18 month check-up

On Monday Oliver and I went to his pediatrician in Dubuque for his 18 month well child check-up. I love our pediatrician. I was actually his first c-section he was alone for since completing his residency and so I think we gave him a memorable one to say the least. I would like to think that Oliver is quite memorable to him in that aspect because it was his first, and because of all the complications Oliver had at birth and he did wonderfully. Anyway, Dr. Callahan was impressed by how much Oliver has grown and how he is doing developmentally.

His 18 month stats:

22 pounds 2 oz (5th percentile)

32 3/4 inches long (60th percentile)

Head is 49cm (75th percentile) - he has a lot of brains.

Speaking of brains, Oliver is learning and doing more things each day which makes me so proud as his momma. His vocabulary is growing each day but his favorite words are still Mommy and Daddy (emphasis on the mom-EE or dad-EE part), uh oh, read book, and sock. The nurse actually told me that we needs to start introducing potty training for him. I couldn't believe it, we're definitely not ready for that yet. He only just now knows what a diaper is. And whether it is wet or dirty or not and you ask him if his diaper needs changed he always says "yep."

We ended the Dr. visit with 2 vaccinations and so that called for mac and cheese and ice cream afterwards. I even managed to get some shopping done. It was a quiet ride home, he fell asleep before we made it out of Dubuque.