"So we were very surprised when she started crawling that night!"

Tuesday, April 21, 1992

     Sirens woke me up at 6:30 this morning. They weren't in the neighborhood but the wind was probably carrying them from the station. Then the dogs started barking at 7:00. Ez. woke up at 7:30. I fixed a scrambled egg for breakfast & gave her some. She didn't like it much. She hasn't gotten any hives yet. Knock on wood. When Guy's on duty I don't use the air vent to block out noises so I can hear if someone's trying to break in. I don't think Chief would be much help if that happened. Anyway, that's why I hear all the things in the mornings, especially this one dog that apparently barks the whole time it's out in the morning.

     Back to Ez's checkup. Dr. Karp was surprised that she's made so much progress since last time. But she said Ez. would probably skip crawling all together. I'd about decided that on my own. So we were very surprised when she started crawling that night! Guy was working in the yard & instead of rolling over to the door she crawled about 3 "steps" to go look out the back door. I started pulling the blinds up partway last week so she could look outside when Chief's out there. (Only problem, he can see in.) I won't be able to pull them up during the summer cause it'll be too hot. Wish we could afford awnings.

     Anyway, Ez. is 31" – only 1/2" since 9 mos. – and 21 lbs. 6 oz. I forget what she was at 9 mo. But Dr. Karp said their growth rate does slow down now. She didn't get any shots this time but she had a TB test done. I was supposed to check it yesterday aft. & let them know if it was red or swollen. It was fine.

     We told Dr. Karp she could pull up to her knees but that if we stood her up she'd hold on & stay up awhile. She had us stand her on the floor holding on to the chair and said her ankles were turning in too much. She said we might need to see an orthopedic dr. but that it could wait til after her 15 mo. checkup. She gave us a name & the front desk gave us the address & phone no. It's over near Dr. Rand, near Leigh Mem. Hosp. I need to call just to find out if they accept Champus. If not, we can ask Dr. Karp for another dr. next time if she still thinks we need to.

     She said we could give her eggs and citrus now, waiting 2-3 days between anything now. Egg is the only thing we've tried so far. She said to keep diluting her juices and that she'd probably drink less milk now, which she was starting to do. She also said she should be off the bottle by her next checkup! Now that she's finally holding it by herself! At least she can hold her cup herself too.