Two posts in one day?!

Here's just a cute little picture from before church one Sunday. Leilea is wearing a dress from her 2nd cousin (??) Maria. Someday I'll get a picture of her smiling.

About a month ago, I scheduled appointments for all three of the kids: Iwalani for a flu shot, Kawika for a flu shot and his 18 month well-child check (with other shots), and Leilea for her 2 month well-child and first round of shots. What was I thinking?

Kawika has been extra sleepy and extra whiny these past few days. The night before the appointment day, he woke up whining and running a fever. He kinda had a rash on his feet the night before and it had spread by this time. How convenient! Since he already had an appointment I turned his well-child into a sick child appointment. Turns out he has two pretty badly infected ears. She also tested him for strep throat. When John and I were waiting for those test results, it was the longest wait ever. We were so thankful when it came back negative. This is the second time this has happened, though. When he went in to get his 12 month shots they got put off because he also had an ear infection. hmmmm.....

Iwalani did a great job with her shot. She was so brave. The nurse was kinda hiding the needle behind her back but I told Iwa she was getting a shot and she just started taking her shirt off. She whimpered for a bit but once she saw that colorful, shiny band-aid, it felt all better and she started telling Kawika and Leilea how it wasn't that bad.

Leilea's stats are 12lbs and 22 inches long. Her weight is 75th percentile and her height is 25th. Head size is 50th. I thought the other two were way bigger by this point but I looked back and at two months Iwalani was 11lbs and Kawika was 14lbs. The doc says she looks perfect (of course we all knew that, right?). She did a little more than whimper with her three shots with the biggest needles I've seen since they had to get out the "big guns" with Kawika's fat thighs but she slept a lot and is doing fine today.

FYI- taking three kids to the doctor at the same time is insanity but at least it's over for a while. It would have been better if we actually had 3 well children, or done it earlier in the morning, or dosed everyone with Valium before we left.