Thursday, April 3, 2008

Clean Bill of Health

Duncan had his annual physical today.  We spent the early part of the morning practicing Dr. Gray-Clarke's name, and she was very excited to hear him say it!  He's in great health all around.  He has plumped out a little and is now in the 40%ile for height (33 inches) and the 50%ile for weight (26 pounds 4 ounces).  His head remains well endowed with ample space for brains (90%ile).  His eardrums are gorgeous (thank goodness).  She was thrilled with his potty training progress, his apparent cognitive and language skills, and his gross motor skills.  She tried to stump him and couldn't find too many words, body parts, or animal sounds he didn't know.  Neck - now that's a weird one - it doesn't come up much at home.  It doesn't do much except hold up his sizable head so I guess it's not a hot topic of debate.  It's interesting that he came up with at least two words I didn't know that he knew (pen and clock); about once a day I discover he knows a word I didn't know about, but I guess that's to be expected when he spends 8 hours a day with other people.  Still no fresh strawberries - he had an allergic reaction two weeks ago to a fruit juice mix.  I'd rather deny him than rush him to the E.R.!  He spent much of our visit showing off how well he can flip the light switch on and off while chanting "On, Off."  No shots today, but he should have a lead test since we moved to a house whose history we don't know.  All in all, it was a successful visit!

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