18 Month Stats

Mommy, do I really need to go in there?

Today was Evelina's 18 month well-baby visit. 

Ooohhh weeeee....what a tough visit for our little one.  She was not happy with the nurses, not happy with her pediatrician, just down right unhappy.  Completely normal 18 month behavior since stranger anxiety can be out in full force. Her pediatrician said that the 18 month visit is typically the toughest and it proved to be for Evelina Bambina.  Thank goodness Gigi was there for support.  This was the first visit that we had to fill out an Autism screening questionnaire (they do them at 18 and 24 months now).  All looks good for our beanette.   

Evelina's Stats...
For some reason, Evelina's pediatrician charted her growth on a birth-24 month chart instead of 0-36 month chart like he has in the past.  The %iles are very different.     

Weight: 23.3lbs (57th %ile) - Up 2lbs+ since 15 month visit.  She feels like 30lbs when we hold her!!  Evelina is above average in weight on the 0-24 month chart.  We're not used to seeing that!!    

Length: 32" (57th %ile). Evelina growth is starting to slow down.  She only grew 1/2" since her 15 month visit.  

Head Circumference: 18.5" (70th %ile).  Similar to length, Evelina's head is growing at a slower rate as well.  No big deal since it is big as it is!!  It only grew 1/4" since her 15 month visit.      

Next appointment is at 24 months.  No more shots until 4 years old!! Well, except for the annual flu shot.