Ava had a Dr.'s appt yesterday for a check-up and her third round of shots. Boy let me tell you, she was in a mood before we even got there and it only got worse! Then, not only did they give her 2 shots and some oral type of vaccine, they did some blood work! It was really only a finger prick that they had to squeeze a lot of blood out of, but you would have thought we were killing her! It was so sad. I tried to tell her she should be happy because at least she got a Hello Kitty Band-Aid, but a 7 month old obviouslt doesn't care about the consolation of the Hello Kitty band-aid. Anyway, glad that is over. She goes back in 2 months just for a check-up and no more shots.
Anyway, the blood work was to check her blood for lead since we live in a house built before 1960. Yep, that's us, our house was built in 1924, so Ava qualifies for the lead test (and they also check for anemia since they have her blood). Anyway, the nurse starts to tell us about kids who have gotten high levels of lead in their bodies from things besides paint. Are you ready for this, one child had high levels of blood from chewing on fishing lures! Fishing lures! Apparantly his dad is an avid collector and they gave the baby a metal lure to teeth on. Idiot number 2 - This baby loved to chew on his mom's keychain which had a bullet on it! A BULLET! Are you kidding me! A civil war collectible bullet, but a bullet no less! Anyway, we hope Ava's lead levels are fine. We try to keep her away from lures and bullets, and we only let her eat paint chips once a day! But seriously, if we haven't heard from them by the end of the week it means her tests we fine. Keep your fingers crossed! Well, someone's awake, have a great day!
By the way, she weighs 19 lbs. and 5 oz. and is 27 and 1/2 inches long now.
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