18 months
Today was Hadley's 18 month needles. This was a big one. It included doses of Diptheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio, Measles, Mumps and Rubella. She has had all of these before so there should be minimal reactions, however, she does seem to be in a little pain in both legs and this seems to be frustrating to her. She is actually napping right now which is unusual for her. Hopefully the time while she naps will help.
Hadley was not happy about actually getting the needles but afterwards she was fine and she acted normal up until approx. 4 hours later when she began to cry after trying to climb the stairs. This crying continued until she fell asleep with me rocking her in the rocking chair. Poor girl.
She weighed in this time around at 21 pounds zero ounces up from 19 pounds 12 ounces at 15 months, and she was 80 cm up from 77.5 cm tall with a new head circumference of 47cm up from 46.5 cm.
She is still in the 50th percentile for height, meaning she is exactly in the middle of the height chart for kids her age. She is however in the 10th percentile for weight up from the 7th percentile meaning now only 90% of the kids her age weigh more than her instead of 93%.
We talked about her vocabulary, her walking, running and stair climbing ability, her foot development, her teeth, her knowledge of body parts, her playing skills (pretending, copying, sorting) as well as a brief conversation on next milestones to look forward to.
I did bring up that Hadley doesn't seem to use her hands to stand up and I wondered if this might be bad for her foot/knee development but Dr. Nag said this was normal. She has no concerns.
The good news is that there are no more needles until she is between 4-6 years of age. (Before school). YAY!