That's right...I said my baby's got a big head.
BuddyRoe had his 1 year well visit today and the doctor confirmed what many others have suspected (and shared with us) - while BuddyRoe falls in to the 25th percentile for both height and weight, he's up in the 75th percentile for his head circumference! We're going to take that as a sign of extreme intelligence and let it go at that!
All-in-all he is doing fantastic. He weighs 21 pounds 11 ounces and is 29 1/4 inches long. He's not walking yet, but is cruising all over the place so we know the walking will come along shortly. And despite my earlier mentions of "talking" the doctor says that a one time mimic of a word doesn't count :( And even though he is saying 'mama' and 'dada' (over and over and over) because he doesn't really associate those words with us they don't truly count either. So technically, he has zero vocabulary at this point. The doctor said he isn't going to worry about it yet, but if he hasn't developed some vocabulary by his 15 month check up we'll start looking at it a little closer.
He did get several shots today - the standard immunizations for 1 year plus the first of two flu shots (just the regular old flu, not H1N1). He wasn't happy about it while he was being held down, but as usual the minute his daddy lifted him off the table he was done crying and good to go.
So the final verdict of the checkup: We have a healthy, happy boy who is growing bigger and better every day!
4 comments:
Don't feel bad about the big head, Boogie has been in the 95th percentile for that since birth, that and weight. I am sure it is a true sign of surpreme intellegence. The talking will come too, I think boys take longer then girls in general. :D Glad he is a happy healthy little fella, cuase he sure is darn cute. :D
Hi there! Just wanted to come by and thank you for the prayers for Mrs. Jane. She is doing well!
I love that he has a big head and totally agree with you...lots of intelligence! Glad to hear the doctor's visit went well and he survived the shots. I have to take Allie Claire back for hers...yuck!
I'm a totally random visitor. Decided to click on a few links from the Pioneer Woman contest comments. I'm a blogger too and haven't had a random visitor yet. Thought you might get a kick out of it. All three of my kids have 95% plus head circumferences. My pediatrician and I joke that it's all those big brains inside. Blessings!
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