Doctor Stuff
December 10, 2005
This isn’t new news, but I don’t think I’ve written about it here before. My chiropractor, Dr. O’Brian has told me my back is all f—ed up because I carry Lucas. He’s a whopping 36 pounds now. So, since I injured myself carrying him in July, I’ve had to make him walk a lot more and climb up into his car seat himself. This is a good thing, but he resents it bitterly and we consistently run 15–20 minutes late wherever we go because he is a master at dawdling.
Yesterday Lucas had a checkup with Dr. Kuhn. Although we always had great care with Dr. Vigran at Kaiser, I’m happy to be back at UCD with John W. Kuhn, M.D. He’s a friendly, down-home kind of guy and he was our first pediatrician. We took Lucas to see him when Lucas was only one day old.
Anyway, the kid is very healthy (except for the occasional cold). He’s growing. His spine is straight. He’s 38.5 inches tall and about 36 pounds as I mentioned above. That’s the 35% in height and the 50% in weight. I was told that if he doesn’t want to eat, I shouldn’t make him, but that his weight is fine. Lucas was poked and prodded in a friendly and fun way. Dr. Kuhn checked his ears for bunnies. I was asked whether he separates OK at school (yes), how high can he count (29), and does he know his colors (since 20 months). I was also asked if Lucas has any language issues: “Is his language clear?” (Abundantly, yes.)
