Another Milestone

Monday morning Brandon, Sadie and I headed two hours east for another doctor appointment. Grandma was kind enough to take care of the other two. :) We got a later start than we had wanted, but once we were in the van it went well. I drove, Brandon got some emails taken care of, and Sadie was the most patient traveler. She entertained herself with books and toys. We made a couple of quick stops before seeing the doctor. One was to Kohl's. I had less than 20 minutes to cause damage, but I got done what I needed. I found Maisie some new capris for only $3.60! I got what I needed for them and saved double of what I spent. Now that's a good feeling.
We went then to see Sadie's pulmunologist. She weighed a little over 23 lbs. (with clothes on) and was 34 inches long. So she is 50% for height and still barely on the curve for weight. She did great with the doctor and never whimpered in fear of a shot. She answered his questions with nods and smiles. She got one more set of x-rays, and he was pleased with what he saw. She still had small lungs, but they don't stop growing until about age 7. He doesn't think she will be a risk for asthma. Good news! So, we are officially finished with seeing him! I think back to the first time I took her there. I carried in her car seat, apnea monitor and oxygen. Monday she walked in, her O2 reading was 99, and she weighed 17 lbs more than the first time. It's all a reminder how thankful we are for the blessings from God in her health and development.
After the appt. we went for a quick lunch at Honeybake Ham. We enjoyed lunch with one daughter. I am thankful we had that time with her. She never gets both of us to herself.
We stopped at the mall quick so I could go to Eddie Bauer. I knew they were having good sales, and I hit the jackpot! Jeans that I love, normally $50 on sale for $15! Shorts half off! Yeah!
After that we stopped for Brandon to look at something, and one of my nurses, N, came over to see us. It was great to see her and catch up with her. She's so sweet in always taking time to see us when we are close.
We got home a little later than we had hoped, but we got to swimming lessons in time for Brandon to see Analise "dive" off the block a few times. She was thrilled!
I am so thankful for the gift of today: time away with my hubby and baby girl and again reminded of how far she has come.