18 Month Check Up

Today was Ethan's check up with the doctor and since I haven't found a pediatrician up here yet, I went down to our old one down at my mom's. I love my pediatrician and she is so worth the 40 minute drive!!! The last time we were at the doctor was back at his 15 month check up and it's so interesting to see how he's change since the last visit. I remember last time how busy Ethan was and that I could barely sit down in the waiting room because he was everywhere! This time he was very interested in the little bead things that he could push up and down, the kids in the room, and reading some of the books. I like the fact that he has a little bit of fear of running off and that he can follow simple commands. So anyway here are his stats: Weight 26.4 lbs which is 50th percentile and Height 32 inches which is 50%. So he is basically average all around. In other areas he is jumping off the charts: language and motor skills. My pedi was stunned that he could say over 50 words and a few short sentences ("all done", "I'm stuck", "wanna snack", "go outside" "bye bye daddy" "night night momma" etc.). She said that he is performing more at a 2 year old level and that his comprehension is the same as well. I'm so proud of him! He is also doing well with his motor skills in the way that he can play basketball, hit a golf ball with a club, kick a ball, and run and climb. Ethan's quite the star and he's so cute! After he had his Hep A vaccine we took him home and let him go swimming at my mom's. He loved it! He'd swim with a little assistance and go after the beach ball or the little toy fish. I haven't enrolled him in any swim lessons yet so I'm just working on some basics to get him used to the water and to make it fun. After we swam we all ate fudgecicles and had a great time.