The stats

Rachel here. So Friday we took the girls into the ped's office for a check up. It was technically Reese's 18 month. Back when Reese had her 15 month the doc said he didn't need to see her again until she was 20 months. Then when she turned 20 months, we missed our appt because we were in Iowa... so alas... her 18 month appt turned into her 21 month appt. :) You'll be happy to hear she weighs a whopping 26 lbs 8 oz. and is just shy of 34 inches tall. Dr. McElroy said she is developing quite well. Her allergies and umbilical hernia are both on our radar. We're still praying that her hernia closes! Her allergies are such a pain! She has an added friend... a sty! Doc said to continue giving her Claritin and added a warm compress daily for her eye. I asked him the recommendation for actually getting her to stay still for the compress... he kindly went on to the next topic and smiled... meaning we're on our own to be creative. :) B's idea... he made 2 compresses and put one on his eye to try to get her to mimic him (she's mimicking EVERYTHING these days, so we thought this was the GREATEST idea)... she was on to us... she looked at him with this crazy look and then yelled "no." Good times.

Little butter bean Emma weighed in at 9 lbs 3 oz. This is FANTASTIC news and lets ME know she's getting what she needs from me. Her 4th day of life she only weighed 6 lbs 10 oz, so we're REALLY happy with her growth. She's already outgrown her nb diapers (we have loads to exchange that we haven't opened yet) and is starting to outgrow some of her onesies. I went ahead and dug through my 3-6 month bin last night and pulled out the warm weather items that I thought she may be able to wear before it gets too chilly. She's such a sweet little addition to the family! Exciting news... last night we put her down for bed around 840 after her bedtime feeding... she woke up at 130 to eat and then not again until 530! What what?! We're celebrating because it may not happen again for a while! :) She's changing so much everyday and is starting to turn into quite the cutie... as opposed to a little old man. ;)