Ellie's 18 Month Check-up

I worked from home today so I could take Ellie to her 18 month check-up.  Overall she seems so healthy.  She's in the 90th percentile for weight (28-10 lbs) and 75th percentile for height (33 1/4 inches).  She's pretty much still on the same part of the curve she's been on since birth which is what they like to see, steady growth.  And she's pretty much following the exact same line as Charlotte.  He mentioned she has an innocent heart murmur.  I was surprised since this is the first time it's been mentioned to me.  Charlotte has one as well but hers shows up more frequently at her appointments. He was impressed with her vocabulary and the way she was "reading" a book to me when he walked in.  He chuckled when he heard her say "he end" - the end.  She's a smart cookie!

I had one concern I wanted to mention.  She constantly has a runny nose, pretty much since she was an infant.  It does clear up sometimes for a few days, sometimes even for a few weeks.  But for the most part, it's there.  And she doesn't seem to have any other cold symptoms, just the runny nose.  Lately, I've been noticing her snoring at night and lots of people have been pointing out how when  she eats, she seems to have a hard time breathing through her nose.  I don't think it's anything too serious but just something I wanted to inquire about.  Of course her nose was completely clear when he looked in.  But he did witness her struggling to breath.  So we got a referral to an ENT.  Dr. Mulqueen thinks it could be enlarged adenoids.  It wouldn't surprise me since I had mine removed as a young kid as well.  And the lucky little girl does seem to have a lot of me in her.  =)  Since I was home, we took her for the Xrays this afternoon and she did awesome.  She seemed a little scared but she actually laid still for them to get a couple pictures.  Stephe decided to come so we could take Charlotte too.  She's fascinated with anything medical and I think she was little scared that Ellie had to go to the hospital.  The last person she went to visit in the hospital was my grandmother, a few days before she passed away.  I wanted to make sure she understood that not everything in the hospital is serious.  She thought it was really cool to see the giant special camera and the pictures of Ellie's neck.  We could even see her adult teeth up in her jaw.  We won't know anything until her appointment with the specialist in May.