Shiner and Shots

Scarlett had a rough day.  

It started with her face-planting in the shower onto a rubber ducky.  I was rinsing my face and I heard a thud so my eye shot open just in time to see her getting up.  I rocked her while she cried for about 1 min (seriously, she hardly cries when she gets hurt).  So I didn't think it was that bad... until I saw her puffy eye.  It was almost instantaneously purple.  Just last week she caught a crescent moon shaped bruise on her bum from sitting on a shaving cream lid in the shower.  It's turning out to be a dangerous place!

I felt soooooooooooo bad every time I looked at her sweet little face today.  My mom captured the emotion perfectly with her cell phone:

Then - poor girl - we took her to her well-baby 12 month checkup.  Where she got 5 shots!!!!!

The doctor said she's looking really great.  We can now start introducing cows milk and wean from nursing completely.  I told her that part of me feels guilty about working so much so I think that's why I continue to nurse as much as I do.  My doctor felt the same way when she was in med school... so that made my emotions feel a lot more justified (I mean, she's a DOCTOR and she feels that same way...)

The nurse who measured Scarlett's length was like "Woa!  She's off the charts!  Like a giant!"  So she re-measured and got the same answer - 29".  So when the doctor came in I asked her to double check the results (cause 12 month pants fit her just fine, that can't be right).  Dr. Savage also got 29", but the nurse accidentally put 39" in the computer!  No wonder she was off the chart!  Here's her 12 month stats:

• Weight: 19 lbs, 8 oz (25%)
• Length: 29 in (60%)
• Head: 18 in (70%)

When they came to give her the shots both nurses commented on how strong her legs are.  There's some meat under all that chunk! 

Dr. Savage said she's also really advanced for her speaking skills.  Most 12 month-olds use 1-2 words (mostly mama & dada) but Scarlett regularly uses lots of words and sounds.  I have *no idea* where she gets her love for talking ;-)

So after such a difficult day, I loaded her up with Tylenol and was prepared for her crying all night.  But..... she decided on a more clever way to repay me for all the damage.  She woke up with a dirty diaper (ok, that's not too bad).  But she woke at 1:15 WIDE AWAKE.  She has just been playing while I type this.  But I think she's worn herself out.... so we're going to try and go back to bed.  Wish us luck!

UPDATE: We were up for another hour or so... until someone "accidentally" slipped Scarlett some Benadryl.......