I am sad I didn’t even feel the earthquake yesterday. Granted here in MA we’re a long ways from the center, but some people felt it. I was sitting in a doctor’s office with Kate, reading her books waiting for the doctor, and didn’t feel a thing.

It was Kate’s 15 month appointment. She measured in at 29.5 inches long (around 20th percentile) and 20lbs 5oz (around 35th percentile – jumped up!). She looks fine, as usual, meeting all milestones and is healthy and happy.

He did agree with me that one eye of hers is a bit droopy. I’ve been looking at it for the last month. At first I thought it was a little swollen from a bug bite or something, but it didn’t go away. Then I was working on some older scrapbooking pages and realized that one eye was a tiny bit droopy even months ago. I went back even further and could see signs of it (very very slight) even at 6 months old! It’s been driving me nuts now, noticing it every time I look at Kate. I don’t think it’s a big deal – her eyes seem fine otherwise, it’s not obstructing her view, it’s very slight, and everything I have read online says that it’s somewhat common and just a congenital weak muscle that can be fixed by surgery when they are older. But just to be thorough the doctor is sending us to an ophthalmologist to get it checked out – which I’m glad for. It will be good to get reassurance that it’s just a small thing and not an issue to worry about.

This is the first appointment with the pediatrician in which Kate seemed to be a little reticent about him. Previous appointments she’s been all smiles and rolling and scooting (or walking). This time she definitely stepped back towards me, holding onto my leg, and then when on the table she held my hand and watched him carefully. She still smiled at him a little bit and babbled a little bit, but compared to her normal behavior it was reserved. It’s interesting watching her awareness of the things around her. This past month whenever other people try to touch her she grabs my leg and steps back, and sometimes even pushes the person away and whines a little. She is still an outgoing child, loves to walk around and greet people, but she now has a “bubble” of personal space that she doesn’t like intruded on.