Two Year Appointment
Jack had his 2 year appointment with Dr. V yesterday morning. All is well with the little lad, with nothing too exciting to report. He measured at 36 1/4 inches tall without shoes (standing against the wall to measure this time) and almost 34 lbs (with his clothes on, so we'll call it 33, even though it feels like 50). In spite of what I believe, the doctor and nurse both assured me that Jack's head is not abnormally large. It's just crazy, disproportionate-looking toddler head and it's all good.
The doctor was pleased with his words and sentences and his ability to follow directions (say "ahh"). He said that we should only work on one behavior we want to change per week. So, if we want him to say "please" when he's demanding something, we can't work on that the same week we're letting him use the potty or teaching him how to put on his shoes. He was impressed that Jack wanted to use the potty, but said to not push it and just let him take the lead since he's young for potty-training. He also said that Jack's inability to put his shoes on or take a shirt or pants off isn't bad at all, even though some kids Jack's age can do so. He just said that it wasn't important to Jack to learn it (he's busy learning other things), and unless we're really trying to teach him, it can wait. He also regaled us with a story of his 5-year-old coming home from school complaining that he was the only kid who didn't know how to tie his shoes. The doctor realized that they hadn't bothered to teach him since so many shoes have velcro and they just tied the shoes for him otherwise. (Needless to say, they had a crash course in shoe-tying that weekend.)
Jack got a flu shot from Nurse Mary and didn't even make a peep. He was pretty interested in the Snoopy band-aid and didn't seem to mind the shot. Later in the evening he told us that "flu shot hurt" and "flu shot all gone" and proceeded to point to the opposite leg from the shot. We figured it must not hurt too badly.
Other than sick visits, we won't see the doctor for another year!
The doctor was pleased with his words and sentences and his ability to follow directions (say "ahh"). He said that we should only work on one behavior we want to change per week. So, if we want him to say "please" when he's demanding something, we can't work on that the same week we're letting him use the potty or teaching him how to put on his shoes. He was impressed that Jack wanted to use the potty, but said to not push it and just let him take the lead since he's young for potty-training. He also said that Jack's inability to put his shoes on or take a shirt or pants off isn't bad at all, even though some kids Jack's age can do so. He just said that it wasn't important to Jack to learn it (he's busy learning other things), and unless we're really trying to teach him, it can wait. He also regaled us with a story of his 5-year-old coming home from school complaining that he was the only kid who didn't know how to tie his shoes. The doctor realized that they hadn't bothered to teach him since so many shoes have velcro and they just tied the shoes for him otherwise. (Needless to say, they had a crash course in shoe-tying that weekend.)
Jack got a flu shot from Nurse Mary and didn't even make a peep. He was pretty interested in the Snoopy band-aid and didn't seem to mind the shot. Later in the evening he told us that "flu shot hurt" and "flu shot all gone" and proceeded to point to the opposite leg from the shot. We figured it must not hurt too badly.
Other than sick visits, we won't see the doctor for another year!
posted by Vienna @ 11/08/2006 07:25:00 PM
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