18 Month Check Up

Tre had his 18 month check up today. It was a tough one since Tre woke up at 6am this morning so by 10:30am (his appt time) he was getting pretty fussy. Luckily for us he really likes to put on his smiley face for the ladies and when the nurse came in to talk to him he was being all silly and playing the shy role and when we had to lay him down to get measured he was just smiling at the nurse and being so good.

His measurements are as follows:
Height: 33 inches which is in the 68th percentile
Weight: 24.11 pounds which is in the 32nd percentile
Head: 50 cm which is in the 94th percentile (which was comforting to see that he wasn't STILL in the above 97th percentile like he had been the past few check ups)

I realized that I never mentioned his measurements from his 15 month check up so I thought I would post them here for reference of his growth:
Height: 30 1/2 inches which put him in the 57th percentile and means he grew 2 1/2 inches in 3 months
Weight: 23 pounds which put him in the 25th percentile and means he gained 1.11 pounds in 3 months
Head: 50 cm which put him in the above 97th percentile and means his head didn't grow at all over the past 3 months

Now for the rest of the appointment, well, he had to get 3 shots, he was a little bit more upset this time around than the last time. The first one made him cry, the second made him cry harder and the third he cried really hard. I think she kind of nicked him on that third one (maybe she was trying to hurry a bit much) but she made him bleed and she looked like she felt horrible that she might've pulled it out at an angle or something. I checked it before bed and there was a tiny bruise.

He was crying still even after we picked him up and cuddled him but the Mr. Polite that he can be sometimes, she said bye to him and he stopped crying for a second and said "Bye Bye" and then went back to crying. Sweet boy.

I hate these appointments and the shots! No fun! I am grateful Jammer can be there with me to help. We both had to talk to him to calm him down. He just kept hugging us both which was so sweet, but I knew that it meant he was upset and needed some love.

It was past his bedtime by the time we got home so we ran into the house from the pouring rain and Jammer took Tre into his room to read him some stories before nap.

Then of course an hour after Tre had fallen asleep the power went out AGAIN. It went out yesterday as well, which sucks because the monitor goes out and well, everything goes out so there isn't anything to do but listen closely to Tre's room in case he wakes up. Luckily it wasn't as long as yesterday (even though it happened twice today).

Due to the crazy stormy weather, Tre and I stayed in for the afternoon and just played with his toys and watched a few shows. Jammer's Dad stopped by in the early evening regarding some possible kitchen and bathroom remodel stuff we are talking to him about. Then it was bedtime for Tre and now I'm waiting for Jammer to get home from work.

I'm in between projects right now so it's nice to have a break to just relax! I need it, it's exhausting entertaining a toddler in the house all week, minus a few outings which saved us!