A Visit To The Doctor's Office

Esme had her 18 month check up this morning and passed with flying colors again.  She weighed 24.6 # which is 50% for weight, and was 32 3/4" which is 75% for height.  There were no shots at this visit which was nice since she was going to daycare afterwards.  She's talking a lot in English and Mandarin now.  She knows all body parts and can count to ten in both languages.  She's finally starting to say please and help which she's been signing up till now.  She listens to directions much better in Mandarin than English I've noticed though and I think that's because of daycare and all the other kids.  Apparently she's a great listener there and always the first one to complete a task or follow the instructions.  They're continuing to work on potty training and she's so eager to go anytime they take another kid to the toilet.  And she's such a pleaser that she actually goes pee or poop at least a few times a day for them.  At home we're still just going before bath with her and sometimes she goes and sometimes she just sits.

We transitioned her to her big girl carseat since she finally outgrew her infant bucket seat.  We'll keep the big girl seat rear facing though till she's 2 and then she'll finally get to turn forward.  She still doesn't seem to mind so it's not a big deal.  She's was real excited to sit in her new seat and didn't want to get out the first few times.

All of Esme's canine teeth are coming in now, some more than others.  They all popped through after she turned 18 months.  She seems to be handling it pretty well and I don't think it's affecting her eating.  She continues to love fruit, rice and noodles the most.  At daycare she eats like a champ and at home it's hit or miss.  We give her all the same foods we're eating and she'll always try something.  She likes meatloaf or meatballs, potstickers, beans, chili and rice, scrambled eggs with cheese, and yogurt.  She's not a big fan of bread or soft granola bars unless I cut them up into bite sized pieces.  She's still drinking organic whole milk and water, no juice.

This weekend we're taking a big trip to Ithaca, NY to see Allen's sister and family.  It'll be our first redeye flight with Esme and we're just crossing our fingers that she sleeps the whole time.  We'll just be there for 3 days and then back to WA so more photos to follow after our trip!