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NUMB3ERS: One Year Check-Up

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IMG_2459Man, I feel like I’ll be talking about Avery’s one-year mark for weeks… Another big event that came along with turning ONE was his one-year doctor’s visit.  Here’s our recap of the visit in fun numbers style…

2 – The number of girls Avery flirted with in the waiting room before our appointment.  He’s such a ‘ladies man‘.

4 – Shots.  Avery had the flu shot for the first time, and a few others.  He was such a champ.  He cried for less than a minute and he hasn’t shown any signs of reactions, yet!

21 – Avery weighs 21lbs and 6 ounces!  I was sooo excited.  He’d been hovering above 20 pounds the past two months and I was hoping he’d pass the 21 marker, and he did!  This puts him in the 29th percentile… up from 21st percentile at his 9 month check-up.

growth chart 12 months -weight

30 – Avery is now 30 inches tall!  That’s up 1inch since his last visit at 9 months.  This also means he is only 31-1/2 inches away from passing me in height!  He’s still on the tall side, in the 58th percentile.

growth chart 12 months -length

47 – The size of Avery’s BIG head (in cm).  It grew 1 1/2 cm since last visit… and he’s still on the BIG side at the 69th percentile, up from the 55th last visit!  Big head =  big brain, right?

growth chart 12 months -head circumference

How’s Avery doing developmentally for 12-months?  Here’s a few items on the checklist of items she asked about:

  • Walking?: Check!
  • Talking? Check!  We did let the doc know we’re a little concerned because he’s not a big talker.  He does babble a lot, and the doc said that was good.
  • Drinking Milk? Check!
  • Teeth? Check!
  • Eating using the Pincher Grasp?: Check!
  • Does he Bang toys Together? Check!
  • Sleeping thru the Night? No!  Oh did we have a talk with her about this.  The doc suggested a few things and we’re on our way to sleeping thru the night… Avery’s slept much better this week! Catch up on our sleep struggles here, here, here, and here.
  • Does he Point? No!  Avery doesn’t really point…something we need to work on I guess?

Psst… checkout more turning one posts about The Last Formula and a sneak peak at Avery’s SUPER Birthday Party

Avery’s 6-month Check-up

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Last week, Avery had his 6-month check-up.  He got measured, weighed, poked and prodded, and got a couple shots.  He was extra-squirmy and made quite a mess of the paper on the exam table, but with my help, the nurse was able to check all the important stuff, and the verdict?  He’s doing great!  The nurse asked and answered a bunch of questions about eating, development, etc.  and when the questions about sleeping came up, she said we were doing the right thing, and just keep working at it… so our little sleep problem will stay a mystery…

Now for the exciting part… the numbers and charts that show his growth!

length: 27.5″ (75.28%).  Avery grew 1.75 inches in the past month – moved up from the 52nd percentile to the 75th!

weight: 16 lb 10.4 oz (23.35%).  Avery’s desire to eat everything in sight has resulted in 2 1/2 pounds gained in the past month!

head circumference: 44 cm (47.10%).  This is the big shocker… Avery’s head grew 3cm from the 14th percentile last month, to the 47th percentile!

From the growth patterns on his chart so far, I think he has his Daddy’s height (Mommy’s only 5′-2″…on a good day) .  Maybe we have a future NBA player on our hands?  And did you see how much his head grew!? The nurse measured it twice because she thought it was wrong.  Nope, he just has a big head!  He’s still on the slender side… but he eats like a champ, so we’re not worried.  And now that he’s closing in on 30″ for height, we’re getting prepared to graduate him to a new carseat very soon!

Some more exciting numbers and info about Avery at 6 months:

Clothing Size: 9-12 months.  Since he’s long, he’s in bigger clothes than his age.  I’ve had to store away almost all his 6-month size clothes already!

Sock Size: 12-24 months.  Seriously.  He’s outgrown all his socks, other than the ones he just got for Easter.  Can you say, ‘Big Foot?’

Favorite Toy: Octy.  His blue octopus that’s actually a bath toy, but it’s so easy for him to grip with both hands that he’s become attached to it.

Favorite Position: Standing up.  He loves being held up and bouncing on his feet or leaning on something.

Least Favorite Position: He hates being on his back.  He automatically flips over to his tummy.  This makes changing him quite an adventure.  I’ve gotten pretty good at changing his diaper ‘upside-down’ :)

Hates: His bottle being taken away (even after he’s eaten it all), giving in for naps (he tries to fight them off so he doesn’t miss anything), and being put in his car seat (he arches his back and screams because he just wants to stand or sit up straight)

Loves: Formula.  Tummy time in his gym.  People watching in the jogging stroller, anything with lights!

Sleeping: He puts himself to sleep after a couple minutes of fussing when he goes down at night.  But he still wakes up in the middle of the night multiple times, and sometimes can only be consoled with a bottle in the early morning hours.  We’re working on this…

Eating: 30 oz. of formula a day, 3 meals of fruit/veggie & rice cereal a day.  We recently started adding a yogurt snack in the afternoon and he loves it!

New Stuff: He knows how to move around in his walker to grab and pull things down!  He’s ALMOST crawling. He’s learning to pickup food with his fingers and put in his mouth.  He’s starting to babble more!

Did you miss Avery’s charts from his 5-month doctor’s visit?  See here. Does your child’s physical features or habits come from you or your spouse?  I think Avery looks more like Vinay, and his height and slender build is defintely more like Daddy.  But Avery is always on the go, like Mommy, and gets bored easily if he’s not entertained.

Leap Charts – Avery is 5 Months Old

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That’s right, it’s Leap Day and Avery is now 5 months old!  Oh how the time has already flown.  Here are some fun numbers and charts from Avery’s doctor’s checkup earlier this month…

Weight: 14lbs 4.4oz (27.63%*)

Since Avery was born a month early, he was super-tiny and was at the 4th percentile…he’s grown so much since then!

Height: 25.25 inches (52.19%*)

Avery was born at 20.5 inches (71st percentile).. I guess his weight is finally catching up to his height.  We still hope he’s got Daddy’s height (5’10) and not Mommy’s (5’2 – on a good day).

Head Circumference: 41cm (13.75%*)

He doesn’t look like he has a tiny head though… I think his head actually looks big but according to the chart it’s not…

And this is a fun chart… it might be an indication of if he’s going to be tall since his weight is low for his typical height…

*This indicates the percentile he’s in compared to average boys his age.

Here’s Avery waiting for the doctor to come in at our last check-up:

Overall, Avery has been growing well and as we enter into his 6th month, he’s rolling, eating well, smiling & laughing, bearing weight on his legs, etc.  He’s a very happy and healthy little man.

Wondering where I got the charts?  Our Doctor’s Office (Harvard Vanguard) has a website we can login and access them…pretty cool, huh?