Anna had her 18-month appointment today. She weighed in at 26 lbs. 12 oz and is 33 inches tall. I just checked her brothers' stats and this makes her 2 lbs heavier than Matthew at this age, one pound heavier than Ben, 1/2 inch taller than Matthew and the same height as Ben. She's at about the 85th percentile for height and weight. Her head circumference jumped up to the 74th percentile (from the 50th).
She was extremely good and didn't even cry when she got a shot. I was impressed. Ben will even tear up a little and of course Matthew needs three sumo wrestlers to hold him down, so this was quite a shock. I refused the flu vaccine b/c the one and only time our family decided to get it we were all sicker than usual that winter. I noticed that the kids had a much healtier winter last year just being on the Shaklee multi-vitamin.
Our main concern was her skin condition. She still has patches of dry/irritated skin all over and her scalp is always itchy, in spite of our best efforts. So, we're going to use pure coconut oil on her scalp, eucurin cream and a prescription hydrocortisone cream on the skin, and give her zyrtec when she's around animals. Apparently, she has eczema related to allergies. We'll see if all of this works for now. She may need allergy testing when she's older unless these methods work. I just hope it all keeps her from scratching her scalp until it bleeds!
Next appointment will be optical visits for both of the boys at the end of the month.
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I do hope that all that works. Poor Anna.
have you tried emu oil, or California Baby products for sensitive skin? Aveeno baby lotion for eczema helps david.
Aveeno made her break out even more. The stuff we're using now seems to be working, but someone else also recommended the emu oil. Thanks for the suggestions!
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