I said Doctor, Doctor! Mr. M.D.

Jack finally made it to his 18 month physical today. Since the sun was out we decided to walk (or rather, me push and Jack ride) to the Dr.'s office. As of today, at 19 1/2 months old, Jack weighs 26.5 lbs. and is 33 1/2* inches long. His large grape measured 19 3/4* around. He is in the 75th percentile for height and head circumference (that's right, big brain just like his Mom!), and 50th percentile for his weight.

No shots today, but his iron was checked with a finger prick, which Jack did not care for at all. His iron is low, and I told the Doctor we don't eat read meat (okay, well Mom doesn't, Dad does and we usually give Jack bites of John's meat when we have it.) (And NO Grandpa, this is not an invitation for you to cook him up a big steak, though the good doc did say it would be a good idea to give him some red meat.) We also talked about getting Jack to eat some green leafy vegetables that are high in iron. So far Jack has shied away from spinach and lettuce because of the slimy texture. The Dr. recommended chopping it up and mixing it in with mashed potatoes. He said his Mother was the queen of hiding nutritious foods that he and his brother wouldn't eat. We're going to get an iron-fortified vitamin, which if they are anything like my vitamins as a kid, I'm sure I'll find them rolled up in his napkin at dinner!

Jack also got another brand new book at this appointment. When the doctor walked in with it, Jack perked right up and began yelling, "Ba- Ba- Bababbababababa!" The doctor said, "So he likes books huh?" Yes, he does. Some of his favorites are:

So it looks like a little spinach mashed potatoes are on the menu for tonight. Want to come over Auntie?

* the nurse said she should put an asterisk next to his stats because he was such a wiggle worm squirmer that she couldn't be sure of his exact stats!