Ethan had his 6 month checkup and shots yesterday. When the nurse weighed him, I was very surprised to see that he only weighed 15 lbs 4 ounces. I made her weigh him again to make sure that was right, and it was. He only gained 2 ounces in 2 weeks. Then she measured him and I was even more surprised. He was 26 1/2 inches! He grew over 1 inch in 2 weeks! The doctor put him on the charts for his real age (6 1/2 months) and he was almost 50% for height. His weight was around 10%, so he’s tall and skinny.

He did really well for his shots. The regular nurse was out, so another nurse came in to give him his shots. She walked through the door and said “Oh, no! Not him!! I don’t want to hurt him”. She didn’t want cute, smiley Ethan to be mad at her. He cried when she gave him the shots, and I thought she was going to cry too. But then we talked to him and he stopped crying, and everything was fine.

This morning we participated in the MS Walk in Picayune. Ethan had a really good time and fell asleep towards the end of the 3 mile walk. Here’s a picture of the sleepy boy after we finished the walk.

When we got home, Ethan had some milk and finished his nap, then he had his first real lunch. He’s been eating a breakfast and dinner meal for a few weeks now, and the pediatrician said we should add a third meal of solids. She suggested that we try more finger foods, like some parboiled carrots sticks or crackers. Today I gave him a saltine with the salt brushed off, and he liked it. The parboiled carrots were a different story. I know he likes carrots because he ate carrot puree for dinner last night. Maybe it was the texture of the carrots stick. He did OK with feeding himself. If I put the food in his hand, he put it in his mouth. But he didn’t do so well picking it up on his own. Tomorrow we’re going to go grocery shopping and pick up some new foods for him to try.