Xavier's 12mth exam

Marc was off the week of this exam so he was able to be there. This picture is of me and pip squeak in the waiting room eating cheerios before the exam. My baby is growing up :( which is good but I'm going to miss him being a little baby.



Xavier is getting checked out by the nurse. Thank God he continues to be the picture of health.



I love this picture! He makes this cute face every time the pacifier goes in his mouth. His little mouth turns down, his eyebrows go up and he starts sucking his pacifier like Maggie on the Simpson's.



The green scale, I was looking forward to this part of his check-up. I was wondering at first if he'd go on a bigger scale, but no he's not that big yet! I reminisce about his first exam and his little skinny body laying on the scale. He was crying, his little body stiffened and his little fist was in his mouth. He looked too cute with his little head of hair and little everything. Him turning one this month is a big mile stone, a part of me feels a little sad. This milestone to me also marks the new beginning to toddler hood. No more tiny helpless baby, no more gummy smiles, no more of him curling up on my chest when he sleeps. The time does go by so fast, they really don't stay so small for long. Despite me holding on to those days, time marches on.



Xavier weighs 19lbs. so no front facing car seat, which I don't think he's ready for that yet. His head is in the 50th percentile his length in the 75th percentile and weight his is in the 10th. One of the many things I'm happy about is that he will drink WHOLE MILK! No more expensive formula, yay! The whole milk will also help to put some fat on those bones, haha. At the end of the visit he also got two shots for chicken pox and mmr. His next visit is when he is 15mths where he will get another 2 shots. Man will these shots ever end??? My brother Juan told me that Cira and Camryn also had shots that week, so I guess it wont end till they are out of h.s.? With summer ending and the cold season coming up, and the scare of swine flu, I'm just glad that I'm able to stay home with Xavier. Daycare is such a no-no for us, all the viruses, germs, biting, and bad behavior, it makes us feel really secure that Xavier is well taken care of at home! Even if it means that I work in the evening!