Baby Nick had his one year check up with the doctor today. Our doctor is back from maternity leave, but wasn't available until after the first of next month, so we saw yet another doctor today. Dr. Jones was very nice and she thought that Baby Nick was doing good. She got to see Baby Nick take three steps towards me and she said, "Oh yeah, I'd call that walking. He's a walking baby."
As far as growth, Nick has dropped a lot in the weight percentile. He is now only in the 10th percentile for weight, but for his height he is fine. Also, when the doctor came in, she said, "He's not skinny at all...I thought he would be by the chart, but he looks good. He must just be burning all those calories by being active." I asked her how much I should let him eat, as he seems to want to eat all day. After seeing him, she said that he is probably just asking for what he needs and that I shouldn't worry about over feeding him at this point. (For a one year old to be able to eat a whole sandwich is pretty amazing in my opinion...but I don't want starve him just as I don't want to over feed him.) So I was relieved to hear that I wasn't over feeding him, and that he is using what he eats.
So the growth chart breaks down this way (including a comparison of Joey's growth at this age):
Nick: 20 pounds (10%) 30.5 inches (70%) and head circumference 47.25 centimeters (70%)
Joey: 23 lbs 13 oz 30 inches and head circumference 48.5 centimeters.
So they are actually evening out in their size comparison, a bit.
Dr. Jones said that she was not too concerned with the fact that Baby Nick is still not saying much (they look for three words by 12 months) because he shows that he clearly understands what is being said and reacts accordingly. He shows great social interaction. However, she did say that they would like to see him again at 15 months because he is on the low end of the scale for weight, and that he would go into a speech program at 15 months if he isn't saying anything. So that is something we will be watching and praying about.
Baby Nick got three more shots today, which he wasn't too pleased with, but he did fine. Joey had his ears plugged because he didn't want to hear Baby Nick get upset. Joey is very sensitive, and when he sees Baby Nick do something that he shouldn't, he plugs his ears because he knows that I am going to scold Nick and talk firmly.
Nick is laying down for a nap after his traumatic end to the appointment (getting shots) so Joey and I are going to play a game. Have a great day.
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