Checking in and checking up

 

We had little E's 15 month checkup today. All went well; the little boy is healthy and on track developmentally.

He likes his new doctor; he objected to her leaving room at the end of the appointment. "No" he said and even fussed a bit when the door shut behind her. But then I asked him if he thought she was nice and he replied "no". Pretty much everything is "no" these days.

I had planned to mentioned that our boy has not quite been himself lately. He's been crankier than normal, had some sleeping issues and has been very picky food-wise in the past week or so.

She wouldn't have believed me.

E was the sweetest, most cooperative little charmer at his appointment. Only smiles during the poking and prodding. He sat still and played peek-a-boo while we talked. He even turned his ear to the doctor when she asked to look in it.

Luckily he brought his good humor home and was well behaved and entertaining all evening. Lucky especially since the Mav is out of town again so I was flying solo.

The only blemish on his record for the day was dinner. Spaghetti and meatballs and a side of mixed vegetables.

He ate the peas out of the vegetables.

He put the spaghetti in his hair.

That was dinner.

I'm at a loss for what to feed this kid. It doesn't help that it turns out he's a little peanut of a 15 month old. The doctor, not yet having E's medical history, asked if he'd always been small. Not really, we said, about average height-wise and a little on the slim side. Today, at 20lbs 5 oz and 30.5 inches little E is indeed little; just 25% for height and a mere 3% for weight. Most likely he's just settling into his proper growth curve; there are certainly some small genes floating around in his pool. Still, it makes his minimal food and milk intake a bit worrisome.

He's certainly got enough energy these days though. No worries there.

The picture above is from a few weeks ago. I haven't got enough energy to track down the camera cord to get the new pictures. Maybe tomorrow.