4 Month Checkup

Rylan had his 4 month checkup today. We have a few other doctor appointments this week that Brian has to take off of work for so he had to skip this one. He didn't miss much as the appointment was very uneventful (except for Carter walking into a door, again).

After Carter recovered from walking into the end of an open door as we walked from the waiting room to the exam room (he was looking around at other things instead of where he was going), Rylan got all his measurements done.

Rylan's 4 month stats:

• Weight: 20 lbs, 1 oz (>95th percentile)
• Length: 25.5 inches (75th percentile)
• Head Circumference: 45 cm (95th percentile)

And here are some of Rylan's and Carter's previous measurements for comparison.

Rylan's 2 month stats:

• Weight: 15 lbs, 12.5 oz (98th percentile)
• Length: 23.5 inches (66th percentile)
• Head Circumference: 41.5 cm (81st percentile)

Carter's 4 month stats:

• Weight: 13 lbs, 13oz (34th percentile)
  
• Length: 23.75 inches (17th percentile)
• Head Circumference: 42.5 cm (75th percentile)

Carter's 1 year stats:

• Weight: 18 lbs, 14oz (4th percentile)
  
• Length: 28.75 inches (18th percentile)
• Head Circumference: 47 cm (68th percentile)

Big surprise ... Rylan is a big baby! It's just crazy to us that he weighs more than Carter did when he turned one. The pediatrician wasn't concerned at all with Rylan's larger size. He again said that once Rylan is mobile and eating more solids, he'll slim down.

We've been given the all clear for trying out solids. Once I pick up some rice cereal, I'll give it a try with Rylan. I'll either need to stuff him in the Bumbo chair or find another way to sit him up to eat.

Rylan got his next round of shots. Unfortunately the nurse was slow and didn't have everything as prepared as most of the nurses do so Rylan had to suffer longer than he should of before getting to be picked up. He calmed down quickly but continued to whimper for a few minutes. This was the first time that Carter was with me when Rylan had to get shots. Even though Carter did great with his flu shot, I tried to explain to him what was going on and that Rylan was fine so that he didn't get scared. We'll see how Carter does in a few weeks at his 2 year checkup.