Today was Liam 2yr checkup. He now is at 11% (18.5in) for his head! That is the highest it's been since he was born. As for his height he is down to the 90th (36in...I think), but Dr. Mas thinks he will be going through a growth spurt soon. His weight is about the same at 45%. Now getting these measurements were a nightmare. I had to carry him on the scale and pin him down for his height and his head. Liam has also meet all his milestones except one which is removing his own clothes, but I'm kinda glad he doesn't mess with them.
He was so funny when she wanted to look at his teeth. At first he was upset, but when I told him she had a flashlight to look at his teeth and he needed to open his mouth, then it was the coolest thing ever. He kept opening his mouth saying aah. The best part of the whole appt was there was no shots. Yeah! Liam can also now drink 1% milk like mommy and daddy, as well as eat whatever he wants. That's if he eats.
We also talked for 30min about Liam eating habits. I told her my concerns and frustrations with Liam the last couple of months. I've cut his milk intake from 4-6 cups of milk of 9oz to 3-4 cups of 6oz. Which has helped a little bit, but not as much as I would like. Liam doesn't like to eat the same thing more than two days in a row which Dr. Mas thought was strange since most kids get stuck on one food for weeks. She seems to think that he would rather drink his food than eat it, that eating forces him to sit still, which he is not willing do to. She suggests that I keep making him smoothies so that he'll continue to get his fruits and veggies. Also she suggested that I give him healthy snacks throughout the day. If he wont sit for a meal give him 5-6 mini meals that he could quickly eat and won't interfere with playing. Another idea was to put away the high chair and let him either sit at the table or at a kids table. The kids table would give him the sense of freedom and maybe he would not feel retrained, that by being able to get up, he may get up and come back and eat more. Here's hoping.
So here is what I have so far for Liam's new room. I have finished his curtains, blanket, a throw pillow, and standard shams for the guest bed. I added more throw pillows and wall art. I hate how digital cameras distort colors. These pics make the green in thge bedding look very yellowy. It's more of a moss color. The room still needs to be painted. Above the chair rail it's going to be chocolate and below I would love to do a chevron pattern or varying sizes (but since Clay won't let me paint, it will prob be stripes instead). On one wall I would like to use blackboard paint. I kept post more when more of the room comes togeth
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We got up and left the house super early this morning, because we had tickets to the shuttle launch. We were at Kennedy Space Center by 5:40am. For those that don't know, the roads close 2hrs prior to the launch. Today's was scheduled for 8:50am so that meant we had to be there no later than 6:50.
The best part about having the tickets to KSC was that after the shuttle went off, we got to spend the day there and not sit in traffic for 3hrs. Liam loved the rockets. Here's Liam and Daddy in the Rocket Garden looking up.
We went home this weekend for Shannon's Graduation from USF, Mother's Day, and Liam's Birthday. What a packed, fun filled weekend. Liam's bike arrived in the mail on Wednesday and I left it in the box for easier packing, which meant Clay had to assemble it on Saturday.
Or maybe it was the bell.
Clay came with me to the ultrasound yesterday. Here's Daddy and Liam playing in the waiting room.
After my appt, I took Liam to the park to see the ducks. He loves chasing them. Well yesterday he chased them to the edge of the pond. Liam was just standing at the edge and then suddenly fell head first into the pond. Not the water, the muck. It was definitely an interesting day.
....healthy baby weighing 11oz.
My OB checkup was really short. Dr. Zylman was on call and was called during my appt. She said the baby looks great. Also this time around I do not have a low lying placenta. Yeah!! I'm measuring right at 20wks and my bp is good. I've also started to gain weight. I was 164lbs, thanks to spending 2weeks in Ireland (ummmmm Irish butter). Next appt is the 1st. 
