18 months old!

Today was Asher's 18 month check up.

Dr Matt said is growing up too fast. We agreed.

The stats:

Weight: 26 lbs 6 oz. - 50.75th %tile

Height 32 3/4 inches - 50th %tile

Head: 18 1/2 inches or 19 or 20 1/2 inches depending upon who measured it. Ranging from 25th%tile to 75th %tile...but who cares anyway?

Asher has clearly leveled out. He only gained 1/2 lb from 3 months ago and grew a little over an inch. You can now see his ribs when he sucks in his tummy (which reminds me way too much of how skinny I was as a child and how my ribs stuck out).

A far as sippy cup progress we got a gold star.

We got a smack on the head for giving him peanut butter....but can't take the blame for it because I was pressured into it.

Dr Matt did a full exam on Asher. Lately he has been congested but we figured... whatever, he is fine, he picks up germs at music, my gym etc. He will be fine.

Well. um. Parenting fail.

First he checked his heart, then he checked his tummy, next he checked his ears. First ear he said looked inflamed and he started probing us. Second ear was worse.

The verdict. Double Ear Infection. Ekkkk.

We had no clue? He wasnt tugging on them constantly (or anymore than when he is teething). He wasn't running a noticeably higher than normal fever or body temp and he wasnt a super crank. What a trooper of a kid. Needless to say he is now on antibiotics. Poor little man!

Asher is still sleeping 12 hours a night getting up around 7 am. Asher still drinks milk 3 times a day (once when you get up, once around lunch before nap and then another before bed). He dropped his 2nd nap somewhere in the past 6 months and now naps 2- 3 1/2 hours starting at 12:30 each day. Asher is independent. He loves to play alone, but makes it clear when he wants someone there to play with him. His vocaublary is getting bigger by the day. He now likes to repeat things you say. He can say his name very clearly when prompted to say his name.

There are so many more things he does that are new....but parenting and working full time is stressful so this mom is going to get some rest.