Finally...the kids are at a point that I can take them for their checkups on the same day! I was dreading this appointment though. I took the kids by myself, obviously. Brent's out of town for some training for work. Both kids got shots today....Abby got the brunt of it, though! Caleb just got his flu shot. Abby got four different shots and had to have blood drawn. I always come close to crying when they cry with their shots. I've never heard Abby cry like that! She fell asleep as soon as I got her into her carseat.
Okay...here are the stats:
Abby is 24 lb 14 oz (94th percentile), 30.3 inches (86th percentile)
Caleb is 37 lbs, 8 oz (90th percentile), and 38.6 inches (69th percentile).
Now...here's the mildly frustrating thing. We have to get a new pediatrician. Our old one that we really liked is also a pediatric orthopedic specialist. He is no longer going to do general pedatrics. I liked the one that we saw today...but it was mildly frustrating with her not knowing the kids very well. Caleb's BMI is 17.8 which is the 90 percentile for his age. She hinted that it was "a little high" and actually asked me if he was an active child. Okay...this is my child who jumps out of bed running in the morning...and doesn't stop 'til he goes to bed at night. We don't give the kids junk food, unless it's an occasional treat. And...since he was born, Caleb has been in the 90-97th percentile for height and weight (he was 9 12 when he was born)...that is, until his last checkup. He doesn't look chunky. It's not like I'm going to change anything we're doing....but it does bug me when someone says that. Caleb did amazingly well at the appointment. He was very good. We went out for lunch as a reward. The kids both went right to sleep when we got home. It was nice!
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