12 Month Baby Check-up

Today was a snow day! The pediatrician's office called last night to let us know they were having a late start and were cancelling our 8:30 AM appointment. They told us to call at 10 AM and they would schedule us for later. I called at 10 and was told there weren't any appointments available. After some discussion I got us scheduled for a noon appointment.

We drove there without any problems. The main road (which we are right off of) was wet and bare. Our neighborhood was compact snow and ice and slick, but luckily Nate navigated it without any problems. The pediatrician's office was packed! We parked then went to the waiting room. We had to wait and wait and wait. Finally, they took us back.

First, we weighed and measured Ragnar. Then we weighed and measured Magnus. Both of the boys had stranger anxiety with the nurse doing the measurements and freaked out a bit. We then had to wait and wait and wait for our Dr to come in. (They were super busy with all of the reschedules) She checked them both and they are doing beautifully. We asked a few questions and then got a prescription for fluoride drops (our neighborhood is in a small pocket in Sammamish that doesn't have fluoride in the water) and then waited for the nurse to come do the boys' immunization shots.

The shots were brutal. I knew they would be bad going in as two go in the arm (PAINFUL) and the MMR really stings. They got the chickenpox vaccine, Hep A and the MMR. This was the first time that both boys REALLY cried and were hard to console. Luckily, we were able to each hold and cuddle a baby and get them dressed to go home. They are now napping and hopefully will wake up without many side effects from the shots.

Stats:
Magnus-

Weight: 20 lbs. 0 oz - 10%
Height: 29 1/2" - 50%
Head Circumference: 18.4" - 50%


Ragnar-

Weight: 19 lbs. 8 oz - 5%
Height: 30" - 50%
Head Circumference" 18 3/4" -75-90%