Bradley's 2-Year Check-up

Sweet, precious big boy asleep in his crib with his many blankies!

We're using the crib until we HAVE to move him to a big boy bed!

Monday was Bradley's 2 year check-up and I was very excited about taking him even though I wasn't sure if he was going to have to get any shots. The kids have always loved our Pediatrician, so the visits usually go very well. First, Bradley had to stand up on the big kid scale. He loved doing this. He weighed 29 lbs. and was in the 61%. Next, he had to stand against a painted height chart on the wall to see what how tall he is. He measured 33 1/2 in. tall and in the 24%, but that may be slightly off since it was hard to explain to Bradley that he needed to stand up very straight and put his heels against the wall. We went to the room next and answered a series of questions from the nurse about eating and sleeping habits and whether we've introduced potty training or not. Next we had to wait for Dr. McCorkle to come in. We only had to wait about 15 minutes and then he came in to do his exam. He did the standard stuff: listening to his heartbeat and lungs, looking in his ears and at his eyes and down his throat. I actually got Bradley to open his mouth in the "AAHHH" position. During the examination, Bradley sat perfectly still and cut his eyes up at Dr. McCorkle. He was very cute. Rachel was, as always, my big helper and the social bug. She loves seeing all the nurses and Dr. M and chatting with them. Since Bradley is up to date on his immunizations, we didn't have to get one at this visit, which made for a very positive ending!

By the way, Bradley went pee-pee on the potty for the first time last night. We have talked about the potty, watched everyone in the family use the potty, flushed diaper poo down the potty and sat on the potty, but never used it. So, last night right before bath, I sat Bradley on the potty on the Elmo seat that he loves and he pee-peed. He was very excited and was so proud of himself. We all clapped and made a huge deal out of it. It was quite adorable seeing him sitting there using the potty!! We'll see if he gets the whole potty trainign thing quickly or not! :)