Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Austin's yearly checkup

This morning I took Austin to the pediatrician for his yearly checkup. It actually went quite well. He cooperated for everything but the tongue depressor and of course, cried hysterically for the shot. He calmed down much quicker than usual so that was nice! No huge gains in the growth department but his height did take a *small* leap. His Dr. actually told me Austin needs to weigh a little bit more than he does. I explained to her that children with RTS often become overweight/obese since they grow so slowly and aren't typically 'tall' so Ben and I monitor what Austin eats and how much of it. He rarely eats sweets as well. So as of today we have the go ahead to let him chow down more often with more calories!

Here are his stats:

6 Year Check up: 34 pounds 38 1/2 inches tall

7 Year Check up: 35 pounds 40 inches tall

On the RTS growth chart he's around 5% for height and around 7% for weight.

Very small child even compared with others with RTS. =)

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