We're getting so big!!

Hi everybody!

I just wanted to let everyone know that we had a fun day of going to the doctor. We went for Landon's 18 month check-up to get some shots...not fun although Landon handled it like a champ. :)

The doctor was very happy with his weight gain. He's at 25 pounds 1 ounce which puts him in the 35th percentile for his weight!!!!! I was very excited to hear this news cause we have been struggling with Landon gaining weight since we brought him home from the NICU. He's always cruised around the 10th to 15th percentile, so I was so excited to hear how big he's getting! He measured at 33 inches long (the 60th percentile) and his head is a huge 50 cm! That puts him in the 95th percentile for his head...hehe. I guess he has to make room for all those brains he has. :)

Other than that, we just talked to our pediatrician about how much he's eating. She was excited to hear about how much table food he is eating, and encouraged us to keep that going. Since Landon gets most of his nutrients through his G-button, we have been basically giving him a liquid diet of Pediasure. It's kind of like formula but it has more calories. His doctor told me to start giving it to him in a cup like he's drinking milk. If we can get him to drink several ounces of this a day, we can eventually cut back on having to give him an extra feeding a day!! That makes me super excited cause I'm normally up until 11 or 12 at night waiting to have to feed him...it's such a hassle!! She said that if we can get him to where he's taking enough of it a day, we can talk about taking the G-button out completely!!! Needless to say, we are going to be pushing him to learn how to drink out of a cup!!!! Keep your fingers crossed that we have an easy time with this!

Other than that, she said he was growing well and she didn't have any concerns at all. She said she did want to see us back in 3 months for a weight check to make sure he's still doing well. Today's doctor visit was definately a good one! :)