Gwen had her 18 month checkup today. First of all I have to say that I absolutely love Gwen's pediatrician. She is so down to earth and has young children of her own. It is nice that she isn't so far removed from being a mother to a toddler. She shares her experiences which is always great to hear.
Anyway, Gwen is healthy. Here are her stats:
Height: 32.25 inches tall (70th percentile, up 1 inch from her 15 month appt)
Weight: 26 lbs 15 oz (83rd percentile, up 1 lb from her 15 month appt)
Head: Huge. She is still in the 97th percentile
Our pediatrician says that Gwen is a walker, but would just choose to crawl. I kind of agree with her. She is extremely headstrong and needs to do things on her own terms. The fact that Gwen is already stringing 2 words together is huge. Most kids don't do that until 2 years. The pedi says that most kids don't do both well (walking & talking) and that all kids will even out at age 3.
We also got the go-ahead to ignore Gwen during her many temper tantrums. The fact that she is having so many now is actually a good thing. Her "terrible two's" won't really exist. God I hope she is right. I kind of feel like we spend our lives keeping her from breaking down! We were also told to begin time outs, but to really only choose a few things to put her in timeout for. I know that hitting will be one.
Other than that, Gwen is still adorable as always. She has become extremely jealous of Sebastian. The second he is near me or I say "here kitty kitty" she flips out and has to cuddle/kiss/hug me. I LOVE IT. I definitely use it to my benefit. Is it bad to pin my cat & baby against each other?? NOPE especially when you want your non-cuddly baby to cuddle.
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Oh I'm pleased to hear that if they have their "terrible twos" now they won't have them later. I can only hope that is true for us! My pedi said that when children are more advanced emotionally (normally the early talkers) they have the "terrible twos" sooner than later. I suppose we just got lucky. :)
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