Today, Jude finally had his one year appointment. We had to wait until 28 days after his MMR vaccine that he got before our trip to Chicago. So, today we made the trek to Fort Stewart for our 0800 appointment (ugh so early!!). All in all his appointment went fairly well... he is developing well, his height and head circumference are on track, and his weight... well... that is to be determined. He has gained weight, but from what the doctor & nurse told me he dropped in percentiles again, but according to my growth chart he hasn't dropped at all. So, that part is still remaining to be seen whenever the doctor e-mails me back. We also had a discussion/disagreement on the presence of fluoride in the Richmond Hill water, which we then determined that the doctor would just give me a multivitamin with fluoride in it. The doctor also made three recommendations (on top of feeding him more food) 1. Add whole milk into his diet 2. Take away his bottle and 3. Take away his pacifier. I literally laughed in the doctor's face and told him he could come to my house and deal with my son if he intended all of that to happen at once. He said he understood and that we could work on it slowly. So, today we have started Jude on milk slowly. Next we will cut out the 2 bottles he gets a day and switch them to sippy cups and finally (and in no particular hurry) we will cut out the pacifier except at night & then all together. I just really don't want him to become a thumb sucker...
Following the appointment Jude had four immunization and then a standard blood draw for anemia so we will await those results as well. All things considered Jude really was a champ through all of it and though he shed a few tears he got over it quickly and was smiling at everyone within minutes.
After breakfast Jude had his first taste of cow's milk and he seemed to enjoy it for the most part. We will see as we slowly add more to his diet. My sweet baby boy is growing up and changing so much!
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