15-Month Well-Check

Lily had her 15-month well-check with Dr. Dickerson today. Great news! Lily's weight is in the 50th percentile, and her length is in the 60th! For corrected age, of course, but that's still awesome. We were beginning to wonder if she would ever hit the chart for length, and now she's jumped into the 60th percentile. So she really did exactly what the nutritionist suspected - she stretched instead of gaining much weight these past couple of months. Today's weight was 17 lbs 9 oz, and length was 27 1/2 inches. I don't remember the head circumference measurement, but it was big. So she's average height and weight, and she has a big head. haha... So now the goal is to hit the charts for her actual age by the time she turns 2.

Lily's right ear is still a little red, with some fluid, but it doesn't seem to be bothering her at all. The runny nose has turned into more of a stuffy nose; the cough is not as frequent, although it still sounds terrible when she coughs. Dr. Dickerson said her lungs still sound great, and since the ear infection is not bothering Lily we're not going to treat it with antibiotics right now. Lily's handling her first cold like a little trooper - for the most part, she's playing, eating, and sleeping just like usual.

We're still working on getting the speech therapy and neurology appointments lined up. We're also waiting to see Dr. Jon before we wean the chronic diuretics, although Dr. Dickerson said it's probably time to discontinue those. We'll be transitioning away from the bottle when we make the switch to whole milk, which will probably happen within a month. The nutritionist gave the ok for transitioning to whole milk with Carnation Instant Breakfast added to it, so we're just waiting on some guidance from speech therapy regarding the thickener.

Lily gets to keep her Froggy pacifier for a little while longer, but it's time to start preparing myself for having to take Froggy out of the crib. I can already tell that I'm going to be a lot more upset about it than Lily will be. For me it will be yet another sign that Lily's growing up, she's not a baby anymore. For Lily it will probably just be a couple nights of crying for a few minutes at bedtime. She goes to sleep so easily - we're very spoiled.

Overall, Dr. Dickerson was very pleased with Lily's progress at this well-check. She's perfectly on-target developmentally, and she's eating and growing well. What more can you hope for?