Well Child Visit: 6 Months

Jack and I visited our lovely pediatrician on Friday. She always makes me feel so comfortable and answers my 5,000 nervous-first-time-mama questions with ease and a smile.

No surprise to us, Jack is doing great! He is meeting all of his developmental milestones, toughed it out through quite a few shots and did not sit still for a minute through the entire examination (we have definitely entered a new chapter in this baby's development, as evidenced by the two photos I was able to snap in between corraling Jack on the blue table). He also managed to rip apart the entire exam table's worth of paper, that crinkle sound was just too tempting!  

Despite all of the new food we have been trying, the round' the clock nursings as of late and his sweet little arm rolls, our little sparrow is finally living up to his nickname, he was a bit on the thin side, only weighing in at the 27th percentile. His height continues to be fairly consistent along the growth chart. Grow Little Sparrow, grow!

Jack Milton, 6 Months
16 pounds, 9 ounces
27 inches

Well Child Visit: 4 Months

Belated well child post (only about five and a half weeks late)...

This little cutie is four months old (actually he is now 5 months and 1 week old, but feel free to play along on our trip back in time), can you believe it? He and I braved his four-month well child exam last week (ahem, just pretend this post is written by Marty McFly) and guess what? He's still perfect. Our pediatrician is wonderful, I cannot say enough nice things about her. She makes this mama feel so very proud of her mothering skills and even more proud of my giant baby. Jack is right on track with his development: rolling over, gripping, putting weight on his feet (he's a pro!), following objects/loud noises and practicing sitting up. Jack is rockin' the 93rd percentile in height and the 65th in weight. I thought those yummy baby leg rolls would put him a bit further up on the weight growth chart.

Jack Milton, 4 Months
15 pounds, 7 ounces
26.5 inches



Well Child Visit: 2 Months

Jack had his two-month well child visit yesterday and guess what? He did very well (hehe)! The doctor was impressed with his eye-following, neck-holding and sleeping-through-the-night skills (Jack was like, "You probably tell all the two-month-olds that.").

He was a great little patient: gripping Mama's hand for reassurance, peeing on the nurse and only a few tears during his shots (from him and maybe one or two from me). He is in the 78th percentile for weight and 93 percentile for height. Overall, he is a happy, healthy, engaged two-month-old; we couldn't be more proud!

Jack Milton, 2 Months
Weight: 12 pounds, 13 ounces
Height: 24.5 inches