18mo checkup

This morning we went in for Emma's 18 month checkup- lots of good news; she's healthy and coming along well developmentally.... BUT she's not gaining weight well enough. She's grown considerably in height, actually jumping up percentiles, but she's only gained about 8 ounces in 3 months. This is causing her growth curve to level out earlier than it should, besides the fact that she's way below the lowest percentile, as she always has been. Until now, she was growing on a normal curve, just lower on the charts, but our doctor is now a little concerned that she's not continuing a similar line any more. She is going to refer us to a pediatric endocrinologist to look her over and run some tests/bloodwork to make sure there isn't anything that needs to be addressed- we don't want to lose any ground if so! Otherwise, if everything comes out normal, we'll sleep easier knowing that all is well. We're waiting to hear when the appointment will be scheduled, and we will keep everyone posted!

After we finished at the doctor's office, we ran a few errands and grabbed lunch- Emma had fun checking out a 5mo old baby boy at the booth next to us, and she was waving at EVERYONE! We went to a park for a short time, where Emma had fun walking all over and watching other children playing, then we headed home- she got to take a nice rocking nap in the car. The weather was so nice that we enjoyed some time out in the yard, and have just finished up dinner. Bath time is next!