Kaitlin's 4-year Checkup

Well, it's a month and a half late, but I thought I needed to post about Kaitlin's checkup this year. She measured 39 inches tall and weighed 32 pounds. I was so excited that she finally hit 30 pounds! The doctor said she looked great and had no concerns. Kaitlin had to get a couple of shots and took them like a champ. Of course, the nurse and I had to team up to get her out from under my chair, but she did great once we got a hold of her! She didn't even cry! Later that afternoon, Kaitlin decided to celebrate her health by cutting her hair!! She was so proud of herself! (By the way, she does not have a head injury in this picture. Kaitlin feels it necessary to put a band-aid on every minor bump or scratch. It does add some drama though!)



Although she's never had a visible reaction to peanuts/peanut butter, Kaitlin has always had a strong aversion to anything with peanuts in it and we wondered if she might be allergic to them. Keven and I wanted to know for sure so I discussed it with the pediatrician and she agreed that it would be a good idea to get her tested. I took her to the allergist a couple weeks after her checkup and discovered that our suspicions were correct. So, we are now an epi-pen carrying family. I don't think her allergy is severe, but it is definitely stressful. We have to think about things differently. I think we are also fortunate that she doesn't like anything with peanuts so we don't really have to worry about her eating it.

I usually just do Kaitlin's pictures at the same time we do Ethan's, but this year our photographer/friend, Heather, was having a mini-session for girls called Tutus & Tiaras right around Kaitlin's birthday so I decided to get some special 4-year-old pictures taken. Kaitlin had a ton of fun at her special photo shoot (no Ethan, no family pics, just all about Kaitlin) and Heather got some amazing pictures of her! I had such a hard time decided which pictures to get because they were all so good! This is just one of the beautiful pictures: