15 Months and New Pics

Friday was Ashlyn's 15 month birthday. I took the day off so we could go to the doctor. Ashlyn only weighed 18 lbs 60z (I think that is what it was), anyways she has only gained 3 ounces in 3 months!!! I, of course freaked out. The doctor assured me that she is fine. He did remind me that she has been sick and probably lost a few ounces from it. He also pointed out that Ashyln is very petite. She has been since she was a month old or so. He said that she has such tiny wrists and ankles. He said that we need to get in her in dance classes or gymnastics. She is 30 1/2 inches tall. She is now in the 5% for weight and the 50% for height. The doctor says she looks great. He said she is right on track for everything. She did have to get two shots, but she barely cried at all. I also talked to him about her cold. He checked her ears, nose, throat, and lungs and said she looked fine. I am glad that we had an appointment scheduled because her cold was a bad one and she still is fighting it! I think that Joey, my Mom, and I are all getting it. It is a nasty one!

After the doctor, I learned a very important lesson- don't take a sick baby who has not had a morning nap, to get pictures! It definitely was not my best decision ever. The doctor and the portrait place are close to one another, so I figured I would kill two birds with one stone. We decided to try a new portrait place. I have not been happy with the pictures we have been getting at the previous place. The previous place was always a zoo and they literally would only take 6 shots for you to pick from. This new place was not busy at all (we did go at a good time). The photographers were wonderful. They never seemed to get annoyed with Ashlyn being cranky. She is very mobile now. They would put her in one pose, and she would immediately get up. It was very challenging getting her to stay still long enough to get some pictures. She also was tired and kept crying. Somehow, these very talented photographers managed to get 60 shots. They got some really good ones. I intended to only get a very small package. I was going to do her "big" pictures at 18 months. Well- I walked out of there with 27 portrait sheets! (They are very reasonably priced!)

I thought I would share some of the pictures. We usually get pictures cd's, but I never get around to posting the pictures.


This is a picture of Ashlyn being not very cooperative

She just hugged the teddy bear. It was cute!

This one is one of my favorites

She looks so cute in this little chair