since it usually happens within the first 10 minutes after feeding, i guess i shouldn't worry. mom thinks it's just that classic immature stomach, and i might tend to agree. cole sat SO well during the appointment- i put him on a chair, gave him his sippy cup and some goldfish, and he was great! the only time he almost escaped was when we went down the hall to put madison on the scale- he wanted to go exploring. fortunately, i went to cna class with dr h's nurse, so john was nice enough to hang on to either one of the kids, whomever needed hanging on to at the moment! he volunteered that his new grandson is only 2 days older than madison, so he likes kids! it's great when you have a clinic nurse who doesn't mind the hassles of two kids and only one mommy! so yeah- everything's good, everyone's healthy... next up is cole's 18-month visit. yay!!