Who would've thought that there would be weight issues in our family - weight GAINING that is! Emmit had his 1 yr. check up today and has not gained much since his 6 month visit. In fact, less than 2 pounds! The percentile he falls in is still on the chart and is not of concern, it is the lack of gaining that has us a little concerned. So, we get to spend the next few months pushing the calories - actually just adding a bit of Carnation Instant breakfast to his milk and opting out of the low fat options that the rest of the family would eat.
We are not overly concerned with the weight issue, in fact, we almost laugh at the idea because he usually eats like a champ. A few reasons could be because he was just weaned from nursing and he was a bit under the weather last week. Or, he could have a high metabolism (like his father). So, we will watch and see if we can't get him to gain a few pounds before the next visit.
As far as croup goes, that too is something we will monitor and discuss at the next visit. It isn't a huge concern because he gets it randomly - not necessarily when he had a cold. I'm hoping this is not an early sign of asthma (purely from sports related reasons). The Dr. made sure we had a perscription for steroids in case an episode hit which was thoughtful of him. He obviously did not care that we never took him in the 3 times he got it!
Anyways, Emmit was a champ during the shots although scared Gerrit a bit with his reaction of crying - Gerrit knew he was getting a shot today too (he got his flu shot). Although, the sticker at the end made the pain of the shot disappear in a hurry!
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