checkup

Sofia had a doctor's appointment today. For the past couple of months I kept telling myself that we would find out her weight and height on Dec. 21. Last night I checked the little reminder card that the doctor's office gives you with the appointment date and time, and her appointment was actually Dec. 19! Yes, I missed her appointment. I'm a bad mom. Sue me. The office usually calls to confirm but no such luck this time. And no one even called to tell me I missed it! Baffling. Anyway, I called and they said they could fit her in in the afternoon, so I drove us waaaaay across town to her appointment, but we took care of it.

I ended up skipping work today completely to take my child to the doctor for her second round of immunizations and four month check-up. I can't believe she'll be four months on Christmas eve! She weighs 16 lbs, 8.2 oz and is 24.5 inches long (95th and 75th percentile, respectively)! Yes, my little one is growing and growing. She cried a river when they gave her those shots. Her poor little chubby thighs. I winced when I saw the needles.

The doc said we could start giving her solids soon. I'm a little worried about the whole solids thing, but I'm sure we'll manage. I know it will require a lot more time than whipping out a boob or a bottle, so I'm a little scared. I mean, I barely have enough time to sleep these days.

She is now napping with Dad, and I haven't decided if we're going to go ahead and take her to get Christmas portraits done. We made an appointment for her for today. Oh, we tried to do it over the weekend last Sunday, but the child would not cooperate. She kept making herself stiff as a board and sliding out of the booster seat. She looked adorable though.

Robert is sick as a dog and has just been resting all day. Poor thing.

We have only a few days left until Christmas, and the husband and I have not begun our Christmas shopping. Yes, we are crazy. We had company this past weekend so shopping was a little out of the question.

My last day of work before the holidays is tomorrow and then I'm off until Jan 3, 2006! Woo-hoo! Thank goodness this doesn't come out of my vacation because I no longer have any vacation days after maternity leave. I cannot wait to just hang out with my baby and my family.