Just the Facts, Ma'am

Anna Claire and Mallory had their one year well-baby visit last week, but I never got around to posting their stats...busy, busy. So here are the facts:

Anna Claire
Weight: 21 lbs. 5 oz.
Height: 30"

Mallory
Weight: 21 lbs. 6 oz.
Height: 30"

Yay, Anna Claire. She's catching up to her sister. Everything checked out fine as far as verbal and motor skills go. We don't really have any feeding or sleeping issues at the moment and other that the diaper rash/yeast infection issues we've been having (more on that in a moment), and the fact that both girls screamed their heads off the entire time (more on that in a moment) the appointment went quite well.

We were back to the doctor again yesterday to have Anna Claire checked out. While Mallory is doing great, it's been two steps forward, two steps back with Anna Claire. Much to our surprise, we found out Dr. Estock, our favorite, is back in town. She saw Anna Claire yesterday, took a culture (duh! why didn't anyone else think of that?), confirmed there was NO infection, and gave us a new pink (!) over-the-counter ointment called Calmiceptine to use. We used it last night and, lo and behold, Anna Claire woke up this morning completely healed. Dr. Estock is not allowed to leave town again!

Both girls get very upset at the doctor's office. It seems they have learned visits to the doctor often involve painful shots, and they still experience a little stranger anxiety at times. They also tend to upset each other in this high-stress situation; when one starts crying, the other isn't usually far behind. Since I have to book double appointments anyway, and I certainly get charged double, I think we're going to start taking the girls back one at a time to be seen. Last week there were seven people in the tiny examination room at one point and two of them were screaming at the top of their lungs. That's just crazy! And it stresses out me and Walter too. I hope we're not back at the doctor's office anytime soon. Our next scheduled visit is in September, so will have to see how it goes.