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Name:  Ila Jane Cochran

Age: 1 year, 9 months, 1 week, and 5 days

Weight: 18lbs 9.5oz         less than 3rd percentile

Length:   29 7/8 inches       less than 3rd percentile

Head Circumference: 19”     78th percentile

Last well check (1 year) comparison:

Age = +9 months and 5 days, weight = +3 lb 15.5 oz, length = +4 1/8 inches, head = +1.087 in (+ 13 percentiles!)

Her length and weight are still so low that they were well below the line (they don’t have a specific percentile for her), but she has her own little growth curve that is showing growth.  The doctor said that since her development in terms of language and ability were on track, he wasn’t very concerned about how small she is.

She had a rough time with the immunizations.  She seemed fine right after the appointment, but she woke up from her nap in pain.  She would cry and hold her thighs where she had received shots.  I could tell that every step caused her pain.  I gave her some Tylenol and spent most of the afternoon holding her.  By evening she was starting to walk a little more, but with a bit of stiffness and she was running a fever so I gave her some more Tylenol before she went to bed.

*I spaced her 18 month appointment.  I was counting down until she was old enough for nursery, but didn’t even think about taking her to the doctor.  By the time I did schedule her, I had to wait a month to get an appointment with the doctor that I wanted.