I finally gave up on the first dr we tried here in TX and tried a new one. He came highly recommended, but we all know I can be a tad picky when it comes to doctors, so I didn't get my hopes up.
He was fabulous! Very knowledgeable AND good with kids. (You'd think most pediatricians would be good with kids, but I've found it to be a very rare thing.) He made Edward happy by climbing up on the exam table with him for the exam, and me happy by being incredibly thorough. Ethan will love the Spiderman pictures covering the walls in his exam room. I think we've found our new pediatrician!
Anyway. Enough about my doctor crush. You probably want to hear about Edward.
No shockers at this routine appointment. His weight gain has slowed down (surprise, surprise) but not drastically. At 22 lbs he's doing just fine. Time to cut out the bottles. He's walking right on schedule. Still sleeps like a champ. Talking WAY more than your average 13 month old. (We think he's up to 25 or 30 understandable words!!) Understands us incredibly well. (When I told him it was time to put his shirt back on, Edward leaned over, grabbed his shirt, and handed it to me.)
And of course, he got four shots. The regular two plus Hep A (required for preschools out here) and the flu shot I'd forgotten earlier. (Good thing the flu is just barely hitting TX. This weekend was the first batch of cases, in fact.)
So nothing surprising. A smart growing boy.
And yes, he does eat with a fork. Very successfully.
3 comments:
You know how picky I am with the doctor thing too, and we found an awesome one! I was SOOO nervous, I'm glad you were able to get a good one, too.
Edward looks so different (I mean besides the orange face!) than when you left. Glad to hear you are getting settled and hopefully enjoying your new life. We miss you here but I'm sure you don't miss the cold.
Take care, Cheryl
His hair has gotten long. He's grown a lot since I saw him last in July.
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