October 2, 2008 - Two Week (18 days actually) Doctors Appointment

October 2, 2008
Two Week (Actually 18 Days) Doctor's Appointment

Aubrey had her two week doctors appointment today. The tell of the tape and scales were as follows - she weighed in at 9lbs 3oz and was 21 inches long. This puts her in the 75th percentile of all girls her age. We weren't real happy with her performance. It's only a solid "C" performance - "C" equals comfortable. Were not going to let her be satisfied with "C's". Were not going to let mediocrity creep into her lifestyle this early. She's not going to be just average. We are expecting much more and I am sure you feel the same way (her dad was just average and we are expecting a whole lot more form her). All the effort (love, support, gifts,..etc) you are giving her and she's not excelling is disappointing. LA and I are taking this seriously and are addressing the current issues so she is a top performer at her two month check-up. Please don't give up on her, it's just going to take a more focused effort on everyone's part. We will be addressing the weight gain with more frequent feedings by waking her up to eat during the day and night. Tomorrow she will be meeting with a baby trainer to stretch her legs and arms to help them grow more.

Her head circumference is 14.5 inches which is only in the 25th percentile - little head, big body. All I can think about is the Carmax commercial where the guy brings a head shrink doctor to negotiate buying a car and a mechanic asks the boss to go home from work because his tiny head hurts (the head shrink doctor had evidently shrunk his head). Look it up on youtube. This is actually a blessing that she doesn't have a big head (their are those in both our families that have big heads and LA insists my head is big but I am pretty sure it is average). We not worried and the doctor is not concerned. Were going to let her underachieve in this area. All it really means is that she is going to have to pack a lot of knowledge in a smaller area.

Don't worry about anything, LA and I have everything under control and are going to stick to the plan of action to remedy this case of "I'm going to be average blahs", Miss Aubrey is mired in. We will keep you posted and our next doctors appointment is November 18th - 4 weeks. This is going to take time so be patient but I am hoping for a strong "B" for the next visit.

PS - The redness around Aubrey's eye has nothing to do with LA poking her or us trying to make her eat (might be the cause next month) or Melissa F giving her a black eye. It simply is a place where she has a lot of capillaries and they burst during birth. They will eventually heal and it will no longer be noticeable. It might be six months or a year. However, the doctor did tell us that it will be her truth indicator. If she lying to us, it will turn red. This should be interesting. How long before we tell her about it - probably after college.