Henry had his 2 year exam today. I switched him to Anna & Sarah's new doctor because his old doctor, although "intact-friendly," was a little TOO granola/crunchy/laid-back for me. Here are his stats:
Height 36" (86th percentile)
Weight 30lbs 8oz (78th percentile)
Head circumference 19.5" (72nd percentile)
Now for the news of his appointment which is not surprising to me. I explained to her my concern about his language development and when she checked his ears she said he had more fluid than is normal and that it's possible that he has some allergies. She put him on Claritin for the next two weeks and we are to take him in to get a hearing test after two weeks. She also wants us to schedule a meeting with the Early Intervention people. I guess they come to your house for a couple of hours to assess if he knows what they think he "should" know and then we go from there. The doctor's concern was that he's not even making 2-word sentences yet and most of his words sound the same and they're words that only the family understands. I know he is hearing something because he can follow multiple-step commands, but he is not mimicking our speech which is probably due to the excess fluid. Let's hope this is an easy-to-resolve problem!
This is where we were with Ezra at 18mo. I would tell him that something was hot and he would sign hat back at me. We ended up putting tubes in both of his ears (he had 3 or 4 ear infections in the first half of the year). When the doctor put them in he came back out and told me that they drained a bunch of thick, nasty stuff (his words) out of his middle ear. Needless to say, he never shuts up now. But, at least we know what he is saying and wants.