Today Ellie Belly had her 4 month appointment with Dr. Couture in Brainerd. We decided to move her to a pediatrician. Mostly because of her heart condition, I thought it would be best to see a doctor who specializes in kids. That way it is more common for him to know about heart issues. He was the pediatrician that saw her when she was born so we were able to just schedule an appointment. The pain in the butt about this is that we have to drive to Brainerd but the drive is habit now and only 50 minutes. Ellie was great during the drive... she started to cry a little before we got there because she was hungry. Grandma and Hadley came along. Grandma wanted to take Hadley shopping and out for lunch as a reward for going potty.
We arrived early for our appointment and of course the doctor was running late so I really second guessed my decision to drive North but after talking with the doctor I was happy I made the move. He is really nice and he knows most of the cardiologists personally from Childrens. That is helpful! It was a nice visit.
Ellie was a great sport waiting and so was Hadley. Grandma had to deal with poopy pants since Hadley hasn't gotten the concept to poop in the potty. But, thankfully Hadley was a good girl and let Grandma clean her up.
Ellie weighed 14 lbs 12 oz and she was 25.25" long. I looked back on Hadley's four month weight and height and Ellie is bigger in both. Hadley was 13 lbs 1 oz and shorter around 24". That was shocking to me because Ellie seems like she is smaller compared to Hadley at that time. I think the length on Ellie must make her seem skinny. Hadley was just chunky... we called her chunky monkey... looks like we better start calling little Ellie that.
After the appointment we went to Bonanza to eat. I haven't eaten there in years. It is a great deal. Kids eat free and get a free beverage. What a great savings! Then we went to Mills Fleet Farm. Hadley got to pick out some potty rewards. She saw bubbles and needed those. Then she saw an Aerial (Little Mermaid) T-shirt. I am pretty against these types of T-shirts because they are so commercial and I am afraid she is going to turn into that kid that has to wear it everyday. But, it was her reward and Grandma was buying it so I let it go. It is a green shirt, with a huge Aerial on the front of it. It is actually kinda cute. I just hope I don't regret this... I know that we have Dora pj's and she has never thrown a fit about having to wear them even if they are dirty. If they are clean she will wear them... so maybe the Aerial shirt will be dirty a lot!
Sunday, July 31st Ellie was baptized along with Parker. They both were great little babies. We has a lunch at our house afterwards. It was hot outside but at least it wasn't raining.
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