Dr's appointments & Car Seats

Yesterday, we finally got to see Dr. Lake for Jackson's 1-year appt. Just like we thought, he is growing like a weed! He weighs 23 lbs 5 oz which is 60th percentile and is 31.5 in long...75th percentile! And of course, he is maintaining his Cooper-Hortiz head size at 90th percentile ;) That is a big jump from his 9month check-up. All other developmental milestones are right on track....he even took several steps this week! I also took the opportunity for face time to check on some things with Joey. Before we went to Dallas, Joey had been fighting a cold which saw a fever come and go and a cough that has lasted for 6+ weeks. During a previous visit, we were told that he had fever induced heart murmur. Dr. Lake confirmed that it had healed itself...Also, in an attempt to try and clear up the cough, he was put on Omnicef while we were in Dallas. 7 days in, he had a GI reaction to the antibiotic. After testing, it ends up that the medicine not only killed the bad bacteria, but it also killed the natural good bacteria in the intestines which caused his stomach issues. All in all, both kids are doing great and I wait with desperate anticipation of the first frost which will hopefully alleviate all of their allergy issues :).

Besides the big birthday bashes, there are also many other things that come with the first birthday....no more formula, no more baby food! And the much anticipated move to a "big boy" car seat (we moved Jack to Joey's car seat and Joey got a new seat that will last him the rest of the way). Jack loves it! He finally gets to see what it is going on and gets to watch whatever is playing on the dvd. On the other hand, Joey, who is really opposed to change, is not sure about the new situation. He has repeatedly asked for his old seat back. I keep telling him that his new seat is so much cooler and it even has a cup holder!