Five Year check up

So yesterday, Miss E had her 5 year physical.  My girl has grown!!  She is 43 inches tall and weighs 48 lbs.  I've noticed over the past several months that she has been getting longer and longer legs!  She used to always be kind of a peanut, on the lower end of the percentiles for her age/size.  Now she is in the 63rd percentile for her height!  She passed everything (hearing, vision, etc) with flying colors :)   
Elizabeth was not happy to be getting shots, and was pretty anxious about it.  Afterward, through her tears she sniffled, "Mommy, do you love me?"  I guess since it was I who had subjected her to this torture (and had to hold her hands down while they were giving the shots), she had to question whether I really did have her best interests at heart.  Poor baby...:(   Yes, sweetheart, Mommy loves you.  Always and forever....

Resolutions update

Since we are half way through 2012 (!!!!), I thought I'd give an update on how my New Years Resolutions are going...I first blogged about my resolutions back in January here and here.  My two main resolutions were to 1) "be a better blogger,"" and 2) lose weight, be healthier.

So how have I been doing?  Let's see...

1) Be a better blogger... I've been doing fairly well on this one, I'd say.  I was not able to blog every day in January like I wanted to.  Somehow I just couldn't get it done (it's harder than it sounds!).  However, I have definitely been blogging more frequently than I was.  And, I (finally) did a complete blog makeover.  It took me forever (and that's only a slight exageration) to figure out how to do it, but I did it, and I kinda like it, if I do say so myself :)  Also, I've been making a point of trying to comment more on other people's blogs.  So, while I have room for improvment in this area, and lots of ideas for posts that I haven't written yet, I think I've been doing ok on this one...

2) Lose weight, be healthier...Actually yes, I've been doing this...Since February, I've lost a buncha weight :)  Thanks to kicking out just about all food that I enjoy processed foods, diet soda, and beer, plus working out regularly at the Y, I've made that number on the scale go down :)  And I definitely feel better (no more "carbo comas" or food hangovers)  Just hope I can keep this up!!!!!


 Just for comparison, below is a picture from July 2011, then a picture from July 2012. 



July 2011



July 2012

So...that's where I'm at right now...still a work in progress, and actually, I'm cool with that.  I think we should always be growing and evolving.  Otherwise, what's the point, right? 

Hmmm...this has been a pretty "all about me" post, hasn't it...?  Isn't this blog supposed to be "all about Elizabeth?"  No worries, we'll be back to our regularly scheduled programming shortly :)

Anyone out there want to share their progress on their New Year's resolutions?  Love to hear from you (especially you lurkers out there, you know who you are :)

Another New Year's resolution

I mentioned in a previous post that one of my New Year's resolutions was to blog more. So far that's going pretty well. I have missed 2 days in this month, but that's not too bad. Another resolution I have is to get healthier and lose some weight. Original, I know...not! But I really need to pay more attention to my health. Up until about 5-6 years ago, I never really had a weight issue. But once I went into premature menopause (thank you, Turner Syndrome), my metabolism ground to a screeching halt, and I could no longer get away with eating the same crap I always had. So the pounds starting piling on...Especially since becoming a mom (stress eating, anyone?)...But here's the thing...aside from hating that I'm so heavy now, my main concern is, I don't want to develop all kinds of health issues. I don't want Elizabeth to have a mother who is sick, low energy, etc. I don't want her to have to take care of me by the time I'm 60, is what I'm saying. And I want to feel good about how I look. I want my old clothes to fit again! So, I'm feeling like now is the time to "get healthy." For Elizabeth, and for me!

Phew!!

So, we went to the Cardiologist yesterday, and the news was great! Elizabeth does have a Heart Murmur, but it's nothing that will have any impact on her. It's called an Innocent Heart Murmur, which is very common in kids, and is totally harmless. There are no restrictions on E's activities, or any follow up to be done about it. Yay!!
On a side note, E was absolutely adorable at the Dr's office. Once she was assured that she would be getting NO SHOTS, she was her sweet, funny, cheerful self...At one point, she commented to me, "This Doctor is nice, it seems!" Funny girl :)

4 year check up

So, Miss E had her 4 year check up last Thursday. She is growing like a weed, and is in the 45th-50th percentile for both weight and height. She also had to get a lead level test, and a couple of shots for Day Care, which my girl was none too happy about. But all in all the appt was going fine, no surprises, until...The doctor mentioned that she was making a referral for E to a Cardiologist. Huh??? Turns out that when the dr was checking E's heart, she detected a slight murmur. She says it is fairly common, and since E is growing and very healthy, she is not too concerned. But she wants her to to be looked at by a Cardiologist, just to be sure. Yikes, that was scary...I know it's probably not a big deal, but I defy you to have your child referred to a Cardiologist and not have at least a minor freak out!! Anyway, E's appt with the cardiologist is tomorrow afternoon...I will update after that.