Wow, I can not believe that it has been 18 months since by little boy was born. He had his 18 month check up and was a very good boy. He is 32 1/2 inches tall and weighs 23.5 pounds. He is about average now for his height, but still in the 25th percentile in weight. He is proportional and healthy and that is all that matters. The doctor did not have any concerns and said that he was a very healthy little boy. We were concerned about his speech though and brought this up with the doctor. Benny should have a vocab of about 5 to 10 words now and he may have about 3 to 5 of which we can really understand. He does talk a lot, it is just a matter of trying to understand what he is saying. The doctor recommended reading to Benny more or at least once a day. We are going to try to work reading to him into his bedtime routine. Also, we are limiting the amount of TV he watches. We have been very lax in this so this will be a struggle for all of us. But, it is for Benny's good. The doctor said that if we didn't see a significant improvement in his vocabulary, we are to bring him back in two months. If he is okay, then we won't go back to the doctor until Benny's 2nd birthday.
Benny had to get 3 shots, one for chicken pox, one was a flu shot, and the other was a booster for a vaccine he already had previous shots for. He cried when they were administered, but by the time we redressed him, he was okay. He remained okay the rest of the day.
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