Braedyn's 15 Month Check-Up

This morning at 10am Braedyn had his 15 month check-up, but before we could make it to the doctor, I HAD to go to Walmart. (We had been stuck at home yesterday waiting for workmen who never showed up.) As soon as the kids got up I dressed them, gave them milk, and stuck them in the car with the promise of donuts as we shopped at Walmart. Braedyn kept signing "cheese-ball" furiously until I looked him the in eyes and explained that donuts had chocolate icing and sprinkles on them, and didn't that sound yummy?! He smiled and nodded at me through his bottle. After almost TWO HOURS in Walmart we finally finished--I don't know where time goes while I am in there?! But, we did manage to buy Braedyn a Spiderman backpack for school next week, and Brookelyn got some candy that she could only have if she was a strong, brave big sister while Braedyn got his shots (in case you haven't read about our last experience with Brookelyn when her brother got his shots you can scroll back to Braedyn's 12 month check up--let's just say it wasn't fun). I couldn't believe how long it took us to shop, so I had to just pull up outside the house, leave the kids in the car watching the DVD player (thank you Target for putting that on super-sale during Black Friday), and quickly unload the groceries, only putting away the cold stuff and leaving the kitchen looking like it had been throughly ransacked. We finally got to the doctor. Here we are in the exam room waiting for the doctor--looks like fun, huh?!

Good news is that Braedyn is doing much better with his weight! He topped the scales at 22.4 lbs(he was only 19 lbs at his 12 month check-up)-25%; he was 31 1/4 inches long-55%; and not surprisingly, his head was 19 1/4-90%. Everything else looks good--we just need his soft spot to close on the top of his head by his next appointment, and I need to wean him from the bottle (this means naptime will probably say "bye-bye", so I think I will wait until the week before his next appointment). H1N1 vaccines are not available yet, so we are waiting to see what the protocol will be for those. Braedyn did get two shots. He cried for maybe three seconds, and with the sucker in her mouth and promises of her Walmart candy, I managed to hold Brookelyn to a little whining and about two seconds of sobbing for her brother. So, now I am off to de-ransack the kitchen, make lunch, and wait for the workmen who BETTER show-up today. Otherwise, I will be making the builder entertain these caged animals all day while HE waits for those workmen--something tells me everything would be finished in record time if that was the case!