18 Month Checkup Update

We took the boys into the pediatrician last Friday for their 18 month checkup.

After having to make a couple of recent trips to the doctor with sick boys, the boys weren’t so sure about the nurse & doctor during this visit but ended up warming up to them very quickly (our pediatrician is so amazing & kind). The boys checked out great. They start screening for autism at this age, so the nurse asked us a couple of questions and gave them a couple of developmental test. The boys had to feed a baby doll, stack blocks and push a button to hear a horn honk on a toy car. They did awesome with all those “tests”. Cory & I were a little curious if they’d know how to feed the baby with the bottle or not (we really don’t have babies at home; they have babies at daycare that they play with but I’m unsure if they have bottles for them or not) but they had no problem! So sweet!

The next thing to introduce the boys to is the potty. Our pediatrician is not about pushing it at this age, but just introducing them to it if they show interest. So I’m guessing the next purchase on our list will be two little potties!

Here are their updated measurements:
Wyatt – weighs 25 lbs. 4 oz. & is 31.5 inches long (grew almost 2 inches in the last 6 months!)
Colton – weighs 25 lbs. & is 31.9 inches long (grew 2 inches in the last 6 months!)

Wyatt
Birth: 4 lbs 11 oz | 17.5"
1 week: 4 lbs 8 oz | 17.72"
2 weeks: 5 lbs 1 oz | 17.72"
1 month: 6 lbs 8 oz | 19.29"
2 months: 8 lbs 6 oz | 20.47"
4 months: 13 lbs 4 oz | 23.62"
5 months: 16 lbs (35%) | 25.59" (32%)
6 months: 17 lbs 1 oz (34%) | 26.18" (29%)
9 months: 20 lbs 3 oz (43%) | 28.25" (49%)
12 months: 22 lbs 13 oz (48%) | 29.75" (46%)
18 months: 25 lbs 4 oz (41%) | 31.5" (26%)

Colton
Birth: 4 lbs 15 oz | 18"
1 week: 4 lbs 14 oz | 17.91"
2 weeks: 5 lbs 5 oz | 18.11"
1 month: 6 lbs 5 oz | 19.49"
2 months: 8 lbs 4 oz | 20.28"
4 months: 12 lbs 11 oz | 23.43"
5 months: 15 lbs 9 oz (27%) | 24.80" (9%)
6 months: 16 lbs 10 oz (26%) | 26.18" (29%)
9 months: 19 lbs 10 oz (33%) | 28.13" (45%)
12 months: 22 lbs 10 oz (44%) | 29.75" (46%)
18 months: 25 lbs (38%) | 31.9" (37%)

The boys did OK with their shots – only 2 this time. Usually Cory is the one to hold them for their shots & I comfort and re-dress them afterwards (I haven’t been able to bring myself to hold them down, until this visit) but this time, I held Colton for his shots and Cory held Wyatt for his. They both cried and took a little longer than normal to recover. Mommy was strong and didn’t shed any tears.

The pediatrician also discovered that Colton has an ear infection – our first one. He had been running a high temp the few days previous to that, which explains what was going on. He also had Colton tested for whooping cough. Colton has had a cough/cold that has been going on for 3-4 weeks which we’ve checked up on it multiple times with no real answers so the pediatrician wanted to play it safe & test him for it. Fortunately we got the call on Saturday morning that the test came back negative so he is just currently on antibiotics for his ears.

Their next checkup is this summer when they will be………….2 years old!