Rylan's 5-Year-Old Checkup

Rylan had his 5-year-old checkup today.  It was very uneventful - which is great!  No shots, no blood draw.  Only a urine sample which Rylan thought was so cool! :)

My only real question was about Rylan's adenoids.  His speech teacher recommended we have them checked because Rylan always sounds congested when he talks.  Dr. Huss said they were larger but not worthy of surgery in his opinion.  He said that Rylan's seems like he has allergies because the tissue in his nose is somewhat inflamed and he has a line a across his nose which usually comes from rubbing a runny or itchy nose a lot.  I've never noticed any real allergy symptoms but Dr. Huss said Rylan might benefit from using a spray like Flonase for a month to try to reduce the swelling.  But he also said it would most likely be more trouble than it's worth (since Rylan would probably fight it).

Here are Rylan's current stats and others for comparison:

Rylan's 5 year stats:

• Weight: 43 lbs (66th percentile) 
• Height: 42.5 inches (39th percentile) 

Rylan's 4 year stats:

• Weight: 39.25 lbs (77th percentile) 
• Height: 40 inches (44th percentile) 

Carter's 5 year stats: 

• Weight: 40.2 lbs (46th percentile) 
• Height: 43 inches (50th percentile)