Day 280

Today was a busy day for Papa, wow! We were all up early, thanks to P. We all ate breakfast, then Papa went to LA for an interview for a promotion. :) P and I stayed home, she had an 11am appointment with her pediatrician, Dr. Lau. I made sure she napped beforehand, and we arrived right on time. We found out Penelope is only 18 lbs., which surprised me, because I thought for sure she'd be at least 20! She's between the 10th and 25th percentile for weight... our tiny baby. As for height, she's in the 90th percentile at 30.5", and head circumference is a whopping 17" (10th percentile)-- that's little. Anyway, after we bragged to Dr. Lau about all P's accomplishments: walking, off bottle & formula without the bat of an eye, beginning to talk, etc., we prepared for the shots. :( Usually Daddy is the one to hold her hands and comfort her while they give her the shots, but since he was in LA today, I had to do it. NOT fun. She's pretty strong, and I had to really keep her from flopping off the table, and with each poke, I got her wild-eyed look, her piercing scream, and (worst) the tightening of her clutch, telling me she was surprised and hurting. :'( I'd have gladly taken 80 shots to spare my poor baby those 4. She got pretty band aids and a prize for being so brave. :) The Tylenol I gave her helped her to take a nice long nap after we got home and ate lunch. During P's nap, Mama got to soak in a hot bath, because OWCH, pregnancy hurts. Later, Daddy came home, and had to turn around and leave again to teach his class. He was a trooper today, and we love him for working so hard for us!!! :) (We know he did well at his interview, we know it.)

Oh! Today we had another first, and I almost forgot to mention it: baby's first haircut! Just her bangs-- they're always in her eyes, and her hair clips always end up in her mouth, so I just did it. Papa wasn't loving it at first, I think he just didn't want her hair cut, but we both love it now! I mean, she's so darn cute, she could pull off a Mohawk!! ;) Just kidding-- she had better never try that!!!

Here are a few pics from the doctor's office, and of her new hair 'do. Night!