18 month check up

We went in for Miss M's 18 month check up (last week).  She screamed from the moment we walked into the office until the moment we left the office.  It's like she sensed the horror that was upon her...getting weighed, being measured for height and head circumference, and of course two shots!

She weighed in at 23 pounds and 9 ounces. I assume this is pretty accurate as she weighed 23.5 pounds on our scale.  I am unsure about the doctors measurements this time because Miss M was having none of it. She tried to climb over the doctor to get to me while she was on the scale and when that didn't work she proceeded to stand up as though jumping was her only other option.  Her weight puts her in the 50-75% which is consistent with previous measurements.

She was measured at 32.5 inches long. Again, I am unsure how accurate this is with her inability to be still enough to be measured. I imagine it's close enough to accurate since it places her in the 90% and she's always been in the 90% for height.

Her head measured in the 98% which again is consistent with previous measurements.  She will no longer have her head measured since the head growth has leveled out (per the doctor).

We are supposed to be feeding her as much dairy as possible due to her not drinking milk.  I can only offer her milk products. I can't guarantee she will eat them.  The doctor informed me we could feed her one Tums a day to supplement her lack of milk product. I was a little leery of feeding her a Tums because I wasn't sure she would appreciate the chalking taste in her mouth but it seems she likes them. She asks for more after she finishes the one for the day.

I have counted the number of words Miss M can say which includes animal sounds and it's approximately 15.  The doctor said that kids at 18 months can usually say anywhere between 5 and 50 words. Good grief that's one heck of a range.  I am not concerned about her speech development. The doctor isn't concerned but wants us to call her in three months if she hasn't significantly increased her words.

Here are some pictures from the week. As mentioned before she loves Handy Manny.  Handy Manny wears a hat and thus she wanted to wear a hat.  Thankfully, Grandma D bought her a hat once upon a time ago.

It surprises me every time I find her in something that she couldn't get into before.  For example, our bathroom drawers. There was a time when she could barely pull the handle out. Then she could only reach her hand in the drawer where she was playing the lottery in what she was able to pull out.  Now she can get into the drawer and pick out exactly what she wants. She has an uncanny ability to find lip balms.  She pulls the cap off and then shoves her finger inside and rubs the balm all over her cheeks. It's gross and ends up ruining all of the lip balms I have in the cabinet. Yes, I could move them but I don't think about it until she's ruined yet another one.