June 24, 2009

Elena is Growing Tall and Strong!

Today we had an appointment with the pediatrician to check Elena's development and begin our vaccinations. She did very well with the 3 shots she received. Of course she did cry, her face went scarlet red but soon faded and she stopped crying when I picked her up. However, it has been an exhausting evening already.

I had anxiously been waiting to see how much she has grown since our last check up. Today (9 weeks, 1 day) she weighed in at 12 pounds 3 ounces and is 24-1/4 inches long! Her weight is about the 50 percentile but her length is in the 90 percentile! I guess this explains why she is fitting well into the 3-6 month outfits we have for her.

To shed a little perspective on her parents: chunky baby Rachel weighed about 12 pounds and was about 22-1/2 inches long at this time. And Carl weighed about 15 pounds and was about 25-3/4 inches long at this time. It looks like she is taking after my weight and blending our lengths. It is going to be fun watching her grow!

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