18 Months Old``

Eliana had her 18 month appointment today... it is hard to believe that she is already that old. Partly, my boys have gotten me accustomed to large kiddos. By my estimation, size-wise, Ellie should be about 9 months old! Seriously though, she is quite a little peanut. Her size percentile-wise had spiked up quite a bit in height at her last appointment, but she is back down to close to where she started at 12 months. Obviously, she is growing, but I believe that she will be a petite little thing, and not as tall as we thought she might be with the trend at 15 months. Anyway, she is now 21 lb, 5oz and 31 1/4 inches tall. She is healthy and growing and we are thankful for that. Unfortunately, our doctor did say it was important for us to get her evaluated and treated at Children's Hospital for physical therapy. She still isn't walking and her feet do some foooonky stuff. Most likely, she will need some "magic shoes" like Forrest and some physical therapy that should correct the problems completely over time. We have our evaluation on Monday, so stay tuned...
I will also be having some assessment done with her fine motor skills to see if she might benefit from some occupational therapy as well. Man, between the physical therapy, occupational therapy and attachment therapy we need- sounds pretty grim! I am not so concerned about the first two... they will work out with time and work without too much pain... the painful part continues to be our attachment issues. For those of you who have been praying, please continue diligently. We greatly need it. We will be vacationing as a family soon and I am hopeful that we will see some progress and make some good lasting memories as an entire family.
Until next time, remember