Yesterday was Amaya's 12 month appointment with Dr. Horn-Ommen. She's our third family medicine doctor in the past 6 months, so hopefully we'll be able to stick with her for a long time. Here are her current stats:
Weight: 17 1/2 pounds (5th percentile)
Length: 2 feet 4 1/2 inches (39th percentile)
Dr. Horn-Ommen wasn't concerned about her weight. Amaya has always been a light-weight and since she's more active, she's going to be leaner. On average, most 12 month olds have tripled their birth weight - which she has done - so we just need to keep doing what we're doing (and sneak in some ice cream every so often!).
Every time we go to her well-baby checks, we fill out a form regarding her developmental progress. She's right around the 13-14 month skills, which reassures and encourages us. Amaya's right on target for her gross motor skills and the doctor said she has advanced language skills for her age. She must have gotten the "talking gene" from Steve!
The best news that we heard was that Amaya no longer needs the surgery to correct her blocked tear duct! Praise God! Shortly after we had a consultation with the pediatric ophthamologist, her eye seemed to get better on its own. I didn't want to get my hopes up until she was evaluated again. We're so thankful that it cleared up!
Amaya received another round of vaccinations. Our favorite and regular nurse, Dawn was there, so it went pretty smoothly. Amaya hasn't had any adverse reactions - yet. With the MMR, some babies can develop a high fever and rash 7-14 days later. We'll hope that it won't be too bad.