18 months

Yesterday Hailey had her 18 month well baby check-up. She cried as soon as we were placed in the examine room. She decided to carry her santa ornament with her on the trip and wouldn't let go for dear life. The ped thought it was so funny! We all placed bets on how much we think she would weigh in at and it averaged out to 20 lbs. Lets just say we were wrong ... our little baby weighed in at 21lbs and 29in! Can you believe it?! We made it over the 20lb mark!!!! Go Hailey! And get this - she even made it on the charts! 5th percentile for height and weight! To top it all off it was a "normal" office visit. How great is that?! No problems, no delays, no concerns!

We do have to come back in 3 months instead of waiting till she is 2 because they want to try to start weaning her reflux med. Other than that you would never know by looking at her all she has gone through these last 18 months.

Yeah, I still have the preemie mom phobias especially with all the sickness around right now, but I am always being reminded of how blessed I am.

I have been following another preemie for awhile now who already lost her two brothers and now she has lost the fight. My heart is broken, please keep this family in your prayers.

Hailey still has a cold, really all that is left is a cough, but its a bad one. We have all been sick going on two weeks now, but at least its mild. The ped said her lungs sound good and her ears are fine. She is sleeping through the night so for that I am grateful.

She is still adding new words to her vocabulary all the time. She also is starting to put words together. She loves to ask where stuff is ... where is blanky? where is dooda? Finally she has also remembered how to say Mommy, Nana and Meme :-) It used to be all about Dada, Dooda and Papa. She is also cutting more and more teeth which probably adds to the discomfort of her cold. I cannot believe my little baby is 18 months. Where does time go?