Four month checkup

Charlie went in for his four month checkup this morning. Here are the stats, story to follow:

Weight: 13lbs, 5 oz (25th percentile)

Height: 24.5 inches (25th percentile)

Head: Big and Round (88th percentile)

So, our little guy is growing out and up quite nicely. Further, he has nearly ascended into the 90th percentile for head size, which means he is still pretty much an orange on a toothpick. I'll keep to that joke and not going any further by calling him Stewie Griffin or anything else that may cause him irreparable damage to his huge noggin.

A British scientific group did a study a couple years back and said that there was positive linkage to size of head and IQ, so this is a great thing for Charlie as I would much prefer a brilliant child to one that is not (duh!). I only hope he doesn't have to become British to reap the benefits of the study. If he does, I guess that means we will be watching a lot of the premier league, replacing "z" with "s" for everything except Zebra, using words like "blimey" and "guv-na", turning normal foods into pies and probably picking up an occasional lawn gnome for the garden. Stay tuned.

Anywhoo, the dr's appt. So, after the little man spit up on Dad, the floor, Mom, the carseat, and the dr's table, he was ready to be weighed and measured. Everything went great, Chazz was so excited that he gained that much weight, he peed all over the scale - he gets that from his Mom...

Amy and I always guess on weight before we go into the Dr's. As you probably guessed, Amy is nearly always the victorious party in these little wagers. However, I guessed 13.6 today to capture the Garms Family Guessing Game Crown. So, as the victor, I held down Charlie as he got his four shots and tried to comfort him afterwards. As Amy learned in the 3 month check-up, the shots are much harder on the parents than they are on the child.

So, Charlie is four months and a happy/healthy baby boy. We are very lucky and blessed to have him in our lives. All for now.

Cheerio Guv-na

Travis