The Shrimp

I took Sam to her two-year checkup (!!) solo today since Daddy is on a business trip. She weighs a whopping 24 pounds, which is 10 ounces more than last month, so she's finally hitting some kind of spurt. Standing up, she was 31.75 inches, but laying down she was 33.5. Using the standing measure, she's not even on the growth chart which worries me a bit, but she's in the 25th percentile with the laying measure. The true number is somewhere in between.

She had a finger prick to test for lead and anemia, and I went ahead and had the doctor give her the optional Hepatitis A shot. I wasn't going to do it since it's optional, but Hep A is transmitted by casual contact, and since Sam is regularly with people who travel internationally, I decided she should have it. It didn't used to be a problem in the U.S. but the incidence is rising because of the growth of international travel. Anyway, she was a very, very good girl for both the shot and the finger prick so the doc gave her a lollipop as a reward. Doc also mentioned that we should use the next two months to step up the potty training efforts, since it's warm out and she can run around naked. She peed on the floor a couple of nights ago when I was getting her ready for her bath, so I consider myself warned.