18 Month Check-Up

Yesterday Oliver had his 18 month check-up. Yes, you heard me right.. Baby Oliver is an 18 month old. It was a nice smooth laid back appointment. Oliver sat on the table while we waited and we sang songs and played peek-a-boo in the mirror. He used the pen and drew lines on the paper I had and on himself. Dr. Lopez came in (I can not say it enough, this man is awesome) and Oliver got really quiet and looked a little unsure of things. Dr. Lopez played with him until he was comfortable and went over Oliver's weight, height, etc. My little shrimp is in the 12th percentile of weight. He came in at 22.8 pounds. I realize there are 4 month olds who weigh that, but he's staying consistent on his growth chart, so we aren't too concerned. He eats like a champ- he loves fruits, veggies, beans, cheese, and his milk. He already has excellent eating habits which makes me happy. Nothing pisses me off more than parents who feed their children crappy food all the time. I consider it a form of child abuse, but that's for another blog.

Anyway, Oliver is 65th percentile in both head circumference and height! I was so pleased to see how much he's grown. I've really noticed his legs growing in the last month, so I was super excited to hear he was now in the 65% of height. He may not be the shortest one in his class after all. Oliver also scored really high on the 18 month test. One of the few things he isn't doing yet is speaking in 3-4 word sentences (at least ones I can understand). But, he is talking more and more and now says 12+ words we can understand. Here are some of the words he's saying now:

Spider

Door

Bye-Bye

No

Uh-Oh

Otto

Dog

Gobble-Gobble

Momma

Da-De

More

Cheese

Dr. Lopez spent 20 minutes with Oliver showing him the equipment he had to look in his ears, eyes, and nose. Oliver wanted to hold them so bad, but Dr. Lopez wouldn't let him have them until he said, "please." This went on and on (Oliver is quite stubborn). Finally, he asked Oliver again, "Do you want this?" and Oliver responded, "No." hehe So while we were talking Oliver out of nowhere says, "please." So now I have a cute AND polite little guy. Thanks Dr. Lopez!!