Caiden's 12-month check-up

Overall a successful appointment. He hasn't gained any weight since his last appointment so the doctor gently told us to start feeding him more. I feel like we feed him all the time, but he always eats what we put in front of him...so I guess more food. If he's anything like me he's going to eat us out of house and home. I remember growing up and eating as much as my father at dinner with a plate that was always spilling over with mashed potatoes, gravy, steak, etc. And eating snacks all day long. I feel like I still eat all the time...our grocery bill is going to get bigger and bigger.

He did some heavy flirting with the lady that checked us in. He wouldn't stop waiving and smiling at her the entire time we sat in the waiting room. He did great with Dr. Roberts, too. When he checked his ears, eyes and chest he just sat really still and stared at him. PERFECT!  It got rough at the end because it was his nap time and then the shots came and he cried big fat tears for a few minutes.

He got the Hep A, Measles/Mumps/Rubella and Chickenpox vaccines. They also drew blood to test his Iron levels...they were perfect, which makes me very happy because he's still a breastfed only baby and there is some controversy that there isn't enough iron in breast milk.

They weighed him at 20 lbs. 9 oz. (38th percentile), 30.32 inches long (64th percentile) and his head is in the 73rd percentile. He'll see us again in 3 months.

These tears were quickly replaced with....

...this sucker.  We only let him suck on it for like 3 seconds...but boy does he love it.