Dolls, Doctors, & A spoiled little girl

It has been awhile since I posted. Work, plus watching Katerina plus moving has taken up a lot of my time. A lot has gone on in the past three weeks.

First up Katerina had her 15 month check up. It was out first sick time with Katerina. Her vaccinations and immunizations caused her to spike a fever around 103 the day after. We felt so bad. It dropped significantly by the following evening and the second day she was back to her happy self. The appointment went well. She is still petite but has gained some weight. It appears she will just be a short beautiful girl. She did not take shots very well. I hate watching her get them.

We also had professional pictures taken at home. The photographer, Rick O, was amazing. The pictures were even more amazing. We are so happy with the outcome. I will post a couple of pictures when I am on the computer with them.

Now more interesting stuff. Katerina has started to climb stairs which I do not like. We finally put the gate up to prevent that. Then we walk into the living room and there she is on the coffee table. She has learned to lift her leg up and pop up onto the coffee table or the lift near the fire place. It is cute but a bit scary. She was just sitting on the coffee table watching cartoons.

She is also getting used to being spoiled and showered with attention. Now she whimpers a bit if we are not giving her 100% attention or doing what she wants. It is hard to be strong and not give her what she wants though. she is such a little cutie pie. Part of us feels like we are making up for what she lost in her first year without us.

She has also come to love her Matroyshka dolls. Wants to hold them with the russian music box playing every morning after a diaper change. We bought one as a gift for a friend and while we were at the friend's hosue this past week, Katerina locked right in on it. Wanted to play with it, which of course means hold it and try to eat it :).

All in all, we love her to death. She is the cutest little girl in the world to us.

Tough Day

Katerina had her 15 month check up yesterday which included 3 vaccinations and immunizations. Unfortunately, she is running a fever today. She tries to laugh and be happy like she usually is, but is having a tough time. We feel so bad for her. We are just trying to keep her hydrated and cool as well as giving her anything she wants to eat today (cookies, popsicles, fruits. Yummy!

On the good side of all this, our pediatrician was happy with her progress. She is still short :). She is in the 25th percentile for height. Her head is still in the 90-95th percentile (big brain!!!). And, her weight has increased from the 25th percentile range to near the 5oth percentile. The key was she was well within the norms for increase from her last appointment. And of course, what child wouldn't increase in weight after getting more nutrition and full attention 100% of the time.

We are so happy she is here and hope her fever drops by bedtime. At least a little.