18 Month Appointment

Aiden had his 18-month doctor's appointment today. He said hi to 3 strangers in the hallway as we walked to the office. Once we got in there the nurse said hi to him and he just glared at her. He hates her. He was even playing with their lobby toys at the time! Once we got into the exam room he freaked out. I don't remember seeing him cry and scream so much before. This was just to get his height, weight, and head measurement. No shots today, but he sure acted like he got 10 of them! He's healthy and weighs 24.10 lbs (50% percentile) and is 33 inches tall (75% percentile). He's tall like his mommy...

The doctor said he may be headstrong. First he said society used to call kids like him "difficult", then they changed it to some other term, and then "freespirited". Doc called it headstrong. He picked it up right away from the questions I asked him. He did say kids like this turn out to be successful as adults. Whatever that means...

It means we're going to have our hands full...we already do!