Noah Cardiel Holt | My life according to other people

Last week I had a pair of sicklies hanging around the house.

For St. Patricks day Aunt Mindy sent Noah a puppy.

Noah tied him to the chair so he wouldn’t run away.

Sunday at Oliver’s birthday party.

Everyone in costume.

Derby as Ariel.

Twin Merida’s.

It was that time of year. Time to stop by and let the nurses and doctors poke and prod.

Waiting on the nurse.

Waiting on the doctor…

A shot for each arm… but everything checked out. Noah is 38.3 inches tall and weighs 30 lbs.

The reward.

Lego truck explosion.

When we got back from Bass Harbor, it was time for Noah’s 3 year check up.

Lil’ dude started by passing the eye test.

Blood pressure (!?!) normal

Mouth, cleared for more yelling.

Even though every time I say something to Noah, he says “Huh?”, his ears checked out… I’m on to you dude.

Noah weighed in at 27 lbs 8 oz., is 35.25″ tall, and after two shots, all systems are go.

Before little dude knew..

As little dude started figuring it out.

When it was inevitable.

Last ditch effort to break out (..the patches on his arms have numbing cream to make drawing blood a little less traumatic).

Not photographed… trauma.  Luckily, Noah recovered well.

Noah measured 31.5 inches tall and weighed in at 21 lbs. 14 oz.  That’s 4 oz. less than he weighed 6 months ago at his last check up, but I guess it’s common because kids are more active in the summer.

As I type this, snowflakes the size of golf balls are falling from the sky, and even though I just got back from CO, my stomach aches a little wishing I could be sitting on a chairlift watching this instead of sitting in this uncomfortable chair looking at the snow through wooden blinds.  That is today, this post is about yesterday and as you can see, there wasn’t any snow as we set off for Noah’s 18 month check up.

Going to the doctor is a little different now, Noah is starting to figure out the pattern.  Cold hands, cold table, shots…

Weight, 22 lb 2 oz.  Height, 31.5 inches.

After checking his ears came the shots, no flicks ’cause we needed all hands on deck.  After the shots came a lollipop though and things seemed to slowly get better.