Turner at 18 months

"You're kidding me with this, right?"

Turner woke up in a great mood this morning. Little did he know, he was headed to the doctor's office for his 18-month well visit.

The doctor was really happy with Turner's progress, and she said we have nothing to worry about. He's grown a lot since his last visit, which was six months ago. He is now 31 1/2 inches tall (25th percentile). At 26 pounds, 3 ounces, he is in the 50th percentile for weight. His head circumference is a whopping 46 1/2 centimeters, putting him at the 20th percentile.

Turner's appointment didn't turn out so well for him because he was on the receiving end of four shots. He cried for a minute but calmed down pretty quickly. Late in the day he seemed more tired than usual. 

Hazel went along to the appointment and had a pretty good conversation with our doctor about her diagram of the human ear and throat. The doctor told Mom she thinks Hazel will grow up to be a doctor because she was so interested in the pictures, wasn't freaked out by it and she's so smart.

When they left, Mom asked Hazel what she thinks about that. Hazel, who's been telling us for months that she wants to be a farmer so she can grow chocolate strawberries, said, "Mom. I don't want to be a doctor OR a nurse. I want to be a farmer."

On a related note, later today Mom asked Hazel if she could pronounce "cartilage." Hazel said, "No, I'm too tired."

You can see Turner's latest growth chart by clicking here or looking at the chart on the right side of the blog.