Daisy's 18 month stats OR How Daddy almost put her on the short bus

Daisy had her 18 month check-up today with the doctor. A few weeks late because we were timing it with the second of her flu shots. (Yes, that's right, we actually GOT flu shots before they ran out this year. SCORE!)

We're pleased to report that Daisy did actually grow since her last check-up, at 15 months. We even re-gained some of our losses in the percentile department. Woot!

Daisy is now 31.5" tall and 23lbs, which means she is in the 40% for height and 25% for weight, pretty much right where she has been since about 3 months old. (Of course, as you know, she picked gestation and birth to be 75% all around. Lucky mumma!) This represents a big win (and a sigh of relief) for all of us who have been feeding her high fat foods like our life depended on it, since she showed up to her 15 month appointment having lost a couple of pounds and falling into the 10% for weight.

In other news, Mummy did a stupid thing: she let Daddy fill out the developmental disorders questionnaire.

WHY I did this, I don't know. I'm usually the one to check all the boxes but for some reason he got hold of the form and the pen and started checking. Maybe I was worrying about the shots (Daisy did NOT do well with them last time) or maybe it was a case of the Friday crazies but clearly my mind was not "on it".


As the doctor sat down and reviewed the check-list, her brow furrowed and she leaned forward to address us with concern.

Here is a play-by-play, paraphrased, of course...

Doctor: "So, how often does Daisy make abnormal hand movements?"

Me: "WHAT!???"

Daddy: (Looks at me with a moment of panic.) "Well, you know, when she comes and sits on the couch with me sometimes she does weird things with her fingers right here"  (Mimes frantically moving fingers by his mouth which, granted, does look stupid on a 36 year old man.)

Me: (To Daddy) "That's not ABNORMAL, that's her being a kid!" (To Doctor and with my 'he's nuts' eye-roll) "Sorry. HE filled it out this time. He doesn't normally touch those lists. I can assure you she DOES NOT make abnormal hand movements. I don't know what he's talking about."

Daddy: "Well, they're pretty weird to me."

Me: "That's NOT what the question is asking."

Daddy: "Oh... sorry... ok."

Doctor: (Looking down the check-list.) "And what about running around without purpose and staring blankly for moments at a time. Does she do that a lot?"

Me: (Barely restraining myself from jumping out of the chair and shaking my husband by his shoulders) "WHAAAAT!? She DOES NOT do that. What are you TALKING ABOUT!!!!?"

Daddy: (Now trying to disappear down into his sweater.) "Well, you know, she runs around a lot - and it seems to be without purpose - and sometimes she just comes up to me and stares like this," mimics blank stare "and then runs away again."

Me: "Right, but that's just normal kid behavior. The questionnaire is asking if she is behaving ABnormally."

Daddy: "Yeah, I guess I was taking it a bit too literally."

Me: (To Doctor) "Honestly, she runs around a lot but she's just being a kid. She's fine."

Doctor: "Okaaaay then. Well, she passed the test with flying colors. She's doing great!"

Me: (Looking at Daddy through narrowed eyes.) "Yes, she is. Thank you."

And thus ends the story of how Daisy almost ended up on the short bus.