Poor Owen had a traumatic day at the doctor. I think he's finally figured out that the doctor means shots. When we arrived, the receptionist gave me the usual clipboard of forms to fill out. I sat down and Owen grabbed the clipboard from me and ran it back up to the receptionist trying to give it back yelling, "Away! Away! Outside! Outside!" When I explained to him that we were staying, the tears started flowing.
Once they called us back into the doctor's office, Owen continued his pleas of “Outside? Outside?” We got him undressed and off to the scale and that pushed him over the edge.
Once the doctor came in, Owen was over it. The doctor asked about his vocabulary development. I tried to tell him that he was using 3 and 4 word sentences, that he knew his ABC’s, he could count to 20 and he knows most colors. He also knew most of his body parts including things like “forehead” and “elbow” vs the standard head, shoulders, knees and toes. The doctor was impressed but I’m not sure how much he believed since all he heard from Owen while we were there was, “AWAY!” “NO!” “AWAY!” “NO!”
The doctor was actually surprised at how upset Owen was. He is usually pretty happy at the doctor, but remembering shots combined with an increased stranger anxiety meant that Owen was not in his happy place. The fact that he got another shot and one flu mist spray means that the doctor may never be Owen’s happy place again.
The main information we got out of this visit was that Owen has been and continues to be tall. The doctor guessed he would be between 6’1” and 6’3” if he continues this growth rate. I came home and did an online growth estimator and it also predicted (with 90% accuracy) that Owen will be 6’2” at 18 years old!
Here are the final numbers:
- Head Circumference: 49.5cm (72nd percentile)
- Weight: 30lbs (79th percentile)
- Height: 37.25in (98th percentile)
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