Patrick Checks Out

April 27th, 2006

Patrick saw the doctor yesterday for the first time in 6 months. I was a little worried that he might be small for his age, or maybe not learning as many new words as he should. According to his doctor though, he’s doing great! Patrick now weighs 25 lb, 6 oz, and he is 32 1/2 inches tall. He falls right at the 50th percentile for height and just under the 50th percentile for weight. They said that he should be able to follow simple commands, which he can do. He can also recognize body parts and say 5-10 words, which puts him right on track with other 18 month olds. The doctor did a physical examination and found that he looks perfectly healthy. They took a small sample of blood to check for anemia and probably a few other things, and it all came back normal. The entire time Patrick was very cheerful and interested in what was going on. However, they had to give him three shots, and he wasn’t a very happy baby after that. He was pretty fussy for an hour after we got home. Then, for some strange reason, he became really hyper last night and was running around our apartment at break neck speed, getting into anything he could get his little mitts on! However, he let us put him down at his normal bedtime and went to sleep after making cute singsong noises to himself for a little while. That completes Patrick’s trip to the doctor for another 6 months!

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