A Great Report From the Doctor

Last week Hope went to see Dr. Henderson for her 4-month checkup. Things went really well! Dr. Henderson was thrilled to see how well she has grown. She weighs 12 and a half pounds and is 23 inches long. That puts her in the 25th percentile for weight and the 10th percentile for height. Wow!!! What a big girl she is becoming. Hope does need to see an ear, nose and throat specialist on June 14th due to the fact that she is a very loud breather. Originally we thought this was due to congestion or to swollen sinuses, but when she was checked last week, her sinuses and lungs both looked good. Dr. Henderson thought that it might be something in between the two, such as the trachea. He mentioned that sometimes babies born as early as Hope was have some developmental issues with their tracheas. I guess we'll just have to wait and see. The best news of all from the appointment is that Hope has now been given the okay to go out and enjoy the world. This is something we have looking forward to for quite a while now. After being given the news, we took Hope to Clifford Lake for the long weekend to visit with Grandma and Grandpa Deuel and to meet Granny (Hope's great-grandma) for the first time. Hope also got to experience Meijers for the first time yesterday. Camden had fun telling her all about the different things to see in the store. Our family is looking forward to the beginning of summer vacation at the end of next week. It will be great to be home enjoying each other.