W's 15 month check up

Well I'm a little behind with this entry, but late is better than never right?

Wes had his 15 month check up on August 7 (R's birthday).  Our pediatrician office doesn't have a lab so for blood work, we have to get it done somewhere else and the results are sent to our pediatrician.  W needed his blood taken for a lead test so Monday (the 6th) we went to Rex lab here in Wakefield and got W's blood work done.  W was a champ! The nurse tried to go through his elbow for a vein, but couldn't get one.  After digging in his arm for a while (seemed like forever but was only 2 minutes), she moved to a finger prick.  He didn't cry for that either, it just took forever to fill up the little tube.  We tried to get R's blood taken the same time, but her prescription was expired.  We'd have to come back.

So Tuesday morning was W's appointment and he did great.  At 15 months, W weighs 25 lbs 1 oz, is 30.25 inches tall, and his head's circumference is 18.6 inches.  His weight is above average, but the rest of him is normal for a 15 month old.  Dr. Sevilla checked him out, and W was great for the entire visit.  He got 2 shots at the end and only cried after the second shot.  He didn't cry for long though.  Like I said, he was a champ!


B and I have a concern with W.  We just don't feel like he's talking as much as he should be.  W is verbal when it comes to baby talk and just making sounds.  He can imitate B with almost any mouth noise that he makes.  W isn't really forming words though and that's what we are concerned about.  Dr. S said by 15 months, kids should have 3-5 words other than mamma and dada.  W only has 1 other word and that's night night.  Dr. S said there's no reason for alarm as long as between now and 18 months, W shows great improvement and his vocabulary increases to about 8-10 words.  I sure hope that happens because I don't really want to have to get him into any sort of speech therapy or anything like that.  He hears R & A talk all the time, so maybe that will encourage him to start talking.  B and I talk to W all the time, asking him to talk, but he'll either sign (more, please, all done) or he'll point to what he wants.  He doesn't even say no.  Most kids learn 'no' right after mom and dad, but not W.  He will communicate if he's unhappy, but he does not say no nor does he shake his head no.  I'm sure it will come, and I'm not losing any sleep over it.  Just documenting this concern. 

W is a cute little boy and he's got a joker personality.  He really enjoys making R & A laugh and he's starting to dance when he hears music.  He eats awesome and sleeps great too.  Having a baby/kid like W makes it easy to want more children.  We love you Wesley Blake!