18 Month Checkup

We visited the Dr. today for our regular checkup. It went great...the kids were smiling, laughing, playing, and were so attentive.

Well, maybe that was my dream of how it would go. On a positive note, they did great in the waiting room. We were called back and we made it through the doors with no tears. This was a HUGE accomplishment. Usually, Virginia goes "boneless" as soon as the doors open and freaks out as soon as we go back. So we are walking and walking. Nothing. We get to the exam room and she sees it. That was it. She starts and of course sets John off. Our first goal....to remove clothes to be weighed. Small feat but we could do it.

Then she saw the scale....she was so ridiculous that she threw up all over the scale. The nurse claims it was the first time any child had ever done that. So of course the rest of the visit was awesome. Record time of 1 hour and 20 minutes for a regular checkup. And on the bright side, they were great for the shots. Really!

Here are the stats for John (percentiles in the parenthesis):

height 35.5 inches (100%+) weight 28.8 lbs. (85%) head 19 (80%)

*The Dr. said John was literally off the charts for height. He is the average height for a 27 month old child. Lordy! He estimated John would be 6'2 to 6'4. I really did birth him.

Here are the stats for Virginia (percentiles in the parenthesis):

height 33.75 inches (92%) weight 27 lbs. (85%) head 18.75 (85%)