Well, there’s been so much anticipation for this doctor’s appointment because Mommy and Daddy wanted to make sure that I stayed on the curve for the growth. Let’s just say that my head circumference was the only thing that stayed on the curve.
Weight: 20 pounds 14 ounces (55th percentile)
Height: 28.5 inches (58th percentile)
Head Cirumference: 18.5 inches (>95th percentile) Hopefully, this is mostly brains and not fluid!
Mommy changed my doctor from Dr. Reddy to Dr. Lu because she discovered through Aunt Julie that Dr. Lu and Mommy have a mutual friend. Dr. Lu has a different demeanor than Dr. Reddy, not necessary better, but just different. Dr. Lu also has two children of his own, so that comes with additional knowledge that only parents have. Mommy & Daddy both seemed to thoroughly enjoyed their visit with Dr. Lu, but Dr. Lu did predict my final height to be only 5 feet 6 inches (which is based on the average of Mommy and Daddy’s height, plus 2 inches). Mommy & Daddy were hoping that I’d be taller, like 5 feet 10 or so, but I guess we really have no control over certain cards (or genes) that we are dealt. Who knows? Maybe I’ll surprise everyone and be that tall Asian boy whom everyone will wonder if my short parents are actually my biological parents.
After many months of not getting my blood drawn, I had to give a sample today to check for iron-decifient anemia. Luckily, I’m okay. Daddy took a video of me getting my blood draw, this time, from my finger instead of antecubital. I’m still pretty brave when it comes to blood draws. I never cried when they used to prick my heel or draw antecubital. Mommy thought I would cry for sure today because I’m developing more neurologically, but I still didn’t cry. Brave me!
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Hi Bobo, I can not believe that you were so calm when the nurse drew your blood. You are so brave and superb! You might have got a good training when you were with your mommy in the first 10 months:)
BoBo —
I think it’s too early to predict your height accurately so take heart. According to Dr. Lu’s calculation, I’d be 6 feet and Team Nguyen would like to believe otherwise!
CoCo