I took Natasha for her 1-year doctor's checkup yesterday. And it's quite funny and sad all at once how she clearly remembers the doctor's office and associates it with pain and unhappiness on her part. The last time we were there was for her 10-month checkup, but she still remembers it very very well. Anyway, we had to stay in the waiting room for about fifteen minutes before they called us in, during which Natasha was pretty cheerful. But once the secretary finally called us, I had to sit Natasha on the bed and undress her to a diaper. That is when she went crazy.
Her entire body started shaking, then she was in tears, and shortly after she was screaming bloody murder. She was shaking and crying so hard it was very difficult to control her; the pacifier in her mouth was not helping either. And all of this was before the pediatrician came in. I somehow managed to undress her and she finally calmed down just a tiny little bit. When the Pedi walked in, Natasha completely froze in my hands and started watching his every move. She watched as he sat down and asked me some questions about her development, eating, sleeping, and so on. He then wanted me to place her on the baby scale so we could weigh her... that is when tantrum #2 began...
Natasha was screaming so hard, the entire scale was shaking! The doctor managed to take her weight though, and then I placed her back on the bed to measure her height and do other standard procedures. I had to restrain Natasha's hands and legs so the Pedi could measure her length, check her ears, nose, and listen to her heart. He wanted to check her seven teeth too, but decided not too as she seemed to be ready to bite his finger off! I don't blame him...
Anyway, after all this fun was over, it was time for the "best" part: her 2 vaccines - MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella), and Men-C conjugate. Natasha got the MMR in one arm and the Men-C conjugate in the second arm. She screamed all through, but the vaccines were really really quick. After that was over with, the Pedi told us to come back when she's 15-months old and left the room. Poor Natasha continued her hysterics as I tried to dress her back up, but back in the waiting room she calmed down and was happily sucking her pacifier. Once out of the office, she was magically back to her normal self. She hasn't shown any signs of fever yet, so hopefully she won't develop any after-effects. Here are her stats:
Weight: 19 lbs (8.63 kg) - between percentile 10 and 25
Height: 32.1 inches (81.5cm) - above percentile 95
Head Circ: 17.3 inches (44cm) - between percentile 10 and 25
