We had Michael's 6 month appointment on July 20th. The pictures are a little fuzzy because I took them with my phone. Below are Michael's official stats:
Height: 27 1/2 in. (80th percentile)
Weight: 17 lbs 4 oz (45th percentile)
Head circumference: 17 1/2 in. (70th percentile)
While waiting for Dr. Smith Michael had a wrestling match with the paper!
Dr. Smith came in (and put new paper on the table) and said Michael is absolutely perfect! He is recovering from croup so still has a cough but besides that is doing great. He is definitely teething and hopefully his first tooth will come in soon. He is sitting up by himself and we are starting solids next week, after his cough gets a little better. After Dr. Smith left, we waited on the nurse to come in for my least favorite part of the vist-shots. Michael found a cute baby in the mirror to play with while we waited!
The nurse came in and Michael had to have his 3rd round of an oral vaccine and two shots. Well, the shots were the easy part. The nurse gave him part of the oral vaccine and he made himself gag and throw up. Two more times of that and we decided he was not meant to have this dose. So the nurse gave him the two shots, one in each leg, and Michael cried for maybe two seconds. I picked him up, hugged him, and as the nurse walked ut the door he smiled at her. He is the most laid back and happy baby! I remember being in tears with James because he cried so hard when he got his shots. Below is a picture of James at 6 months old and his stats from his 6 month appointment:
James Peyton
Height: 28 in. long (95th percentile)
Weight: 19 lbs (75th percentile)
Head circumference: 17 3/4 in. (80th percentile)
So James was a little bigger than Michael at 6 months old. I love looking back at the pictures and monthly letters to see things James was doing at Michael's age now. Michael's next appointment with Dr. Smith is in September when he is 9 months old. The first year is flying by and even though I am happy he is healthy and growing and reaching his milestones, it makes me sad my baby boy is getting so big so fast! He will be walking and chasing his brother befre we know it!
