This check up was a bit different. But a good one! Though we were in the doctor’s office FOR.EVER.! Regardless, it started with the inane (I feel) parent lead survey of different elements in the child’s life. Gross Motor skills: can he hop on one foot, skip with both feet, etc. Fine Motor skills: can he draw some shapes, copy letters, etc. Cognitive Skills: Recognizing letters, knowing his address, etc. and a variety of other things. One thing that annoyed me was I was supposed to read two sentences to him and he was supposed to repeat them. First of all, the sentences were inane! Secondly, there were some REALLLLLY loud kids in the well child room and there was no way to concentrate… but whatever. The doctor laughed when I told her I thought that that question was annoying. She agreed. There was not a thing that he failed with that. After finishing that and then waiting FOREVER, we finally were taken back to a room. Elijah’s height is 46.75 inches (97%) and his weight is 45 (75%). Both healthy. He is slowing down…ish… on his growth, but still he’s a freaking tall kid! Then they did his hearing screening…which was fun to watch. He thought it was funny. He passed (can’t blame the hearing now kid!!!!) Then the vision… The chart is a cross (or x as EJ called it), a circle, a heart, a start, and a flag (or camera…. hehehehehehe!!!) He passed. Then they did a 3D test?? WHAT??? Cause he might be seeing in only 2D? Wouldn’t that be, um, obvious and really unrealistic?? But whatever. He did fine and passed. We discussed the fact that I didn’t do milk and had moved away from soy… so they said he eats well and we could put him on a calcium supplement, but probably wasn’t necessary. We’ll see. So the nurse left. And we waited FOREVER…AGAIN for the doc. She apologized. They were really busy, but still. Anyway, she looked over everything and declared that he looked normal. We discussed Red Dye #40 and she said that we could eliminate it, but there was no medical proof that it hurt or helped anything. There are no tests. So whatever. We’ll just keep it out of his diet as much as possible, but not fret too much. So the doc did a lot of listening, looking, and prodding. And then declared Elijah, practically perfect. Then we waited…AGAIN… for the nurse to come back and give him some shots. We just did his 3 boosters today. We will do the Chicken Pox (and maybe Hep B… doc seemed to think that we didn’t need to have it until middle school…) after school is out.
So he’s a healthy kid. Shocking! heh. Oh yeah, I forgot. One of the questions on his Kindergarten registration is BMI. Elijah’s is 14.8. This put him in the under 5% category. The doc rolled her eyes at this. He is obviously healthy and well rounded. He was not happy about his shots. He hasn’t had any in forever… and three AND no nap AND after being pocked and prodded… poor guy. He tried so hard to not cry, but he did. And that’s completely fine. Shots suck. But he recovered quickly and we left. On the way home he said, “Mom, when we get home I just want to take off my shoes, take off my pants, have some snack, and play.” well, who doesn’t…
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