Bishop's 3 Year and Nora's 12 Month Appointment

We scheduled Bishop's 3 Year and Nora's 12 Month Appointments together, and it worked out quite well! Here's the recap:

Bishop:
38 lbs (94%)
39 1/4" (88%)
He had his blood pressure taken for the first time (aside from when he was first born and EVERYTHING was monitored, including his lil BP). His BP was great! He also had his eyes checked for the first time. Luke went with him to have his vision checked, while I stayed with Nora for her shots. At first he struggled with one of his eyes, but it was just "due to his age"....and he was just fine. I didn't know if he'd actually know and recognize the shapes/objects on the chart, but he did!

Bishop's been potty trained since Oct 31st, although he still wears a diaper to bed. The Dr said that is just fine and a lot of kids wear diapers/pull ups to bed for awhile.

The other cute story was the Dr was asking about his development and if he knows/recognizes animals.....there was a border in the office with some animals in it--the Dr asked him what the different animals were (cow, horse, bird, deer). His answers were "Cow, Horse, Bat, Kangaroo"! In his defense the bird was a big black bird in flight and he was reading a "bat book"....and the deer looked nothing like a typical deer. The Dr nodded and smiled--giving him credit for coming up with Bat and Kangaroo! It was kind of cute and I'm not worried at all! :)

Here's what's new with Nora:
21 lbs 11oz (61%)
29 3/4" (72%)
Head: 46.4cm (85%)

She's pretty healthy and there's not too much to report on Nora. We've noticed a small circular bluish/purplish mark on her cheek. It's not eczema, as it appears it's under the skin. It's more noticeable when she's a little cooler.....we learned it's vascular and there's nothing we can do about it. It should be less noticeable as her skin thickens as she gets older, but it probably won't ever go away. It's completely cosmetic, but it's not very noticeable, so we'll deal with it, if it becomes something that bothers her.

We introduced whole milk a few days before her appointment and she wasn't necessarily gulping it down....the Dr said it's nothing to be worried about. At that point I was still nursing her at night, so she was getting a little breastmilk--he said that she was probably holding out for that. I stopped nursing a few days ago and she's drinking a little whole milk, so she'll probably continue to get used to it.

We are so blessed to have 2 healthy and happy kids.