18 months (and a hard week!)

Today our sweet little Jillian is 18 months. I can hardly believe it! Here are the things she is doing/saying at this age:

She says too many words to write out (she is getting so verbal!)
Her newest word:  blanket
Her most used words (aside from family names): Uh oh and off
Most used sign: more
Newest sign: blanket

-She absolutely LOVES Sesame Street....especially Elmo, Cookie Monster and Abby (She says all of their names and just learned how to say Ernie and Grover)
-She still loves Barney and Signing Time.

-She climbs on everything-including the couch!
-Very independant
-Loves taking DVDs out of the DVD player (sigh) and knows how to turn the TV on and off
- Loves puzzles and can do them independently
-Loves to play Ring Around the Rosie with her sisters!

-Loves milk and is a great eater! Especially fruit!
- Blows you kisses and often hugs her sisters just because. She loves them to pieces!

Size 6 shoe
Size 18-24 month clothes
We go next week for her check-up!

I had her appt scheduled for today, but after the week she had, I changed it to next week.  About 3 weeks ago, we noticed a little red spot under her chin. We wondered what it was, but didn't think much about it. Then we noticed it was getting bigger and very very red. We watched it and it kept getting bigger. Finally, this past Monday, we took her to the dr. We didn't know what it was. It kinda looked like a very red mole.  The dr said that it was an abscess...like a mosquito bite that got infected or a cut that got infected. The dr. removed it and it was very tramautic for her. It was infected and there was a lot of blood! She came home with a bandage from ear to ear. It made her cheeks puff out like she had the mumps.....it looked just pitiful and she kept saying "off" and pointing to her bandage.

 Poor thing came home with blood on her outfit!

You can see how her little cheeks were all puffy.

So, the story continues. The next day, Tues, she woke up and her bandage was filled with blood. The dr had said that if the wound started bleeding again, to see him again.  So, back to the doctor we went.  He had to cauterize it and replaced the big bandage with a smaller bandaid. (Yea!) He was a little worried about how much she was bleeding so he gave us instructions to have her blood drawn to test for clotting problems etc. 

The rest of the day, she was not herself. She didn't want to eat and kept crying and holding her stomach. I hated seeing her like this!!!  I put her to bed that night (hoping she would be better in the morning). I didn't hear anything all night from her and assumed she was better.  BUT, come to find out, she had thrown up during the night and it was all over her bed, hair, clothes etc. ( I had to leave for work early that day, before she got up for the day,  so my poor dad found her this way!!)  

Wednesday, she was all better though! No signs of that yucky stomach virus...so glad it was over! We did have to saga of needing to wash her hair, but had been given instructions not to get the bandage wet! Fun times!!

Today she got her blood drawn so we will hopefully get the results of that soon. I'm not too worried...I don't think anything is wrong..just doing this as a precaution.

SO....that is why I changed her 18 month appt to next week. I couldn't bear the thought of her having to go BACK to the doctor and get shots!!! 

We love our little Jilly and we are thankful that we have been given this sweet little girl! Sure hope next week isn't as eventful as this one was!