Anna had her one year doctor's appointment today. She didn't like the shots, but she didn't cry as much as I thought she would. Her doctor said that Anna looks great and she didn't have any problems with her still using the pacifier for naps & bedtime until she is four years old (I'm really interested to hear what a dentist has to say about that)! She also wasn't concerned that she isn't drinking milk yet and said that although milk is a good source of calcium, protein, and fat, that milk is mostly for the calcium since kids don't usually have trouble getting the protein & fat in their diets. We'll still keep trying to get her to drink milk, but we'll definitely focus on getting her the variety she needs in her diet with an emphasis on the calcium that she's missing from milk right now. The doctor asked all of the standard questions and I mentioned that Anna is signing & "talking" and the doctor said that was great and she wasn't even going to ask about it since it wasn't really expected at this point.
Here are her stats:
weight: 18 pounds 6 ounces (10th percentile)
length: 29 inches (50th percentile)
head circumference: 18 inches (90th percentile)
I knew she was skinny because her 6-12 month pants keep falling down. She has gotten skinnier since she's really been crawling. I don't think her head is proportionately large though, so that surprised me a little.
She certainly doesn't look like she has an oversized head! She is so pretty but obviously lots of brain power to go with it.
[Original comment posted on 3/17/2006.]