6 Month Appointment and such

I swear, these doctor's appointments are killing me!

Emma had an appt with the pastic surgeon yesterday - got her nose stint out and seems to be feeling much better.

The girls had their 6 month appt this morning. Let me see if I can remember everything - HA!

Callie - 17 lbs 3 oz (or close to that), 27 1/2" long (75% for weight, 95% for height).
Emma - 13 lbs 6 oz, 25 1/2" long (10% for weight, 25% for height).

Emma has an ear infection! :( I was so hoping she would avoid any ear infections for awhile. The dr almost thought she might have picked something up from the hospital...I guess there's no way of knowing that unless she gets a 2nd ear infection. Of course, we have to be extra careful with the ear infections because of the cleft. :( There's no doubt she'll need tubes, but they were hoping to wait until her next cleft surgery (which will be in about 4-6 months).
Callie is good health - however, when we pulled her diaper off her today, she had this huge rash right at the diaper line! It wasn't there when we left the house this morning. The dr said to get some hydracortisone...use that and then put Auqaphor on top of that. We're using Auqaphor on Emma's lip right now, so we have plenty of that.

Emma needs some antibiotic cream on her lip because the stint rubbed her raw and it looks a little infected. Ugh!

The doctor was pleased with their progress, but still is recommending them to a therapist (mainly for Emma who is a little behind Callie) to have them evaluated. Emma isn't babbling or sitting up like Callie is...again, she's not necessarily behind, in general, just behind Callie...he thinks she could use some strengthening exercises, though.

The dr we saw today is fairly young and very pro-active about preventing any serious illnesses. Because of that, he has also recommended that the girls get the synegis (sp??) shot to help prevent RSV. They're right on the borderline of qualifying, so we're waiting to hear back to see if they do qualify and if insurance will pay for these shots. Callie doesn't need them, but he wants her to get them, too, just so she won't get sick and spread it to Emma.

All in all, it was a good appointment, but alot is getting ready to happen and I'm tired just thinking about it.

Oh - they did get 2 shots today. Phew!