Hittin' the Charts

Matty had his 2 year checkup today (a little bit past his 2nd birthday). He screamed the entire time, as usual. The nurse measured his height first, which came in at 34 inches. When she went over to the computer to type it in, she asked me if I had noticed him getting a lot taller lately, and I said yes. Then, she decided to remeasure him, since he grew a lot taller since the last visit. The 2nd measurement came in closer to 33 inches. He did not want to stand on the big boy scale, so he had to sit on the baby scale instead. He weighed in at 24 lbs 2 oz. The best news was that he was in the 11th percentile for height and finally made the chart for weight! He was only in the 6th percentile, but he is still being compared to babies who were born full-term in May '08. So, Matty (born May 26 at 1 lb 1 oz) is compared to a much larger baby born on May 1, for example. Oh well, at least he's on the chart and the doc seemed satisfied. He received the MMR shot finally, and then we were able to leave. I was so happy to hear that the next round of shots won't be until he is 4 or 5 years old!