Tillman went to Dr. Clifford on Friday, 9.14.12. We told Tillman he was going to Dr. Clifford. He repeated the word doctor, and I was trying to get him to say Clifford, but he responded "dog." I caught on to what he was referring, and asked what color Clifford is, and he said "red." I didn't know he knew Clifford the Big Red Dog, but I guess he watches that at school.
We were all prepared for him to get a ton of shots, but he only got the Hep A shot and the nose mist flu vaccine. He took the nose mist like a champ. He gets Flonase daily, so it was no big deal for him. He did have a little fever after from the flu shot, but was good to go by Saturday afternoon. I couldn't believe that the next time he goes for a well check is at 3 years old. We've been so used to every 6 months.
We had a list of questions. First on the list was about allergies. Tillman's nose runs all the time, and Nick has allergies. He can be tested at this point, but Dr. Clifford felt that we wouldn't treat his symptoms any different than we are currently doing (Zyrtec and Flonase). We did talk about switching it up from Zyrtec to Allegra. He said to try Allegra to see if he responds differently. We'll revisit the allergies at next well visit.
I was also asked about adenoids. Tillman's ENT has recommended that if his sinus issues continue, we consider taking out the adenoids. Dr. Clifford had an interesting view. He stated that the ENT wants to tackle anatomy and the allergist was to tackle issue with chemistry. His view it is a combo of both, and his suggesting was to watch is closely.
While asking all the question, he observed Tillman. He stated that Tillman's coordination, agility, and language was very good for his age. He told us that boys are pretty slow with language (he isn't alarmed at this age if boys aren't talking), and he was putting together sentences and really doing well with speech. That did make us feel pretty good/proud of Tillman!
Tillman also got weighed and measured. Tillman is still know at Tiny T! His height is in the 4th percentile and his weight in the 25th percentile! Dr. Clifford said he likely will not be 6' 8", but 36 month visit they could better predict how tall children will be. I know he gets the shortness from my family. I'm 5' 2" on a good day, and many other family members are short.
Tillman's Stats:
Height: 32 inches-4th percentile
Weight: 26 lbs (gained 3lbs in a year)-25th percentile
BMI: 17.9-81st percentile (He's pretty stocky)
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