Visit to Dr. Joe!

Charlie headed to see Dr. Joe on Friday for his 9 month appointment and for what we were hoping would be one last check on his ears. Dr. Joe said that Charlie was looking great and is one very happy and healthy boy, see is stats below and you can tell he is growing. He told us that he indeed has one tooth that was through and the second one was on the way and to expect to see both of them within the next two weeks. Charlie got one shot as well as a little bit of blood drawn.

Then Dr. Joe checked his ears, poor Charlie did not like this at all he screamed and cried until it was all over, it we definitely worse then his shot. After Dr. Joe checked his ears the news he gave of was not great. Charlies ears had gotten significantly worse from last month. This month both of his ears now had fluid in them again and it was much thicker then what Dr. Joe would have liked to see, in simple terms he called it "glue ear". Dr. Joe had referred us to and ENT, Dr. Grayson Rodgers, who we will be seeing on Tuesday to find out if Charlie will need to get tubes. Even though the fluid is not infected, Dr. Joe is afraid that if it is not drained or doesn't drain it could muffle Charlies hearing and he could have trouble distinguishing words like mother and brother. Look for an update on Tuesday to see what the plan is.

Length at Birth: 20 1/4"
Length at 2 months: 23"
Length at 4 months: 25 1/8"
Length at 6 months: 26"
Length at 9 months: 28 7/8"(50%)
Weight at Birth: 6.5lbs
Weight at 2 months: 10lbs
Weight at 4 months: 10lbs12oz (as you can see not a lot of weight gain)
Weight at 6 months: 13lbs5oz (still 5% but he is gaining)
Weight at 9 months: 16lbs11oz (still 5%)
Head circumference: 15"
Head circumference: 16"
Head circumference: 17"

Playing after getting up from a nap

Helping cook dinner

Napping in Mommy and Daddy's Bed

Playing with a water bottle