Yesterday was Zachary's 3-year wellness checkup! Alas, he seems to have formed a pretty strong opinion about the doctor at this point, bursting into tears as we entered the parking lot with a pleading "want to go upstairs". He calmed down enough to enjoy the fish in the lobby's aquarium, but as soon as we were called back there was more sadness, and the height and weight measurements ended up being estimates at best. (When he later calmed down in the exam room with toys and books present, he and I reconfirmed the height with a tape measure.) That said, here are the stats:
- 31 lbs (25th-50th percentile)
- 36" tall (25th percentile)
- BMI 16.8 (50th-75th percentile)
Interestingly, the whole head circumference thing is out the window and now they start tracking his
BMI. All of the stats looked good, and he eventually even got a bit friendly with the doctor (particularly when she pulled out a Dr. Seuss book). The appointment as always ended with a pair of booster shots that made him sad (ironically not nearly as much as just walking into the building). At least as a reward he did get two purple band-aids on his upper arm that made him look like a tough guy. The little man is looking healthy and ready to tackle his third year!
Yesterday was Zachary's 3-year wellness checkup! Alas, he seems to have formed a pretty strong opinion about the doctor at this point, bursting into tears as we entered the parking lot with a pleading "want to go upstairs". He calmed down enough to enjoy the fish in the lobby's aquarium, but as soon as we were called back there was more sadness, and the height and weight measurements ended up being estimates at best. (When he later calmed down in the exam room with toys and books present, he and I reconfirmed the height with a tape measure.) That said, here are the stats:
Interestingly, the whole head circumference thing is out the window and now they start tracking his BMI. All of the stats looked good, and he eventually even got a bit friendly with the doctor (particularly when she pulled out a Dr. Seuss book). The appointment as always ended with a pair of booster shots that made him sad (ironically not nearly as much as just walking into the building). At least as a reward he did get two purple band-aids on his upper arm that made him look like a tough guy. The little man is looking healthy and ready to tackle his third year!
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