you saw the doctor today.

it was probably your last visit with dr. weeden, since we moved so far away from him. he was you doctor when you were first born, and he liked to always joke about the 3 really big girl babies (you were one of them) and the tiny little scrawny boy baby that were born that night he was on duty at st. mary's. i like him a lot, but i don't think you'll mind too much, finding a different doctor.

today you went in for your 12 month well baby checkup and shots. they said you are 19lbs, 13 oz. so that means that you have gained exactly 11 pounds in the year since you were born.

there was a new nurse there doing your measurements, and they seemed a bit off. she measured you at 29" in length. in september, you measured 29.5"... i kind of doubt you're shrinking. i think what happened was that you got measured too long last time, and too short this time.

oh well, as long as you're healthy, i don't care if i know with 100% accuracy what percentile you are in for height and weight.

you have a little bit of an ear infection, so you are taking antibiotics again. guess all the snot and such was an actual cold, and not just teething. we haven't seen any more teeth, so that makes sense.

the doctor also said we should probably try and make you stop eating so much at night, as more sleep will be better for all of us. i'm betting this will be a long week, in the overnight department, but i'm hoping that by next week we will all have made it out alive, and with improved sleeping patterns!

you are closer to walking every day. i think it will be soon now.

here are some pictures from silver dollar city a few days after your birthday. it was very cold! you got to ride the butterflies, which was your first real kiddie ride ever. congratulations! you LOVED the Christmas lights, and we think you said "lights" a couple times.

here's also a picture of you with the new friend you made while we took a walk in the neighborhood the other day. you really liked that dog, and she liked you. she followed us on the whole rest of the walk and escorted us back to the house.

love, mom