At the Doctor's

Ryan's 2 year check up with his pediatrician was this morning at 8:30. Why I made an appointment at 8:30 is beyond me. Both of the kids were in the mood to sleep in this morning - Ryan actually woke up at 6:30 but after some milk and cereal fell back asleep contentedly. All in all, it could have been worse, we only arrived at the doctor's office about 10 or 15 minutes after we were supposed to (pretty sad considering that's about how long it takes to drive there).

So he checked in at about the 10-15th percentile for his height ( 85-90% of kids are taller) not really a big surprise. He came in average at about the 50th percentile for his weight (half the kids his age weigh less, half weigh more). Not really a surprise either - he's a pretty solid little man.

He did really well through it all. His favorite part was getting a new book about fishes and other sea creatures. His least favorite was having to open his mouth for the doctor. Notice that I did NOT say that his least favorite was the blood draw to check his iron and lead levels - that he did just fine on - not even a tear or so much as squirm. He even refused a bandage "no, it silly!" When I told Mark he just laughed and guessed that the poor guy probably is missing some connections that allow for pain sensitivity. It would fit with how often he bangs himself up without really noticing.

Alicia was quite the proud older sister - in her words she was "amazed" at how tough her little brother was. Now she's just waiting her turn to have a check up in about a month. She was actually pretty upset that she wasn't going to get looked at today too. I haven't broken the news to her yet that it's going to probably involve some getting ready for school shots.