Check-Up!

Charlie went for his 15 month old well baby checkup recently.  We are a little behind due to having the seasonal flu, the stomach flu, and then all the craziness of the holidays.
Here are his stats: he weighs 25 pounds and 3 ounces which is the 73rd percentile; he measures 31.75 inches and that's the 47th percentile; and his head circumference is 19 1/2 inches and the 90th percentile. In the past four months he has grown just a bit more in both height and weight than what they would expected him to have grown in six months time, so the pediatrician predicts that he will definitely be a tall, big guy!  We are just glad that he is healthy!
I didn't have any developmental concerns as we are pretty sure that he is talking and moving either at his age or maybe a bit ahead.  I was a bit concerned about the cough that he has had for several weeks since Christmas time and asked the pediatrician to listen to his lungs well.  He noted that Charlie had some wheezing in his chest and felt he probably was getting over the RSV.  He agreed with me that there should be no vaccines when he is definitely fighting something and suggested that should Charlie develop a fever in the next few days, we  should bring him back.
Charlie was an absolute doll and was even willing to show off some of his party tricks and proudly told the doctor bye-bye and waved with a big smile for him!
As luck would have it, Sunday we noticed that Charlie was not feeling well and Sunday night he woke up around 11 and I could tell that he definitely had a fever.  We went to the pediatrician on Monday morning and saw a different doctor.  She did not detect any wheezing and felt that his lungs sounded completely clear.  On the other hand, she noted that the fluid in his ear looked a bit cloudy and could have indicated a possible ear infection.  She suggested that we wait and see if his fever cleared up on its own and his body was able to fight the ear infection and that we could always come back if the fever lingered or if Charlie started to feel a lot worse.  I appreciated her conservative approach and her willingness to wait and see if his body could work on its own.  By Monday evening his fever was gone and we haven't seen a fever since.  He has definitely had some grumpiness and we've had a lot of wakeful nights, but at this point we're hoping it's just teething or some other babyhood obstacle.
Sissy loves to be propped up in my bed to watch TV and Charlie was willing to do so with her on Monday while we waited to make our appointment with the pediatrician.

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