I wanted to quickly share about the appointment. I'll have more to say about Lucy's birthday after this weekend.
Lucy weighed 22 lbs., 1.5 oz. (88th percentile) and was 30 inches long (94th percentile)! She seems to have rocketed off her previous growth curve. She's on track developmentally, even a little ahead in some areas since she's already walking. They stuck her finger to take blood, and it seemed like they had to squeeze forever to get enough blood to test. Lucy was not happy about that, and I don't blame her. Her blood work came back mostly normal. Her lead level was slightly elevated. 3.3 is normal, and hers was 4.6. The doctor said they don't worry about it unless it's 10 or 11 but that it might be good to figure out where the lead is and deal with it. He said the health department can help us with that.
Lucy has been sick with an unknown virus that caused fever but no other symptoms. On her birthday, a rash appeared after the fever had broken. She has been cranky and hasn't had much of an appetite. Some nights she woke up every hour wanting to nurse. We're both exhausted.
We didn't make a big deal of her birthday, partially because Lucy and I weren't up to a big deal. She got a free stuffed cow toy from Chick-fil-A when Matt took her there while I was teaching. We Skyped with my mom and sister and her kids. And we received gifts and cards from Matt's parents and his brother's family. So thank you to everyone for thinking of Lucy. We're having a birthday party for kids on Saturday. We plan to celebrate with our church on Sunday. And then the next weekend, my family is coming to celebrate some more.
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