Cecilia's One Year Stats

Well, we had Cecilia's birthday party on Saturday, December 10th then went for her one year well-baby check-up on Monday, December 12th. I'm very glad we waited until after her party... she got four shots! Poor baby.

The visit went GREAT!! I have yet to post details re this, but our Cecilia was born prematurely --- at 29 weeks, 6 days weighing 3 lbs, 5 oz. I was diagnosed with placenta previa and was in the hospital on bed rest for six weeks before having her 10 weeks early. She stayed in the Forrest General Hospital NICU until her due date. She was just perfect but needed to grow a bit before we could bring her home.:) It was an exhausting and scary 16 weeks, but we made it through. Since arriving home, she has been flourishing beyond belief!! Our pediatrician gave us her stats and reassured us how quickly she has caught up with full-term babies and how well he thought she was doing. Wonderful report! Below are the stats for Cecilia compared to full-term babies (not preemies!). The doc told us everything couldn't look better, and she is going to be tall and thin. We have a model on our hands...;)

Height - 90th percentile (30 1/2 in)
Weight - 40th percentile (20 lbs, 9 oz)
Head - 90th percentile (18.4 in)

Oh, and she is finally getting some hair!! Papa (Jonathan's Dad) affectionately calls her "fuzz head!";)

Waiting for Dr. Shook...

Checking out the waiting room with Daddy...