Friday was annual physical day. Forgot last year’s lesson that it might be better to schedule Fric and Frac separately….still think that might be the best way to go in the future but it seemed to go ok on Friday. Also provided a few of the high comedy moments of the appointment.
Heading in, we were pretty sure Matthew was due for a shot and that Cpher would be off the hook.
The big takeaway from the visit was the doctor pointing out that when she first saw Cpher that she thought he was in the middle of his growth spurt….but after she finished the exam she realized he really hasn’t even started puberty. “There’s a lot of growing left to go!” was the quote of the day…..and he is still moving along, 5’-8 1/2”….another inch and he is the 2nd tallest around these parts….
Again here we are not heading in the right direction….
but it is not as bad as it looks…..doctor again was very unconcerned…he’s tracking where he’s been. We have been trying to be better about his weight in this ‘dead period’ of the summer where there are no sports going on and he’s done a good job of shedding a few pounds since school ended.
Turns out Cpher needed the second of the HPV shots. Cpher does not like shots and is completely freaked out by it…the nurse put the cold swab with alcohol on his arm when he wasn’t looking and he literally jumped off the table! Matthew and I could not stop laughing…..
There is nothing more constant than Matthew’s steady march up the 90% height curve.
and after a blip back there, he has again continued his steady march up the 75% curve in weight.
And the trend here is good. Cpher was first up for the exam, and asked if he was getting a shot. Doctor said no, she was giving his shot to Matthew! The look on Matthew’s face was priceless!
Poor Matthew needed three shots! The first two didn’t hurt more than a pinch, but, that HPV shot that Fric and Frac must have a wider needle or something…both boys were commenting that it hurt quite a bit.
