4-Year-Old Check-Up

Carter had his 4-year-old check-up yesterday after school.  We had no major concerns or questions so it was an easy appointment.  Carter got to have his blood pressure taken for the first time.  He got a little concerned when it got tight, but was fine.

Here are Carter's stats from yesterday and a year ago ...

At age 4:

• Weight: 35 lbs, 0 oz (50th percentile)
• Height: 40.5 inches (50th percentile)

At age 3:

• Weight: 31 lbs, 0 oz (50th percentile)
• Height: 36.5 inches (25th percentile)

Yeah, Carter is now average height!  It's probably that hair though :)  He needs a haircut about 2 weeks after getting one!

After lots of questions from the nurse, Carter got to put on a gown and wait for the doctor.

Our only question for the doctor was about Carter's adenoids.  Ms. Judy, Carter's speech teacher, has always pointed out that Carter is a mouth breather and that interferes with his speech production.  So she asked that we check with his pediatrician to see if his adenoids are enlarged.  Our pediatrician said they are a little bigger but nothing abnormal and he'll grow into them.

After getting checked by the doctor (which Carter did great with), he did a vision and hearing test.  All was good with both of those.

And last, Carter needed one shot.  He wasn't thrilled about this at all.  But he did AWESOME.  This was his first shot in his arm.  He sat on my lap and did a little whimper kelp during the shot but was fine a few seconds after it was done.  Within a minute he was telling me how it didn't hurt at all.  Good job, buddy!