Haley had her 1-year checkup on Wednesday. She’s still a little peanut! She seems sturdy enough… I thought she might have moved up in the percentages a little bit, but she’s still at the 30th percentile for height at 28.5 inches, and she dropped from the 4th to the 3rd percentile in weight at 17lbs. 3oz. She’s growing well, she’s just petite! Which is strange to us, since we’re used to Payton being an Amazon at > 95th percentile for height!
The girls are adjusting pretty well to their new day care, which they started at on Monday. I admit I am a bit worried about Haley’s sleep patterns. They only do one nap in the “young toddler” room, and she is still taking two naps a day. She has been really tired and cranky by the time we pick her up, and she has gone to bed early each night. Then, she wakes up during the night. She goes back down after a bottle, but that’s not a pattern we want to establish. The pediatrician said to let her take two naps on the days she’s not at day care, so that she can “catch up” on her sleep. We’ll see how things go over the next couple of weeks.
Of course, I made the mistake of checking out “Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child” from the library, on the recommendation of a friend, and it has made me completely paranoid about the girls’ sleep habits. The book makes correlations between ADHD and lack of sleep. Payton, of course, has always been a terrible sleeper. She’s okay now… it’s tough to get her in bed, but she sleeps well once she’s down. Now I’m wondering, does she have trouble focusing? Is she hyperactive?! Ack! Haley has been a good sleeper, which is why I don’t want to mess with her patterns. You could drive yourself crazy with this stuff.
Haley had her longest bath ever last night. Hal went to a presentation from a paranormal investigation team at the library with his nephew Marston (age 12). Anyway, the girls and I were on our own, and we all three got in the big bathtub! I think three is the limit on the tub. Payton loves the water and would stay in the bath all day if you let her. Even after a marathon bath last night, she insisted on getting in the shower with me this morning. Haley’s good for about five minutes, but last night she really enjoyed the tub. Last weekend, I got in the shower thinking I would have some alone time. Instead, I had Payton standing on the bathtub ledge, talking to me through the glass wall of the shower while she was eating a cookie. Sigh.
