Another great visit to the pediatrician today. Dexter got a (mostly) clean bill of health. He does have an ear infection and is back on amoxicillin for it. We'll get it licked one of these days.
Weight: 28 pounds, 12.8 ounces (83rd %ile)
Height: 34.5" (94th %ile)
Head Circumference: 19.25" (79th %ile)
Among the developmental questions we were asked:
Does he take off his clothes, including diaper or socks? (um, yeah. Just try to keep a sock on this kid.)
Can he stack blocks at least 3 high? (Those stacking blocks are his favorite toy, and he only stops when he can't reach that high anymore.)
Does he climb stairs with assistance? (To quote his father, "Well, he hasn't lately. Mostly he does it all by himself.")
And, the best one - Does he have at least six words? (HA! And here I was frantically counting them up before the appointment because I was sure they'd ask how many. FORTY-TWO! So yeah. More than six.)
He also got two shots today - chicken pox and pneumococcus vaccines. We were on the fence about doing the chicken pox vaccine, but in the end, we're scientists, you know? Hopefully they'll have a great booster in 10 years or so when he needs it. I think the nurse hit a really bad spot with the shots. Dexter was VERY unhappy and actually had to be pinned down. Then later tonight, he got up on my lap, rubbed his thigh, and said (in his sweetest little voice) "owwww." Broke my heart. So that damned chicken pox vaccine had better work and it had better work for a LONG time.
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