18 Month Well-Visit
We went to the pediatrician yesterday for Morgan’s 18 month check-up.
- Weight: 22lbs, 12 oz (25th percentile)
- Height: 32 7/8 inches (80th percentile)
- Head: 19 3/8 inches (97th percentile)
She keeps creeping up in the weight-for-age percentile, so the doctor was pleased with that. He said that he often tells people to move to 2% milk at 18 months, but since she isn’t in any danger of being overweight, we should keep her on whole milk. She dropped a bit in height-for-age, but their measurements are fairly error prone. They stretch out one leg, mark where her heel hits on paper and then trace an arc over the top of her head. So who really knows?
Instead of asking us a half dozen questions (or so) about her development we had to fill out a questionnaire. I think they do some pretty serious autism screening at 18 months. She communicates wonderfully, uses tons of words, can follow instructions without pointing or leading, can use objects (hairbrush, spoon, etc.) correctly, can stack lots of blocks, can motor about as she should, etc. The only thing they even asked about that she hasn’t started doing yet is stringing together words frequently/on her own. She doesn’t say ‘bye-bye Daddy’ or ‘my milk’ or things like that yet.
We go back at 2 years and then only annually. (We were last there for a check-up at 15 months and had one at 12 months as well.)
Happy New Year!