One Yr Checkup at 14 Months

Ok, so I'm a little bit behind the checkup schedule, but better late than never, I say! It was a very positive, rather uneventful appointment. Cade weighed in at 21 lb, 3.5 oz. We chatted a bit with Dr. Hartman. She deemed him a happy and healthy little boy; he got a little poke for his 2nd DTaP (which he made a face during, but didn't really get all that upset about) and we stopped by the pot of stickers for rewards before heading out the door. The only thing that gave me pause was as I was heading out with the sheet in-hand that they give you with the weight, height and random information about development and such. Under the hand-written weight it read "12%". I actually squinted and read it again, thinking the number might change. What? My Cade who has been at least in the 50th percentile at every appt. is now only in the 12th? I almost ran out of the room to question Dr. Hartman about it (is this normal? is he ok?) and then I stopped myself, smiled, and realized I have an amazing pediatrician! She saw those numbers. If she had been concerned with them she would have brought them up. She did ask how he was eating and I openly talked about how he is still primarily breastfed, but we experiment with table foods and she said it all sounded good....she brought up no concerns. I am so thankful that I have a pediatrician who is supportive of my parenting decisions, even if I am in the minority of the mainstream. She didn't even bat an eyelash as I checked "decline" on about 8 different vaccines. She's always been very supportive of my decision to nurse my children past the AAP's standard of one year. I know so many moms who battle these issues with their provider and it is so relaxing to know I don't have to prepare to fight at each appointment.

Funny part is we're headed back on Friday for Alayna's 3 yr. appt. When I tried to get two consecutive appts, I was told I'd have to wait until August and since I was already a bit late with Cade, I just decided to make two trips in one week.