Things went well at the doctor’s today.
Lex is now weight 16lbs 5oz, which is the 78th percentile for
weight, and he’s 24 1/2″ long. She said that he seemed like a
very healthy and happy baby (he “talked” to her almost the
whole time) and that his sitting and standing skills were onpar
with that of a 6 month old. He’s such a strong baby. We have to
start giving him vitamin D supplements, because they recommend
that all babies take them. The supplement is called ACD, named,
aptly so, for the vitamins it includes. He took his shots like
a champ, though I think he got suspicious when Alan and I each
held and arm and started talking to him while two nurses each
held down a leg. He was crying before the needle was out of its
sheath. Poor boy. He’s sleeping it off now. We go back in
November for a 6 month check up, and we’ll discuss solids then.
She recommends waiting until then, and Alan and I were both
fine with that. He’s doing just fine on milk.