Weight Gain

We had Tyler's doctor appointment and it went great! First he got to stand on the big scale to get weighed and measured and then they took his blood pressure (all new things). He weighs in at 28 lbs, which is the 25%!!!! Whohoo!! He is 36.75 inches tall, which is in the 45% and his blood pressure was 90/50, which they say is great.

Then they brought us into the room, where Tyler had to get undressed and wear a hospital gown. It had dogs all over it and he looked so cute and grown up at the same time. By the time the doctor came in tho he was tired of the gown and just ran around in his underwear. Because of the weight gain he can finally get off of whole milk. She also said not to worry about his eating to much, since we can't force him to eat. Just keep offering him foods. Since he will take one courtesy bite of dinner, she said to try to make that up to 3 bites by next year, but to go slow. She also said that eventually they will stay in their beds. However right now they are refusing to naps and destroying their room, so I hope that will come soon. On the anger note she thinks a lot of it is him being three more than the sensory stuff. This was a relief and I have a few more ideas now to help him calm down. Carter did great during the appointment playing with the toys and showing off his language skills.

At the end of the appointment we got his flu shot. He cried more because they made him lay down than the actual shot and he stopped crying as soon as he sat up. Right after the appointment we had to head to the lab to get his blood drawn for his iron levels. He started crying and saying no before we even got to the door. I was pretty nervous as how he would react as last time it took three people to hold him down. Once again tho he surprised me. He did cry and make a fuss, but much better than the last few times. Hopefully he won't have to get another one of those for a while. I am so happy to have such a healthy little boy!