The Vara's: Doctor, doctor, doctor, and new house

This is my final week of maternity leave before returning to work :( It's going to be hard to leave the kids but I know they are in good hands with grandma. I took the opportunity these last few weeks to catch up on some doctor appointments for both Haley and Jackson.

The first appt was a checkup at the eye doctor for Haley. She has been seen by a pediatric opthomologist since she was 6 months old just to make sure nothing was wrong with her eyes due to her torticollis in her neck. We are pleased to say that not only is her torticollis gone, but the eye dr gave her a clean bill of health and said there is no reason for her to visit again! YEAH! One dr. down.

Next we had a 2 month checkup for Jackson at his pediatrician. The dr. said he is doing great. His neck muscles are very strong and he was pleased with how he is looking. We brought up some concerns over Jackson's crying at night and stinky stinkies. The dr. said it sounds like colic and he should grow out of it by 4 months. He already seems to be doing better so we are keeping our fingers crossed. He also recommended adding some probiotics to his formula to help with the bacteria in his intestine. So far it has helped some but it's probably just the soy formula causing the stench :)
Here are his 2 month stats:
Weight: 10.3 lbs (10%)
Height: 22 inches (25-50%)
Head: Can't remember exactly but it was in the 10%. Opposite of Haley who is always in the 75%!

And then we were back to the pediatrician for Haley for a checkup. She is now 23.5 lbs. She has gained 1.5 pounds since October. Maybe by her 3rd birthday we'll have a 25 pounder?!? We did get a recommendation to send her to a pediatric dermatologist for her birthmark on her face. They likely won't take it off until she is a little older but we are going to have the specialist check it out. She has seen a normal dermatologist already. We will probably get it removed by a plastic surgeon when the time comes since it is on her face. So in a few months we'll see what the dermatologist suggests.

Finally done with the dr's for this month. And our big news....we found a house! After 6 months of looking and a couple offers that we lost out on, we found the perfect house for us. We are very excited and can't wait to move in the last week of February. It has been a long journey but worth the wait as we feel this will be a great place for Haley and Jackson to grow up. We would post some pictures of it but honestly we are a little freaked out by anybody seeing where we live so for now we'll post a picture of our backyard :) Hopefully you can all visit us soon.

Enjoy our pics.

Happy Jackson at 10 weeks. This is my favorite picture of him so far