1 year check-up

Seth had his 1 year check-up with Dr. E today! He was such a star for Joyce - the AWESOME nurse that I love!! He walked to her in the exam room and was a stellar patient on the scale. He babbled for her and was quite the little flirt!

His measurements were:
head - 17 3/4 (forgot to get the percentile)
height - 29 1/2 (40th percentile)
weight - 16 lbs 12 oz (still not on the chart)

Dr. E came in and Seth was having NOTHING to do with him today. Screamed through the whole exam. When we started talking, he calmed down and started walking all over the place and "talking" to Dr. E.

So, Dr. E was concerned enough about the weight to push us to further examine what could be going on. He felt that if is was just a small child, his height would be more in-tune with his weight. So where do we go from here? We have an appointment with a pediatric gastroenterologist on April 27th and we will go from there.

Seth met all developmental milestones (we already knew this since mommy constantly checks him). Here is what Seth Thomas is doing at a year:

1. He is walking independently around and is gaining better balance each day (still has to pull up on things, but once he is up he is off to the races)

2. He is beginning to babble and we have heard mama and dada, but not with any meaning attached at this point.

3. He is totally on table foods and is taking whole milk in sippy cups - I threw out the rest of the bottles this week!!!!! Favorite foods are basically anything - I have not found anything he will not eat. He seems to prefer meat and veggies, but loves his fruit as well. The boy loves his pancakes too!

4. He still refuses to hold his own cup - I think we have a stubborn one on our hands. He does like juice - I remember Hannah would not take juice at all and still does not - I think Seth will be my juice drinker.

5. He is figuring out more and more each day how things work and LOVES to take things apart and see how they work.

6. He is a total mama's boy - he loves to cuddle with me in the evenings and usually wants to be able to see me at all times. He does follow daddy around the house everywhere when daddy gets home from work - he misses him for those 24 hours.

7. He is a total flirt - he knows when to turn on his smile and has the greatest little grin!

8. He is sleeping 12 hours at night and takes one nap a day (usually between 1 and 3 hours). He has to have his "monkey" that he has had since birth with him, but when he gets tired, he finds monkey and gets in your lap.

9. He loves the water and bath time is an exciting time for Seth - he has no fear and loves to be in the water splashing - I cannot wait for summer and swimming with him.

10. He loves his big sister Hannah. He chases her around the house and loves to play with her. They tickle each other and chase around the couch. Hannah has really taken to being his big sister and relishes the role! They make a great pair!!