Logan had his 18 month old checkup today. And … he’s still a little peanut.
The Stats
Weight: 21 pounds 3 ounces (3rd percentile)
Height: 31 inches (25th percentile)
He’s still pretty much on his own growth chart, so Dr. Doctor isn’t worried much more than wanting to keep track of it. She doesn’t think any tests are needed to see if there’s something “wrong.”
He’s on track for everything (running, climbing, coloring, etc) except speech. Given Burke’s history with speech – I’m really not that surprised. Apparently, at 18 months you should have a minimum of 25 words…I was hard-pressed to come up with 6. (cheese, juice, no, shoes, daddy, bye…) There are probably some I’m forgetting … but even these are somewhat pushing it. He does try to imitate, and uses intonation for many things. He even intones “thank you” when you give him something. 🙂
As a precaution, Dr. Doctor wants his hearing tested (I’m sure it’s fine, but you can’t ever be too careful), and a screening by Early Intervention. Since both Burke and Maggie went through EI – I have absolutely no problem with that screening – they were wonderful with the twins!
The poor little guy got two shots in his arm – but didn’t even flinch. He squeaked like he was about to cry, but then must have thought, “Huh. That wasn’t so bad” and moved on. He’s such a great kid.
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