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There was some mix-up with scheduling appointments, so Niko’s designated check ups (12 month, 15 month, 18 month) were a little jumbled. We went to his 18 month checkup today (he’s 19 months old, that’s not too far off) only to find that he was up to date with his vaccines. Because I am the meanest person to ever have a child, he got a flu shot anyway. BWA HA HA.

He’s 33 inches tall and 28 lbs 11 oz, which surprised me because I thought he was 30 pounds by now. He’s in the 50th-75th percentile for height and weight, though, and is still tiny headed (48 cm) but it’s growing as it should.

His next check up is in March, where he’ll get his second dose of Hep A and, I believe, a TB test which is pretty important because we live in an area that has live TB.

The visit ran through what would have been the start of Niko’s nap time. While waiting for the nurse to come in and jab him, he stretched out and lay down on the exam table and looked pitiful and sleepy.

Note to self: Niko needs a second flu vax in 1 month. Bring toy cars for him to hold on to. That might help distract him.

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Date: 2010-11-04 05:11 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] pinesandmaples
As a childfree sort, I don't think my support means much; but I like to give parents who combine vaccines with knowledgeable parenting a thumbs up. Thank you for using your brain to make your child and our society safer and healthier.

Date: 2010-11-04 07:43 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] pinesandmaples
...I hate any pressures you feel from society/family otherwise.

Ironically, my family is very opposed to me having children. My mother thinks that any child I have would be unnatural and raised in dreadful sin because the child would have two mothers and no father figure. She's also really upset about what one of us would have to do to get pregnant. (In her world, IVF and fertility treatments are reserved for heterosexual married women who are unable to conceive by other means. Unmarried women, lesbians, and people who are unwilling to try having sex with their legal spouse are not "allowed" to use fertility treatments in her world.) I think she's rude and crazypants. But I am okay with not fighting her on the issue because I'm convinced that I would not be a healthy parent.

Aliyah's mother loves babies more than pretty much anything in the world, and she will never discourage any desire that will keep gramma in babies...but she's not pushy. (She's also got 4 grandbabies already, and another child is getting hitched soon.) It's a very comfortable sort of support from her. (Her father is an Aspie/autie who doesn't realize that the sun rises every day. He believes his children are still in elementary school and treats them as such.)

There are moments when we want a baby girl, but we realize that what we're craving is a doll that can coo at us in a lifelike way. When you want a doll, having a child is really irresponsible. The two are not the same and shouldn't be treated as such.

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