Find a New Pediatrician - Stat!

Moving to a new place is always full of challenges.  Finding a place to live, a new church, school, and doctors.  When Riley started school, his school nurse told me he'd need his Hep A shot booster in November so I figured I had until then to find us a new doctor.  Well, it's November and we finally found a new pediatrician for the kids.  I researched the internet for doctors in the town where we live and found a fantastic office nearby.

Sissy was due for her 15 mth. check up so we scheduled both kids on the same day.  We talked to the doc about Sis's lack of vocabulary.  She understands EVERYTHING, but doesn't say a whole lot....well, let me clarify  that, she says a lot, but we don't typically understand much of it.  With Riley being a delayed talker due to the excess amount of fluid in his ears resulting in tubes, we're a little more sensitive to the matter.  (I know some of you probably don't believe me that Riley didn't talk from the moment he was pulled out of the womb, but it's true.  The kid just hasn't stopped talking since he got tubes in his ears!)  Sis says "Da Da" and "ball" as well as "gaw gaw" for animals or "gog" for dog.  But since she signs for milk, more, please, all done and eat, the doc wasn't concerned one bit.  I just needed to be reassured that she wasn't too far delayed.  Doc said that signing counted as her words for now so all is good.

K weighed in a whopping 20 lbs. 9 oz at 15 months!  The Chunko children are born skinny and seem to stay that way.  She's in the 10-25th percentile for weight but in the 90th percentile for height.  Maybe she'll be built like her dad?  She already has his long torso.

I don't know how she knows, but as soon as the nurse comes in with her tray of shots, K freaks out!  The past two times she's been a mess.  She knows exactly what's going on.  I had to hold her pretty tight because she was trying to squirm her way out of getting stuck.  Thank goodness Andy didn't have to do it, he can't stand watching anyone getting shots.  What a wimp!

Riley was prepped for his booster shot but come to find out that he was 7 days early!  So now we're headed back on Friday for a well check for him as well as his shot.  Poor kid!  He's dreading his shot!  Momma better have something special planned for the rest of the afternoon, huh?