Up Close and Personal

18 Month Stats!

Weight: 24lbs, 3 oz, 25 %
Height: 32.4 in, 50%
Head Circ: 18.6in, 48%

I was really interested in getting his head circumference this time around because lately his head has been getting stuck in his shirts. But looks like it's average, so no big whoop.

This was our first visit without Daddy. He really likes to join us in Joseph's big checkups but the appointment time didn't mesh with work. That morning we were on track for being on time, early even, and were just wandering around the house killing time so I decided to go ahead and get there early so Joseph would have time to play in the waiting room. We got there at 10:00 and our appointment was at 10:30. I checked in and about 10 minutes later the nurse came to take us back...I thought the Dr. must be running early and I was glad that we got there early too! Unfortunately, the Dr. was running on time so our appt still stood at 10:30. We got to sit in the boring, small examination room (and naked) for 20 minutes instead of getting to play like I had planned! Twenty minutes is a long time with an 18 month old with no toys and who wants to go "side" (outside) really bad. I was ticked! I even told the receptionist when we checked in that we came early to play. Lesson learned! Next time I won't plan to get there any earlier than I have to!

Joseph was checked out and given the Dr.'s seal of approval as expected. We didn't have too many question or concerns this checkup. The Dr. seemed impressed with his vocabulary and that he can say two word's together - like "Mommy's tea", "bye-bye peepee", "water please" and my new favorite that we're working on "love you"! Said he's ahead of the game, but his other little friends seem to be on the same track so I figure it's normal.

And the best news of all...he only had to get ONE shot!! Hooray! He'll only get one shot next time also. He only cried for a minute and was ok like always - more interested in the band-aid than the after pain of the shot. I think he has a pretty high pain tolerance. Like he falls all the time, or bangs his head - normal boy stuff - and rarely gets upset. He took a big rolling tumble off the bed this morning, landed on his head and hardly flinched! It probably helped that Josh laughed and yelled "Ta-daaaa!"

Thank goodness our only visits to the Dr. have been for wellness checkups, and hopefully the next time we have to go in will be for his flu shot/2 year visit. The Dr. said they didn't have any cases of swine flu come through. Hope that stuff gets sorted out before next flu season. We gotta keep our baby healthy as can be!