Doctor

Yesterday morning we left home at about 7 to drop Jon off at the doctor. I drove from there to Maple Grove for Alexa's appointment. We got there early, but there would have only been enough time to drive home to immediately leave again. As we were waiting in the waiting room I got a phone call telling me I could go pick up Jon. His appointment was supposed last about an hour and a half, so I wasn't expecting him to be done so quickly. He had to wait about 2 hours for me to get there.

Alexa's actual appointment didn't take very long. Since it was at 8:20 the doctor wasn't running late yet. She is now 26 inches long, weighs 16 lbs. 8.4 oz, and her head is 16.5" around. Unfortunately they didn't give me any of the percentiles, but I'm sure I could figure it out if I find a chart online. Based on her development her pediatrician said that it wouldn't be surprising if she skips crawling. I don't know if she will or not. Natalia started walking around 9 months, so it is crazy to think that I might have two of them wandering around in 3 months. Also, just because Natalia has a nut allergy it doesn't mean that Alexa will have one. Since she has not consumed any nuts yet, it wouldn't even show up on a blood test. I guess we will just have to wait and see what happens with it. Natalia didn't even develop her allergy until after she was 1 and a half. We don't have any nut products in the house, but it would still be nice to know if Lexa will have the allergy too.

The longest portion of the appointment was waiting for their shots. We waited for like half an hour. I think part of the reason it took so long was because they had to find Talia's chart. Lexa got her 6 month immunizations, and they both got their flu shots. Lexa will have to go back in 30 days to get her second flu shot because during the first year they get it it half doses.

Lexa finally got to try solid foods last night. I guess I'm just a super paranoid mommy so I never start solids until after their 6 month appointment. Lexa seemed undecided about how she liked her rice cereal. She did cry because Talia climbed into her exersaucer and was bouncing when she was trying to eat.



Jon has ulcers in his stomach. The doctor said it looks like he has road rash in his stomach. On a scale of A-D where D is the worst, Jon's ulcers are a B. They prescribed him some Prilosec, but he is supposed to go see a doctor next week to discuss the results and hopefully they will tell him what to do. The ulcers are from taking aspirin and ibuprofen, so I don't know if he stops taking it if they will improve.

We went to Como Zoo after the appointment. I was sad I forgot to bring my camera. Talia enjoyed looking at the animals, and we also went to Como Town which is attached to the zoo. Talia rode the little train and the teacup ride.