1 year checkupJenna's 1 year checkup was last Friday. She did good, but was definitely more aware of what was happening than she has been in the past.
First, the nurse had me undress her and sit her on the table. She didn't like the cold paper very well, but remained calm. The nurse measured her head circumference (18cm, 80th percentile), then laid her down to measure her height. Jenna was not happy and started fussing. The nurse was good though and was able to get a good measurement by making a mark on the paper at Jenna's head and another at her feet. I picked Jenna up and the nurse measured between the marks (31.25", >95th percentile). Next was weight (26 lb, 4 oz, >95th percentile). Amazing that 9 months ago we were worried about her weight gain!
Next was waiting for the doctor. We only had to wait about 5 minutes and I really liked him. Jenna has been playing shy, so she curled up on my lap while he evaluated her. Everything looked great. Then he talked to me about the vaccines she'd be getting (4!) and what to expect over the next 3 months until we see him again. He is a hand talker and nodder and kept laughing at Jenna because she would mimic his every move during the conversation.
Next was the worst - shots. :( As I mentioned, she had 4. The first was in her arm and she whined, but not bad, but the next 3 were in her legs and she got MAD! Fortunately the nurse was quick and Jenna calmed down after a couple minutes of cuddling with Mom and we were on our way.
Much like with her vaccines at 2 months, she had a reaction, but this time was very mild and only resulted in a few small red bumps around one of the injection sites. As a precaution we gave her a couple doses of Benedryl, but it never amounted to much.
I've been in the process of working with IT to swap laptops and therefore have had no opportunity to post pictures from her bday and parties. As I am planning to have a very lazy weekend with no plans except Xmas shopping, I hope to be able to edit the pics and post them before Monday.
