Steri Strip

I took Riley to the doctor yesterday afternoon to get her flu shot and we ended up leaving with a steri-strip next to her eye!  It was our worst trip to the doctor's office yet.  She cried bawled and clung to me from the minute we were in the room and she saw the nurse until we were actually leaving.  She had made it through the shot and was dressed and ready to go when she fell.  She was patting the little round stools and turned to walk toward me, lost her balance, and hit her eye, cheek bone, and nose on the edge of the step up to the table. Of course, this started the whole bawling thing all over again.  I felt horrible and her poor little head hurt.  She had a small cut in the crease next to her right eye.  Dr. Fred thought that he should put a steri-strip on it to make sure that it heals properly.  So, I guess at least we were in the right spot for Riley to fall and cut herself, but I felt like a horrible parent.

I also noticed that Riley really hasn't gained any weight in the last two months. She was at 19 lb 10 oz, then 19 lb 8 oz, and yesterday she was at 19 lb 14 oz.  I asked the doc what he thought and he looked at her growth chart and felt that the first weight (from her 1 year appt) was probably off.  He did say to not give her any juice because this can mask her hunger.  Really she only gets like 3 ounces of half juice half water a day - if that.  But, hopefully this will help her gain some weight!  Also, she measured at 21 inches.  I was looking back at some of my older entries to see what her weights were and noticed that I had written that she was 26 and 29 inches.  Seriously, either that was a typo or I was delirious! So, overall, Riley is doing well.  Here are some pictures of her with her steri-strip.