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September 4, 2001
Today, Logan had his 4-month checkup. His stats are as follows:
Weight: 18 pounds, 9 ounces ()97th percentile)
Height: 24.5 inches (40th percentile)
Head circumference: 43.4cm (75th percentile)
In two months, he's gained one inch, 2 pounds, 6 ounces, and 2.2 cm around his head. Dr. Bartlett is very pleased with his growth and development. He's still exclusively breastfed, and stays nicely on the curve in his growth chart. He's reaching for and grabbing things, and can put things into his mouth. He's teething, with two teeth come through. (They are just teeny points now though.) I'm "allowed" to start solids now, but before I could even begin to say that I was keen on delaying solids a bit, Dr. Bartlett told me it wasn't at all necessary to start solids now and that Logan is obviously doing very well on breastmilk. She (and the groovy nurse Becky) kept saying that I knew what I was doing, and that she didn't even have to tell me this or that, etc. That was nice. :)
Dr. Bartlett also said that, if I chose to introduce water, to use regular tap water.
I asked her about the size-of-a-fingerprint blue-ish mark on the side of Logan's nose, toward his eye. I was worried it might be a blocked duct or something. She said it was just a vein close to the surface and is pretty common, and should fade with age. It's pretty faint, like a bit of a bruise. I also asked about Logan's testicles. One is much bigger than the other. After doing a bit of research, I guessed it was a hydrocele, and not a hernia. And I was right! (Yay, me!) Dr. Bartlett says it usually goes away around nine months, and she told me to keep an eye on it and what warning signs to look for.
Logan got four shots, the DTaP, the Polio, the HiB, and the Prevnar shot. He's now just as happy as he can be, sitting in his bouncy seat playing with the dangley things from the dangley-thing bar. ((laugh) Like my terminology?)
I really like Dr. Bartlett. It was very refreshing to talk to her after getting all worked up about pediatricians yesterday. She listened to me, and was groovy with my decisions. She even complimented me on my figure, saying she'd noticed I'd lost weight. (grin) And who doesn't like that?
Our next appointment is November 2, the day before we all go to the Texas Renaissance Festival, as we do every year.
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