and growing like a weed! I can't believe how big my little Walter is. The day before he turned six months he sprouted his first tooth.
Can you see it?
If you can't, just click on the picture and it will get really huge and you'll definitely be able to see it...I highly recommend doing this because his little tooth is so cute and white and I'm worried it might be sharp.
If you can't, just click on the picture and it will get really huge and you'll definitely be able to see it...I highly recommend doing this because his little tooth is so cute and white and I'm worried it might be sharp.
The fever and bulging gums were very uncomfortable so I was very relieved when the little pearly white finally broke through. He's working on his second now but doesn't seem to be in as much pain.
Five days after he turned six months we took older brother Hank in for his Five Year Well Child Check-up. It always amuses me that my insurance will pay for me to go in and have my doctor say, "He looks great. Is he eating well? Any concerns? That will be $145.00, thank you very much." Well alright, the lady at the desk says that last part, but our insurance pays for $200.00 in well child each year so I usually walk out paying nothing. Do you realize this is a joke? No, I'm not joking, the whole $200.00 thing is a joke. What I mean is I had to cancel Walter's six-month check-up because we have already used up the $200 and then some this year (I have a bill for $85 waiting in the basket for me) on his three-week weight check on four-month well baby visit. Until we hit our $1000 deductible the insurance won't pay another dime. So, I called the office and said we wouldn't be making it in for Walter's six or nine month visits. The receptionist actually told me I'd be dropped as a patient. I called back and talked to the practice mananger and explained to her that my doctor would be losing five patients if Walter was dropped. Thankfully, she said he'd keep me on as long as we were keeping up with his shots at the health clinic.
So, now that I've blabbed your ear off, the whole point of my story is to say while I was at the doctor's office for Hank I slipped Walter into the baby scale (with permission) and discovered he weighs a whopping 18 pounds (I'm pretty sure that was Hank's weight at one year) and he's grown eight inches since birth!!! Whoa boy. Slow down. What does he think he's doing growing up so fast?
Five days after he turned six months we took older brother Hank in for his Five Year Well Child Check-up. It always amuses me that my insurance will pay for me to go in and have my doctor say, "He looks great. Is he eating well? Any concerns? That will be $145.00, thank you very much." Well alright, the lady at the desk says that last part, but our insurance pays for $200.00 in well child each year so I usually walk out paying nothing. Do you realize this is a joke? No, I'm not joking, the whole $200.00 thing is a joke. What I mean is I had to cancel Walter's six-month check-up because we have already used up the $200 and then some this year (I have a bill for $85 waiting in the basket for me) on his three-week weight check on four-month well baby visit. Until we hit our $1000 deductible the insurance won't pay another dime. So, I called the office and said we wouldn't be making it in for Walter's six or nine month visits. The receptionist actually told me I'd be dropped as a patient. I called back and talked to the practice mananger and explained to her that my doctor would be losing five patients if Walter was dropped. Thankfully, she said he'd keep me on as long as we were keeping up with his shots at the health clinic.
So, now that I've blabbed your ear off, the whole point of my story is to say while I was at the doctor's office for Hank I slipped Walter into the baby scale (with permission) and discovered he weighs a whopping 18 pounds (I'm pretty sure that was Hank's weight at one year) and he's grown eight inches since birth!!! Whoa boy. Slow down. What does he think he's doing growing up so fast?
Some days I wish he could be a baby forever.
Disclaimer: I am not against well baby check-ups. You should conslut with you doctor on how often your child should be seen. Walter will be going back to the doctor if he is ill and I feel he is too sick to be cared for at home AND after the first of the year when our $200 is renewed for his well child visit.
