Better late than never...meant to post this a couple weeks ago :-/
Ella had her 9 month wellness appointment and she is catching up to her age group. She is 17 lbs. 15.5 oz. and 27.5" long. She's about 50% for her height to weight ratio. She actually fits in 9 month clothes but can also still pull off wearing her 6 month stuff! Overall, she is doing well despite a minor ear infection. She got her first taste of amoxicillin....mmmm bubblegum!
We also had a follow up with the pediatric surgeon to see how things continue to progress.
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Overall, healthy and happy! :) And apparently 18 lbs., 6 oz. at that appointment!
She has been army crawling more and getting higher up but still struggles to figure out she has legs that can help her. Silly girl! She is figuring out how to crawl over objects and is trying to figure out how to pull herself up. When we help her get into a standing position with her toys, she does a great job standing! Ella is trying new snack foods and it's quite fun to watch. She enjoys her various flavors of puffs, ritz, and saltine crackers, goldfish are hit and miss. She really enjoyed some mashed potatoes with seasoning and green beans these other night. We have tried mixed veggies but she wasn't too thrilled but we think she was just too sleepy to try something new at that time. Our next snack item will be graham crackers! Ella gets a LOT of variety at daycare with food options so testing them out at home first is our little adventure for the time being. We are having a lot of fun watching her experience new textures and flavors. Ella has also been participating in craft time at daycare and is loving every minute of it. Apparently she loves it so much that she can't wait for her teachers and tries to start on her own! Her artwork is on display outside of her room and it's always a surprise to see what will be up next. We absolutely love daycare and our wonderful teachers! Since April is the month of the military child, there have been dress up days and special activities for the kids and one Friday was red, white, and blue day and the children had a parade. We put Ella in her adorable sailor dress and we were told that she was waving away during the parade! She's too stinkin' cute sometimes that we predict a lot trouble in the future!
Julie
Julie has been on spring break since last Friday and is enjoying not having to set an alarm. However, Ella now becomes that alarm instead. She did have to wake up early 2 days for doctor appointments but at least those are out of the way and done. The first doctor, hand surgeon, ruled out carpal tunnel on her right wrist and said it was inflammation...a follow up will happen after she's no longer nursing Ella. That appointment was a bit strange... The next day Julie saw another orthopedic doctor for her heel. That appointment was a LOT better and very informative. She has a combination of plantar fasciitis and tendinitis/falling top arch. Did you know that you have 3 arches in your foot? The plan for the heel/foot pain is hopefully physical therapy if the schedules can cooperate, new arch supports, stretches, and a night sock to stretch the fascia. The wrist, basically no plan of action other than Motrin, wrist brace, and follow up in about 3 months.
Curtis
Curtis was kept back from Fallon, NV and has had a lighter work schedule which has been amazing for everyone. He has been able to take leave to coincide with Julie's spring break :) and we all have been enjoying the extra time together. Curtis will be going on the next trip which will be around May to mid June to go back out onto the boat. This will be one of the longer trips, especially on the boat before deployment happens at the end of August. He is still waiting on his results from his E-5 advancement exam but probably will not hear anything until May/June.
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