6 month check-up

Jude had his six month check-up this afternoon. The pediatrician was very pleased with Jude.

He gained two and a half pounds in two months time! I believe it with all the food he chows down on! He weighed an even 17 pounds, which is right at the 50th percentile for his age. So perfectly average! His length was 27 1/2 inches. Not quite off the charts anymore, but still in the 90th percentile. His head circumference was 17 1/2 inches, which was in the 75th percentile. I commented on how his weight percentile was a bit lower than the other two and she said to just look at how much he moves (even she noticed the CONSTANT wiggling he does). He is just burning through the calories at such a high rate of speed. I guess he is just one long and lean guy!

The pediatrician was amazed that Jude already could say 3 words (Hey, Hi and Mama) and that he is really starting to babble. She was also happy to see he was sitting up. His strength impressed her, but said that his shot sites are going to be really sore because he clenched his leg muscles so tight while they were giving them. He did have to get poked one extra time because one of the syringes had a malfunction and all the vaccine squirted out where the needle attaches to the syringe instead of going into Jude's leg, so they had to give him another one.

She was happy to see that his skin issues were getting resolved and was pleased at how well he has taken to baby food.

I asked about how he still has a rattle in his chest and just cannot seem to completely get rid of this cold, despite me resuming daily breathing treatments. She had me switch the meds I used in the breathing machine to one with a steroid in it. Once the cough and rattle finally go away, she wants me to continue the treatments for a full MONTH afterward. I guess she wants to make sure it gets completely cleared up and does not come back.