18 Month Check-Up

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Elijah had his 18 month check up today. Here are the stats:

Height: 32.5 inches (52%)

Weight: 23 lbs (14%)

Head: 19.5 (89%)

So we continue to have an average height, skinny boy with a giant head! Elijah did not enjoy this visit. He was leery of everyone who came close to him and did not care for Dr Quillin at all! He screamed whenever Dr Quillin tried to do anything and as soon as he said "okay that's it" Elijah immediately quit crying! Apparently Elijah is doing great, he is using a cup, eating all table food, can point out parts of the body and, according to Dr Quillin, his vocabulary is beyond 18 month range - making him super smart. I could have told him that!! Of course our boy is brilliant!! :) There was one thing though....the doc would like to see Elijah with a little more meat on his bones. He asked if we were doing whole milk and I said "no, 2% only at breakfast" and he said if I didn't want to do whole milk I could do milk throughout the day and fattier snacks like cheese. If only Dr Quillin could see this kid eat...he shovels it in, sometimes eating 2 or 3 full servings. I think he is just going to built like his Uncle Jon, but we'll try a few things anyway. If only a doctor ever told me he would like me to drink whole milk and eat more cheese!! Ha!

Elijah had to have one shot...DTaP. He did okay, he doesn't mind the shot as much as having to be held down.

We don't go back for a check up until October! I doubt we'll make it to then (my boy has allergies and...oh yeah...he's a boy...bound to take a trip to the doctor!)

Hope everyone is doing well. The Ballards are great!!