Brennan had his 9 month check up appointment today.  It was a little late because he turned 9 months on our trip to Bama.  Also it was a good day to go to the doctor because he woke up with a fever and not feeling well at all.

They weighed him and measured his head and length.  He was in the 65th percentile for his head growth and 75th for his height.  His weight (19lb) had dropped him down into the 25th percentile though, which really surprised me.  The doctor said he does not look underweight and that his other growth indications are still good, so he's not too worried.  He thinks it'ss because Brennan had RSV last month and an ear infection.  He said just to feed him a little extra this next month, which shouldn't be a problem, he eats like a horse.

The doctor checked out his ears, which I was really worried about.  I was prepared to ask for a ENT referral today if his ears looked bad.  Luckily his ears were normal, not even any fluid.  That is a really good sign.  I am so hopeful that he just had his last ear infection and that he will outgrown them now.

They checked his iron level and he was a bit anemic, so he will take iron supplement drops and we will keep giving him orange shakes to help him absorb it better.

He had a 100.1 fever and a runny nose and is just crying a lot today.  The doctor said he might have picked up a cold but it didn't look serious and his throat looked OK.  Brennan was glad he didn't have to get any shots today, only the finger poke for his iron check.  Both the doctor and nurse noted how friendly he was with them even though he was feeling bad.  The nurses said that usually kids are really afraid of the doctor and staff by this age.