15 Month Check-Up!

London turned 15 months on January 5th and had his 15 month check-up the next day. I took the afternoon off to be there and met London and Kary at the pediatrician's office. When I got there London was playing in the playroom with cars. He was excited to see me. When he got called in, he started to cry as he was walking toward the door. We thought he was upset because he didn't want to stop playing. We were wrong. He remembered....he remembered the last time he was there and was poked and prodded by his nurse who was currently smiling at him but he wasn't fooled.
He clung to my neck in the patient room and continued to cry and turn away every time the nurse spoke. He acted as if being measured and weighed was some form of torture. He still weighs in at 24lb 7oz. He hasn't gained any weight in 3 months. He is taller now and is measuring 32 inches. He is in the 75th percentile for height but considered average for weight. He's going to be a skinny lank like his mom and dad.
It was stressful trying to talk to the doctor through screams. London was miserable. Maybe it was because he had a sinus infection and double ear infection..yikes! We felt so bad but he had only been sick about a week and we figured his appointment was coming up and he didn't seem very sick and we just chalked it up to teething. We know now to be sure to bring him in right away if he gets a cough and stuffy nose again.
His doctor is awesome and she checked Kary and my heart before London so he wouldn't be so scared. It was cute. She asked us a few questions about his development and verbal skills. We answered a few questions and she said he's on track for a 18-24 month old as far as speech development and building skills. That is exciting. She wants him using about 50 words by 18 months. He currently has about 20 words. So far the words he uses on a regular basis are:
dog, dada, mama, cheese, car, milk, cat, juice, fish, yuck, no, whoa, cool, stop, down, done, step, ouch, muah, up, and a few phrases: what's that? all done, stop dog. He also shakes his head no, kisses and says muah, blows kisses, waves bye, scribbles with a crayon, and can stack about 6 blocks.
He had to get a few shots too and I hate holding him down. It is awful and I know those things hurt. We took him out for pizza (well he had mac n cheese) afterwards and he felt much better.
We are so proud of how far he has come in 15 months. He amazes us everyday. He is a happy, well-adjusted, funny, little man. We couldn't have asked for a better baby (toddler...sniff sniff) to join our family.