Two Year Check Up

Her official height and weight measurements were about the same as my home measurements, 31.3 pounds at the office, I had 31.5 on our bathroom scale and 35 1/4 inches at the office while I had 35 from her bedroom closet door jam.



Look how much taller she is just in one year, can you imagine growing that much, I guess we all did it but wow I was pretty amazed at the difference in even just the past 3 months. I should get a pretty chart to measure but the door jam is so reliable and if we ever move I can transpose the numbers over. So Summer is about 90% for weight and 80% for height but the doctor said she was proportional.

Here is her stats since birth:

Birth: 7 pounds 11 ounces, 18.5 inches
3 Months: 13 pounds, 24 inches
6 Months: 19.5 pounds, 28 inches
9 Months: 22.5 pounds, 29 inches
12 Months: 24 pounds, 31 inches
15 Months: 26.5 pounds, 32 inches
18 Months: 28 pounds, 33 inches
21 Months: 30.5 pounds, 34 inches
24 Months: 31.5 pounds, 35 inches

She is developmentally right on track, and as for her speech the doctor said she was highly advanced which is no surprise to us. I was surprised at how much she actually talked to the doctor since she can be shy at times but she rambled on and on about odd things.

The physical exam was perfect, Summer sat on that table and did not move or make a sound, she let the doctor look in her eyes, her ears, and her mouth, she even opened her mouth nice and wide which I attribute to the dental visits. The doctor said her teeth were nice and white and asked about fluoride. Since we drink bottled water I will be getting the water in the children area that has the added fluoride and give her a teaspoon a day mixed in with her water.


We are switching her to 2% milk - we actually already did about two weeks ago, she no longer needs the extra fat that whole milk provides for her brain development. No need for vitamins because she eats so well. The doctor asked if we were starting to potty train, we said sorta but not really and the doctor said she is still really too young which I totally agree with. I think I will wait until she shows a lot more signs and is able to pull her pants off and on by herself.

We really had no questions or concerns for this visit. She had to have one shot, or as I liked to call it - immunization, I kept saying immunization so she would repeat it, it was her HIB shot. Before we went in to get the shot I gave her a sucker thinking it might help. She sat on Kris's lap and he held her arms against her chest and the nurse swabbed her leg and quickly stuck her with the needle. I immediately got tears in my eyes and Summer didn't do anything. She watched the nurse give her a shot, pull it out and put the band aid on and continued happily with her sucker. She never cried and even said thank you (per daddy's request) when she was finished! Figures we sometimes stress and worry over nothing.

She will not see the doctor again until she is 3, unless she gets a cold which is a possibility but we will try to keep her healthy as best we can!