Both Nathan and Kira had well visits today. First Nathan's stats. He weighs 31.5 pounds and is in the 45% percentile. He has gained half a pound in a year. He is 37.5 inches, which is in the 50%, so he has grown 3 inches since last year. He is growing up, not out these days. Nathan is super active, which I believe is contributing to his slow weight gain. That and he doesn't stop talking, so he burns a few thousand calories that way. Nathan has had a horrible cough since September and we were going to ask for a referral for an Ear, Nose and Throat Dr., but when Dr. Berent was listening to him, he quickly commented on Nathan's wheezing and confirmed our belief that something is wrong. He indicate that Nathan sounded asthmatic. So he will no be on a Flovent inhaler 2x a day. I am hoping this helps to calm his cough because he has been waking up multiple times a night for a couple of nights coughing. Other than that he is doing well.
Now on to Kira. She weighed 10lbs 2oz and was in the 33% and was 22.5 inches, which is in the 57%. Her head circumference was 15 inches, which is 34%. Dr. was slightly concerned with her slow weight gain, but not too concerned. He said to try to add an extra ounce of pumped milk to each feeding and then he would check her again in a month. He wasn't too concerned because she looks healthy, otherwise. She was given two vaccines today because we do an alternative schedule. She got her rotavirus vaccine and a new one called pentacil that combines several. Kira will go back in a month and get the other two that she should have gotten today. Overall, she is doing well, too.
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