Today was Nathan's 6 month well check. He is doing great, perfectly healthy and happy! He weighs 19 pounds, 9 ounces (I predicted 19 1/2 pounds so I was off by an ounce) which is the 90th percentile still. His head circumference is 44 cm, in the 50th percentile. He grew in height and is now 26 inches long, in the 25th percentile!
The dr. said his lower gums are red and swollen so maybe he'll be cutting some teeth soon! He did receive a flu vaccination, and two other vaccines for various other diseases. He only cried a few minutes with the shots.
After talking with the dr. about Nathan's reflux, we have decided to finish out the current bottle of Prilosec and then see how he does without the medication. If he starts experiencing pain again with his reflux we can always start the medication again, but it would be wonderful if he has outgrown the need.
It's also time to start some solid foods for Nathan. I'm pretty reluctant about starting solids for a few reasons:
1. I'm lazy. Solid food is a bit more work than just lifting up my shirt to feed him!
2. It's messy and I don't need more dishes or clothes or kids to clean (see #1).
3. It's not like the boy needs more food, I can barely carry him!
But anyway, we'll try to get some solids going soon. He's really starting to move around on the floor a lot, not really crawling with purpose but rolling, pushing and pulling himself along. He's wearing mostly 9 and 12 month sized clothing now.
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Just looking back at Nathan's 6 mo well visit...funny how our 2 boys are SO different! Christopher is 4 pounds lighter and an inch shorter, but his head is a lot bigger!! :-)
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