7 Year Check Up

I took Charlie for his seven year well visit this afternoon. He measured and weighed in at 52 1/2 inches tall and 73 lbs respectively, which puts him, as usual, off the charts for height and weight. His doctor said he is on track to be at least 6'4" and that I should "teach him to dribble now." She said, as she did last year, that his weight remains fine and that BMI percentiles aren't accurate for very tall children. 

She also marveled that she actually hasn't seen Charlie since his last well visit -- in fact, she noted his last sick visit was the summer before starting kindergarten, when he had a raging case of molluscum contagiousum that required a trip to the dermatologist to sort out. 

At the risk of totally and completely jinxing myself, Charlie has not had a sick day at all this year and in fact the last time he had a fever over 99 degrees was, I believe,  while I was still home on maternity leave with Amelia. 

So here's keeping our fingers crossed for another healthy year!!