15 Month Check-up

Today we visited the pediatrician for Beau's 15 month check-up. Beau did great in the waiting room. We read Goodnight Gorilla (his favorite book right now), a few times and then it was our time to see the doctor. Beau does not like having his height measured on the doctor's table. He screams every time. :) Then, once he is mad about that, he refuses to sit on the scale so I have to lay him down on the scale. Oh well!! Hopefully one day he will have less anxiety about the doctor.

Our pediatrician said that Beau is healthy is doing great!

Beau had 2 shots today...his prevnar booster (last one) and a flu shot. We will go back in 4 weeks for a flu shot booster. Apparently since this is Beau's first flu shot, he will need the booster this year. Next year, he will only need the one shot. The only thing is, the flu booster is scheduled for the day before his surgery. The doctor said the flu shot booster would be totally fine to have before the surgery, unless it gives him a fever. So, we'll wait and see if he gets a fever from today's shot and make a decision about rescheduling his booster. (sorry, I know that was way too detailed)

Beau's Weigh at 15 months: 20.3 pounds. (4th %)

Beau's Height at 15 months: 29.8 inches (11th %)

Our doctor did note that Beau has only gained about 1/2 pound since he came home, but she is not concerned. She said that he may just be on the small side. He is barely hanging on to the growth chart. It also appears that he lost weight on his growth chart because at his 14 month check-up he weighed 20.7 pounds, but this is not entirely accurate because they weighed him with his clothes on last month and today he did not have on his clothes.

Our doctor also wants us to collect stool samples. Boo! This is just precautionary since Beau was adopted internationally. She just wants to make sure that he doesn't have any parasites that might be overlooked without doing the stool samples. We know that this is highly unlikely since he received excellent health care in Korea, but we are going to follow through and just be sure!

Our doctor noted that many 15 month olds have 1-3 words. Beau hasn't said any English words yet since he has been home, but we are not concerned at all. He has only been hearing English for 2 months. When he was living in Korea, he had 2 words omma (mom) and appa (dad) so technically he is speaking 2 words, just not in English. :) It is interesting to think about how his development would have continued in Korea. I wonder how many Korean words he would be saying now if he was still hearing Korean all day everyday. Our pediatrician's recommendation is to give him time. She suggests we wait until he is 2 and then look more closely at his speech development for any possible areas we need to address. I will continue being intentional about using lots of language with him everyday.

It was a great visit to the pediatrician and she is very happy with Beau's growth and development!

I didn't take any pictures at the doctor's office, but I did get a few pictures when we got home!

Beau loves to crawl and explore the house!

Beau's new trick is to sit on the bottom stair while I sit on the floor a few feet away. He takes a step or two towards me before loosing his balance.

Just relaxing!

I love his smile!

Beau is trying to stand on his own! He tries everyday and just can't quite get all the way up on his own! I love how he puts his arms out for balance!

Thanks Karen for the awesome shirt he is wearing in his pictures!