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Daniel had his 12 month doctor appt today and it went really well. Here are his stats:
22 lbs - 40%
31 inches - 75%
So he's a skinny minnie. The doctor watched him run around the office though and said he's much more active than most kids his age so even though he eats well, he's burning a lot of it. She said not to worry about it as long as he keeps a healthy appetite. She said also not to worry too much about his sleeping patterns, because he'll outgrow it. Children like him with what she called the "stubborn engineer" personality type need to feel in control of their situations and sometimes have more anxiety when they feel insecure. It's funny how different my boys are. Joey is the loving nurturer and Daniel is like the Type A CEO. She said she wouldn't be surprised if in a few years Daniel tries to dominate his big brother. But anyway, she said not to let him cry it out because that method in his personality wouldn't work (his stubbornness won't let him give in) and would make him more anxious and less trusting of us. She said to just let him fall asleep with us or however works for him and then put him back in his own bed when he does. He'll start being okay with his crib the more he wakes up in it. As she said, he'll grow out of it eventually, he won't be sleeping with you when he's a teenager. LOL.
As for vaccines, he got the last of the DTaP and Prevnar today. We are waiting for either his 15 or 18 mo visit to do the MMR and Chicken Pox as they are live vaccines and harder on the system. Since he's at home with me, he could potentially wait until age 2 to have them but it's not likely right now because of the resurgence of MMR. It's safer to give it than to wait and have him be exposed. Whether he gets it at 15 or 18 months will depend on the outbreak conditions in VA around that time.
22 lbs - 40%
31 inches - 75%
So he's a skinny minnie. The doctor watched him run around the office though and said he's much more active than most kids his age so even though he eats well, he's burning a lot of it. She said not to worry about it as long as he keeps a healthy appetite. She said also not to worry too much about his sleeping patterns, because he'll outgrow it. Children like him with what she called the "stubborn engineer" personality type need to feel in control of their situations and sometimes have more anxiety when they feel insecure. It's funny how different my boys are. Joey is the loving nurturer and Daniel is like the Type A CEO. She said she wouldn't be surprised if in a few years Daniel tries to dominate his big brother. But anyway, she said not to let him cry it out because that method in his personality wouldn't work (his stubbornness won't let him give in) and would make him more anxious and less trusting of us. She said to just let him fall asleep with us or however works for him and then put him back in his own bed when he does. He'll start being okay with his crib the more he wakes up in it. As she said, he'll grow out of it eventually, he won't be sleeping with you when he's a teenager. LOL.
As for vaccines, he got the last of the DTaP and Prevnar today. We are waiting for either his 15 or 18 mo visit to do the MMR and Chicken Pox as they are live vaccines and harder on the system. Since he's at home with me, he could potentially wait until age 2 to have them but it's not likely right now because of the resurgence of MMR. It's safer to give it than to wait and have him be exposed. Whether he gets it at 15 or 18 months will depend on the outbreak conditions in VA around that time.
