Julia

We're back! Julia's appointment went well. She weighed in at 21 lbs, 5 oz and was 31 1/2 inches long. These measurements were in the 8 and 45 percentiles respectively, which, as usual was on the very low end of the weight spectrum. Her height was always above the 80th percentile but this time her weight came up a little and the height percentile came down so, she is "leveling out."

She had one shot today which required both the nurse and I to basically pin her down. It was not fun. She cried when she saw the nurse open the drawer with the gauze pads/alcohol wipes, in anticipation of what was to come I think.

In regard to her gross motor and speech progress, Dr. B was very happy. He had just gotten her 6 month assessment report from EI and was extremely pleased with her progress in all areas. As for the gross motor, he and I both agree, there is nothing else we could or should be doing to encourage that along (PT, EI etc)and that she definitely seems to be heading toward walking soon. He said that she should be saying between 10-20 words on a regular basis at this point (she says 11) so she is right on target with the speech! YAY for progress!

I asked him about her head measurements and the need for an MRI (as in, is there a need for one?). He basically said the same thing that the other Dr. B (developmental pedi) said which was that if it weren't for her sister's history (Epilepsy, Tuberous Sclerosis) that it wouldn't even be done. He did show me the graph of her head growth since birth and there were a few times that it jumped way up. Either way, they are waiting for the results of the Tuberous Sclerosis tests and then we will do the MRI.

As for her downslanting eyes etc he said that he didn't see anything dramatically different about her eyes and the slant is "just the way her eyes are". I knew that all of that downslanting eyes crap was...crap...but it was nice to hear it from the doctor.

All in all, it was a good appointment... and my favorite nurse there told me that Julia looked like a little doll so you know, she obviously is still my favorite nurse.