Well Baby Check Ups

Well... the wells went alright. Both good and bad. Let's start with Carter. Carter is growing perfectly. He is 31 inches (80th percent) and 23.5 pounds (60t h percent). The doctor estimated he will be between 5 feet 11 inches and 6 feet 3 inches. Hmmm... kind of a big gap but hey its early. His eyes, ears and throat look perfect. We were concerned his pink eye is coming back, yuck, and Dr. Robbins gave us drops just in case. Any concerns with Carter's legs and hamstrings have been eliminated. He said he looks great, and sure likes to move! He is still very impressed at how strong Carter is, oh Daddy would be so proud! He got four shots, and was sent on his way until 18 months.

Now for CC. CC had to have her four year well early so she could get her physical for Pre-school. She is now a whopping 35 pounds (55 percent) and 39 3/4 inches (60 percent). Dr. Robbins guessed she would be between 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 8 inches, which I would be very surprised if she was anything above 5 feet 4 inches. But we will have to see. Her eyes, ears and throat looked good. Her development is above average, and Dr. Robbins said, after he learned all about Texas, where we were moving, why we were moving and what preschool she was going to. He said her vocabulary is amazing, and her speech is perfectly clear. And now to the not so exciting news. Because she was technically there for her four year check up she had to have a vision and hearing screening. The hearing was first, and after we figured out she couldn't hear out of her left ear because of her hair, passed with flying colors. And then vision. I have never seen a little one take a vision test that early. I have had my fair share of them in my life, but it was fun to see them take it so early. (The office we used just passed vision and hearing as a requirement for well babies for four.) Well it was fun, until CC started missing them all. She could only see the top two rows, putting her at 20/80 in her left eye and 20/50 in her right. Although she did know T, H, V and O, she still didn't pass. Dr. Robbins referred us to an eye doctor and said we should look into it. He said because her vision is different in both eyes, it could mean trouble. He mentioned lazy eye and corrective glasses... both of which I don't like. However coming from Mark and my family it is not a surprise she is having troubles. I was just hoping she would have been a little older. So once we get to Texas, I am going to have her preschool re-test her and go from there.

So all in all a good trip, could have been better, but not bad. CC is super excited she thinks she is getting Barbie glasses just like Payton!!