Lilly weighs 19.8 pounds (5%) and is 30.5 inches tall (5%). Dave and I chuckled when we saw her height and weight on her growth chart. Liam's dots have always been on the top of the arc, so it's different to see dots on the bottom of the arc. We are happy for a big healthy boy and sweet petite girl. We mentioned we were concerned that Lilly keeps getting red bumps all over her body that come and go. She's had them since we were in China. We thought it was due to sensitive skin. It turns out Lilly has a viral infection and the symptom is hives. I'm not surprised, since I got sick too. So, we will give her doses of Benadryl for the next 5 days and see if that helps. The poor girl has been sick this whole time. We also mentioned that she keeps tugging at her ear. Ear fluid and infections are common in children with cleft palates. She had some fluid. This will be checked by the ENT doctor at her cleft clinic.
Liam was a great big brother. He sat next to Lilly through her whole check-up. He even held her hand when she got vaccines. He sympathetically cried with her. He doesn't like seeing his sister sad and in pain. So, Dave held Lilly and I held Liam and we let them be sad for a minute.
After finishing up at the doctor's office we headed over to the hospital for blood work. We decided we might as well get everything done in one day. The hospital is near the doctor's office, and Dave's office, so it was really convenient. This time Liam stayed in the waiting room with Dad, which was a good choice. Dave and Liam also spent some time at the park near by and went for a walk (we waited for quite a while). The blood tests will check for any diseases that Lilly could have contracted in China.
waiting for the doctor to arrive
playing in the waiting room at the hospital
Being a big brother is tough work.
poor girl - tough day
Once we got home Liam wasn't quite ready to get up yet.
snuggles for a tired, sore girl
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