Today Lena had her 18 Month Well-Baby doctor's appointment. She had fun playing with this thing in the waiting room. A few minutes later some other kids came in and she played with them for a while.The appointment went pretty well. She didn't have to get any shots this time. Here are her stats:
Head Circumference: 46 cm (50th percentile)
Weight: 24.2 lbs. (50th percentile)
Height: 34 inches (99th percentile)
So her proportions haven't changed in a year. Average head size and weight, and super tall. I am having trouble getting pants to fit her. She still wears quite a bit of 12 month clothes, but the pants are now too short. But the 18 month pants are so baggy around the waist that they practically fall off of her. She's been wearing 18 month dresses for a while now, and those work pretty well.
The doctor mentioned that the reason her belly button (aka "bee-bo") is so outie is because she has a tiny hernia. She said it's nothing to worry about and it isn't uncommon among toddlers. If it still present by the time she's three, then we'll look into fixing it.
Overall, it was a good visit. The doctor said Lena's physical and verbal development seem to be right on track. And now she doesn't have to go back until she's two years old.
So you do have a baby giraffe.
ReplyDelete-Ant Hill
Hint from Heloise.....to hold the pants up, use a chip clip or clothes pin to secure the waistband to the bee-bo.
ReplyDeleteYeah, that would last about 2 seconds before she took it off and started playing with it!
ReplyDeleteAnt Hill: At least it's her legs that are long and not her neck. Although if it was her neck that was really long, I wouldn't have to worry about her pants fitting! The only thing that wouldn't fit then would be hoodies.