Julia had her 4 yr check-up on Monday. She is a BIG girl!! She is at or above the 95 percentile for both weight and height! Height was 42.5" and her weight was 44 lbs. She definitely takes after my family! Because she is so tall, her weight is proportional to her height, so she is not over weight. She is just tall and solidly built! She is currently in size 6/6X clothes and I hope she does not have a growth spurt before winter is over!
I felt bad for Julia because I kept telling her she would not get a shot at this visit and she ended up getting a vaccination anyway. My pedi gives the second dose of the Chicken Pox vax at 4 yrs old, instead of waiting until they are five. Their reasoning is that they have to get so many other vaccinations at 5 to comply with what the school wants, so by giving this one at 4, they don't get quite as many at 5.
Poor Julia had a bad reaction to the shot, though. She did not have a reaction when she got it the first time, but I think her immune system was not up to par since she just recently got over a stomach bug. Her poor arm swelled up, was red and hard, and was really sore. It took several days for the reaction to get better and I was actually starting to get a little worried. This is the first time she has ever had a reaction to a vax.
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