We had Silas and Zoe's 2 year pediatrician appointment this morning. I was sort of dreading it, because shots and blood draws became pretty traumatic around 1-1/2 years. We were THRILLED when Caroline told us that vaccine-wise they only needed an inhaled flu vaccine today. Apparently they don't get anymore shot vaccinations until age four! Yippee!!!!!
Silas was a rock star for the physical exam,
Zoe was not :-(. We could've predicted that, I guess. But they both did an amazing job for the blood draw, though (thankfully only finger stick, not venipuncture). Zoe just whimpered a little tiny bit (last time the phlebotomist called her "Joan of Arc"). Silas didn't make one peep for his, and just watched with curiosity as the phlebotomist filled the little tubes. The kids have become obsessed with "boo-boo's" this week, so I guess this was a learning experience for them. They talked about their boo-boo's after the draw, kept looking at the band-aids, and either asked us to kiss their fingers or kissed it themselves (over and over and over)...
According to the stats, we've got two tall humans on our hands.
SILAS:
37.5 inches (off the growth chart)
32 pounds, 2 ounces (90% percentile)
Height-for-weight, 50th percentile
50 cm head circumference
ZOE:
35.25 inches (84th percentile)
29 pounds (78th percentile)*
Height-for-weight, 75th percentile
49.5 cm head circumference
*Weight estimate not very accurate because she refused to stand on the scale. We weighed ourselves together and then I just weighed myself and then we calculated the difference :-)
Based on height at age 2, some pediatricians will give predictions about adult height (although apparently one's ultimate height can vary based on early or late puberty). Silas is estimated to be 6 feet and a few inches, and Zoe is estimated to be about as tall as I am, 5 feet, 10 inches.
All in all, a pretty painless appointment. And we are so thankful that the kids are doing great!!!
Silas was a rock star for the physical exam,
Zoe was not :-(. We could've predicted that, I guess. But they both did an amazing job for the blood draw, though (thankfully only finger stick, not venipuncture). Zoe just whimpered a little tiny bit (last time the phlebotomist called her "Joan of Arc"). Silas didn't make one peep for his, and just watched with curiosity as the phlebotomist filled the little tubes. The kids have become obsessed with "boo-boo's" this week, so I guess this was a learning experience for them. They talked about their boo-boo's after the draw, kept looking at the band-aids, and either asked us to kiss their fingers or kissed it themselves (over and over and over)...
According to the stats, we've got two tall humans on our hands.
SILAS:
37.5 inches (off the growth chart)
32 pounds, 2 ounces (90% percentile)
Height-for-weight, 50th percentile
50 cm head circumference
ZOE:
35.25 inches (84th percentile)
29 pounds (78th percentile)*
Height-for-weight, 75th percentile
49.5 cm head circumference
*Weight estimate not very accurate because she refused to stand on the scale. We weighed ourselves together and then I just weighed myself and then we calculated the difference :-)
Based on height at age 2, some pediatricians will give predictions about adult height (although apparently one's ultimate height can vary based on early or late puberty). Silas is estimated to be 6 feet and a few inches, and Zoe is estimated to be about as tall as I am, 5 feet, 10 inches.
All in all, a pretty painless appointment. And we are so thankful that the kids are doing great!!!
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