12 Month Checkup

Carter's 12 month checkup was this afternoon with Dr. Charles Dunlap at Pediatric Associates of Dallas.  I still can't believe that my baby is one year old.  It just can't be true!  We went pretty late in the afternoon, so we did not have to wait very long, which was wonderful!

Below are his stats:

Weight: 22lbs. 1oz. (40%)

Length: 30" (55%)

Head: 18.25" (45%)

These are pretty consistent with his other checkups.  His height percentage has dropped quite a bit, but nothing out of the ordinary.  He got a good report from Dr. Dunlap and is developing just perfectly - praise the Lord!   One funny thing that I have noticed lately is that Carter does just fine with all of the nurses at the pediatrician's office, but the minute that Dr. Dunlap walks in the room, he starts crying and gets extremely clingy with me, so much that he usually will not let go unless I pry him off.  He continued this trend during our visit today and Dr. Dunlap even tried to befriend him with a sticker towards the end of our appointment.  However, Carter would not even look at him, so Dr. Dunlap handed the sticker to me and then Carter took it out of my hand.  What a little stinker!

Ready for my checkup!

Busy 12-month old

Playing with the Tonka truck sticker from Dr. Dunlap

Ready for my shots!

He did just fine during the vaccination portion of our appointment.  He cried for a few seconds, but was fine as soon as I picked him up.  What a big, brave boy!  There is also routine bloodwork done at the 12-month appointment, so we went over to the lab for that afterwards.  They only had to prick his finger to draw blood and he screamed for the first few seconds, but then decided that he was fine and just watched her finish the rest.

We are so thankful for another good report.  Having a healthy child is such a blessing that we do not take for granted.  We love you, Carter Lee!