You're 7!

And you're such an awesome kid. You open doors for me (cars and buildings). You give the best hugs and kisses. You cuddle. You are funny!

We went to the doctor today. You're 49" tall and 58.6lbs. 68th and 79th percentile a respectively. They declared you perfect. We asked about your nose bleeds. She said to use saline, but you hate that so we will stick with staying hydrated. She didn't see anything in your nose that was troubling. 

One of the best things about our doctor is her garden. In the summer she grows things to encourage kids to pick and try them. You chose eggplant today. One for each kid at home. I can't wait to cook them. 

15m Appointment

Corin has his 15m appointment this week. He was 32 1/8" tall (80%), 25lbs7oz (65%), with a 48.8cm head (90%). He comes by the big head naturally - my dad and Chrys both have above average head sizes. This was the first appointment where his height percentile was above his weight percentile, and you can see it in his appearance. He's still stocky, but not near what he used to be.

He got his HIB (Hepatitis B) and DTaP (Diptheria, Tetanus and Pertussis) vaccines. That was a new combo vax. He also got his flu vaccine. He goes back for a booster in 4 weeks since this is his first one. If I didn't work at the Y, I wouldn't worry about flu, but the stuff that comes through there is crazy.

The doctor pronounced him above average since he's already throwing overhand (his aim is truly impressive and he's got great distance, too) and using TONS of words. He was climbing all over and that amused her. He didn't cry much at the vaccines which made the nurse feel better.

9 month appointment

Since I keep forgetting...

Key points: 20lbs 11oz (75th percentile) and 29" (also 75th percentile). Head circumference was 46.25 (75%).

She's crazy impressed at his language development and pointed out that she's seeing more and more problems as it seems society is forgetting how to teach children to talk.

She marveled at his cruising around the room with her stool. She said he was strong, personable, and very healthy.

He got one vaccine - his last(?) hepatitis B.

6 month well check

He was 27.5" tall (90%), 18lb 15.4oz (75%), 45.2cm head (90%). The goal at this point is height more than weight so he's doing fine.

2 month checkup

Corin was 14lbs 9.5oz. Jeez! He's 97% for weight. He was 75% for height and 96% for head circ. The goal is more weight than height and we've got that taken care of.

Poor guy got 5 pokes, all mercury free. He also got the oral rotavirus vax. I wonder about vaccinating sometimes. There are so many people that don't want to do it, but they are relying on those of us that do to keep their kids healthy. Herd immunity is great, but many more are starting to stray from the herd. It's going to get us in trouble. He didn't have a reaction to them. He was a little more sleepy and a little cranky, but nothing major.

He's getting over his first cold. Ryanne brought it home from school. He got crazy congested, was throwing up (because of the mucous), and just generally a mess. We had him sleep in his car seat in the cradle for a few days because that seemed to help him breathe. We did breastmilk up the nose, saline up the nose, blue bulb suction. None of it really helped, but he seems to be better now.

Around the same time he got sick, he started sleeping more. He's up to 7-8 hours before his first night feeding! It's amazing. If I get to bed at a semi-decent hour (before 11), I get a decent stretch of sleep.

Which is good because I need rest to heal. The big toe on my left foot is shattered. I'll have surgery to fix it on Wednesday. We'll talk to the doc on Monday to see how long it's going to take, what medicines they'll give me, etc, so I can get a feel for how much milk I need in the freezer to feed Corin. I have been trying to pump while he nurses since Thursday (when I broke it) so I'm building a little stash. I think we'll get through as long as it's only a day or two that I can't nurse.