Friday, April 8, 2011

Olivia is a bit under the weather and when she started running a temp and complaining that “her mouth was sick,” I took her to the doctor.  All of the anxiety that she has always had about medical offices seems to be in the distant past.  The only time she cried was when they scraped her throat to test for strep and I know how unpleasant that is.  She was such a big girl!  And, no strep. . .just a virus so we’ll let it run its course.  Would you believe that she has not been into the doctor since her 3 year old checkup in September?  She almost made it through her entire first year of preschool without a single trip to the doctor!  How amazing is that for a 23 weeker?!  The most reassuring part of the visit was when they weighed and measured her.  I constantly worry about her weight gain because she is tiny for a 3 1/2 year old.  She weighs 27 lbs, but she is still following her curve.  Sure, she’s only in the 1% but that hasn’t changed.  Now, I don’t remember her exact height (it was over 3 ft) but she went from being in the 10% to the 40%.  So, they were very happy with that and pleased overall.  That’s such a weight off my shoulders as I want to make sure she is always growing and developing as she should.  Despite Olivia being sick, we had a pretty good day today.  Olivia is still clapping and singing as usual, so it’s not getting her down.