Ellie's 18-month appointment

We just got back from Ellie's 18-month check-up and she's in perfect health (her ears are even clear -- woohoo!). As we suspected, Ellie has had a bit of a growth spurt, growing two inches in two months -- she is now in the 98th percentile at 34.5 inches. Her head is in the 95th percentile, and she's thinning out a bit -- she didn't gain any weight since her last appointment, so she still weighs 27 pounds and is now in only the 82nd percentile! We almost stopped at McDonald's on the way home to get her a double cheeseburger. ;-) Actually, the doctor wasn't at all worried about her growth -- he said that it's normal for kiddos to go in spurts, growing taller without gaining weight, and then gaining weight without growing taller. So we'll see what she does over the next six months.