We had Charlie’s 9-month check-up this morning and it was perfect timing because the poor guy has been running a fever for the last two days. So it was no surprise that he has two ear infections…again! Unlike most of his earlier ear infections, this one is really bothering him – he’s not eating, he’s fussy, fussy, and even though we’re giving him Tylenol AND Motrin, he still has a fever. Poor little dude. His sissy is sick too – she’s also been running a fever for two days and doesn’t have much of an appetite. I guess if she doesn’t get better soon, we’ll be heading back to the doctor.
So anyway, Charlie’s check-up…other than the ears, Charlie is just perfect…perfectly big, that is! He weighs 22.5 lbs (80th percentile – given the impressive size of his thighs, I’m surprised that it’s only the 80th), he’s 30.25 inches long (95th percentile), and his enormous melon is in the 98th percentile! The doctor actually re-measured his head himself because he didn’t trust that the nurse’s measurement was right – he did the same thing at Charlie’s 6-month visit, so I assume that at some point he’ll just trust that Charlie has a big, big head.
The scariest part of the visit was when Damian temporarily lost his hearing. It happened right when the doctor said that Charlie doesn’t need to eat at night anymore and that Damian needs to go in anytime Charlie cries. He said it would only take a week of Damian handling the night-wakings for Charlie to drop the feeding. Luckily, Damian’s hearing seemed to come back as soon as we changed the subject.
5 comments:
Wow, way to go Charlie. A big head is required for a brain that large! And that's great about Damian handling the nights for a while so Charlie will start sleeping better:) What an awesome daddy! I hope both kids are better very soon!
Poor Charlie! I hope the fever finally broke last night. Good news about all the well-visit stats... growing just perfectly! :)
Oh my goodness! Spontaneous hearing loss in the daddy and ear infections in the son... can those be related? Very scary! Be sure you keep an eye on those boys.
You really had me going on the hearing loss. I was thinking that it was a new virus. Good thing that you have a video monitor that you can slip in front of Damian if the loss comes back during the night.
So funny! I'm sure Damian will appreciate the much happier, more alert Momma once little Charlie is sleeping better at night. It's totally worth it.
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