Happy Halloween!

We hosted a Halloween themed dinner club at our house since we were still decorated from Ella's party.

This picture is a miracle. It took about twelve bad pictures to get this one good one. It was a little ridiculous trying to get them all still, not crying, and vaguely looking in the same direction.

This is how most of the pictures came out. Ella was crazy baby by this point in the evening. Avery was melting down and Aubry and Brook were just appalled by the whole thing.

Ella was really into the Trick-or-Treating. Usually when people knock, the dog barks and scares Ella, so we sent LaRoo to Jeff's parent's house. So instead she was running to the door every time and trying to chase after the kids when they left.

She kept peeking out the window to see who was coming and going.

I keep forgetting to post about her 12month check up, so I guess I'll do it here. Her appointment was last Tuesday. I usually call about a month ahead of time to schedule, but I got busy and put it off until about two weeks before this time. So, our normal doctor, Dr. Sweet was booked up almost until December. They offered to schedule us with the Nurse Practitioner and I jumped on it. I've been wanting to meet with her anyway. I like going to NPs and I didn't want our first time to see someone new to be when Ella was sick or something. I hate to say it, but I was pretty disappointed. Bedside-manner wise, it would be hard for anyone to compete with Dr. Sweet. She's just so nice and seems to so genuinely enjoy Ella. I can get over a lack of personality for someone who has a lot of competence, but unfortunately, she didn't impress me in that department either. The nail in the coffin was her horrible advice on breastfeeding. Not only did I find her comments offensive, but just completely incorrect. It's no wonder we have such horrible breastfeeding rates in the country when you have healthcare professionals discouraging and providing false information about it. (Ok, stepping off soapbox...) Needless to say, I will be calling extra early next time to make sure we see Dr. Sweet.

Other than that, the appointment was fine. Ella was 20lbs 3oz, which is 40% and 30in, which is 82%. May she always keep those proportions!