Today was Parker's 4 month exam with the pediatrician. I
knew Parker was getting really big, and kept remarking that he feels like he's a lot older child to me. Six months.. seven months... just BIG.
When we got to the pediatrician's and she was running behind due to a computer malfunction (Ah...
EMR - electronic medical records). So we went ahead and did the big weigh in.
Height: 25 1/2 inches - 64th%
Weight: 17 lbs - 81st%
SEVENTEEN POUNDS! I'm not trying to compare my kids... but Maia weighed 19 lbs at 12 months, and weighs less than 25 lbs now. Whew! I sure am glad I chose the bucket car seat that goes up to 32 lbs instead of the ones that are outgrown at 20 lbs. That said, the average baby doubles their birth weight by 5 months (which would be over 19 lbs), and triples it by 1 year. So if that holds true, Parker will be 27 lbs, and perhaps 31 inches by 12 months.
Anyway. The appointment.
Rather than keep us waiting even longer, the nurse gave Parker his immunizations. He did nicely with the oral dose, and didn't even flinch with the first injection. The second one lead to approximately 20 seconds of crying, and he was done. I fed him anyway while we were waiting.
So everything else looks great. He's a perfectly healthy, thriving kid. He's found his groove on the growth chart and has fallen into his own pattern. Seems to be pretty on-track with the milestones. We always try to mention keeping an eye on the hips for
Perthes disease, since Ray had it as a kid, although Parker is much too young to worry about it, and there's absolutely nothing that can be done to prevent it.
He, like Maia, also has a little issue with
sensitive skin, and developed a mild rash while we were there that didn't seem to be any sort of allergic reaction to the immunization. I suspect it had more to do with his bare belly rubbing against my sweater. It was gone by later in the day just as quickly as it had come. He may also have some mild reflux (he's quite
spitty), or perhaps a very mild milk protein allergy... but neither of these issues bother him, so we won't try to "fix" anything at this time.
In the mean time: slow down, kid! You're supposed to be my tiny, cuddly baby!
So everything else looks great. He's a perfectly healthy, thriving kid. He's found his groove on the growth chart and has fallen into his own pattern. Seems to be pretty on-track with the milestones. We always try to mention keeping an eye on the hips for Perthes disease, since Ray had it as a kid, although Parker is much too young to worry about it, and there's absolutely nothing that can be done to prevent it.
He, like Maia, also has a little issue with sensitive skin, and developed a mild rash while we were there that didn't seem to be any sort of allergic reaction to the immunization. I suspect it had more to do with his bare belly rubbing against my sweater. It was gone by later in the day just as quickly as it had come. He may also have some mild reflux (he's quite spitty), or perhaps a very mild milk protein allergy... but neither of these issues bother him, so we won't try to "fix" anything at this time.
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