Henry had his 2-year-old doctor's appointment this week. He checked out great - he's 35 lbs. and 37 inches tall, which puts him in the 95-97% percentile for height and weight. Sometimes I worry that he's not eating enough since he can be really picky (well, not when it comes to sweets, as you can see!), but I guess he's doing something right! The appointment was pretty neat since the doctor really interacted with him. He asked Henry to point out various parts of his body and let him play with his stethoscope. Henry was a bit stand-offish at first, but warmed up to him pretty quickly.
He did have to get a few shots, which was not fun. I imagine that this will be the start of him dreading trips to the doctor's office, since he could get a shot. But he took it very well and cried only a little bit. The Curious George sticker that he got from the nurse after his shots helped dry up his tears, as well!
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Becky:
Per our conversation yesterday:
Is it true that if you take a child's height at the age of two and double it you will have the adult height?
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Healthy weight and your child. Absolutely not. There is a bit of variation in the height of two-year olds, but there aren't many "normal" 39" two-year olds to give us six and a half foot adults. And, though someone 6' 6" tall is not all that common, there are a good handful around. A 39" two-year old is a rare child - possibly (but not necessarily) affected by some medical malady or condition.
Average height of a two-year old is something on the order of 34 inches as posted in a number of locations on the web. That yields a 5' 8" adult. Average height of an adult in the U.S. is beyond that at about 5' 10" for white and black men (with Hispanics being a bit shorter).
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