Well, we waited for 2 hours to see the
doctor. I was NOT happy with that and the fact that no one told me
they were running that far behind. I've been going to this office for
2 years though and normally have a much better time and love Brady's
doctor. I usually make early morning appointments, but all they had was a 3 pm :/ So, I tried my best to be patient and understanding. Brady
did VERY well and behaved himself even without getting a nap
yesterday.
Once we finally saw the doctor, I was
glad I waited around. Brady didn't need any shots this time and she
said he's doing so well with everything. He talks a lot, and speaks
very clearly for his age. She said he looks and speaks more like a 3
year old. Which is fantastic, but may be challenging. She said people
may think he's older than he is and expect more from him. But she
added that because he has such a cool and calm demeanor, it probably
won't be much of an issue at all. In school, sometimes the bigger
kids don't know how to play with the smaller kids, as in not knowing
their own strength and such. I'll keep an eye on him, but he really
doesn't have a rough bone in his body... yet ;)
Dr. Haney is no longer concerned about
his weight gain issues. He's long and lean, but super healthy. I told
her that Brady isn't quite as picky now and eats good amounts of food
at each meal. Not as much as I've seem some boys eat, but he's doing
great for Brady :) He's 37 inches tall and weighed 26 lbs. That's 96%
for height and 14% for weight. Always opposite like that! Not to
mention that weight was with his cloth diaper and clothes on..
The doctor also gave me great advice on
potty training. I've started with showing Brady that his poo goes in
the potty. He goes in his diaper, but we go to the bathroom together
to dump it in his potty, then in the big potty. He cried the first
time I did it, because I was getting his potty dirty and he doesn't
like that. I think he sees the potty as a toy. Lol. We're working on
it! He hates getting his diaper changed now, so I also tell him that
if he goes poopoo in his potty, I won't have to change him anymore.
That's all for this week. Next week, I'm going to try to get him to
go on the potty. He'll get a marshmallow for trying. And we'll never
make it a punishment or get frustrated with it. I wish he cared when
he was dirty, but he seriously couldn't care less. He would run
around with poo in his pants all day if I let him. Oh well!
Lately, Brady is obsessed with hand
sanitizer. He says, “clean hands”. Pretty awesome! He loves to
play outside, eat ice cream, play cars, his "girl" (Sugar), his new Curious George stuffed monkey, books and “stories” as daddy taught him to say, and
stickers! He's very outgoing and I love that. I went through a very
shy stage as a kid, so I've been fearful Brady may have the same. We
ran to the dentist's office yesterday to get some papers filled out
for Eric, and Brady was showing this nice man all his cars. Telling
him what colors they were. And just going on and on. Today, the
Direct TV guy came to set up our new tv and Brady said “HI!” like
10 times and followed him everywhere. Fortunately, Victor didn't mind
and let Brady “help” him.
He's a big, healthy, smart boy and we
couldn't be any prouder :)
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