Docs & Shots

Jackson had his 9 month check up a week or so ago (even though he's really 10 months) and the results were great---he's healthy and developing appropriately. The weight and height charts put him in the 37th% for weight and 69th% for height. He is saying "mamma" and "dadda"--with disrimination. He knows his name, knows who the "kitty cats" are and understands "no", although he doesn't always obey. He is crawling 100 miles per hour and pulling up on everything he can grab ahold of. He's nosy as can be and is into every single corner and nook he can squeeze his little hands and face into. He even picks up little tiny particles of stuff off the floor, so I have to really watch him closely. He has had significant trouble with constipation, so I contacted the Pediatric Effective Elimination Program in Colorado to inquire about appropriate solutions for his age---I know-much ado about poo. He takes daily Miralax in his sippy cup. The doctors sent us to a pediatric vision specialist after some concern that the light was not reflecting off of his corneas symetrically during a functional exam. He also sent us to a pediatric gastroenterolgist due to concerns about prolonged constipation. The eye doctor said that Jackson has inherited his father's poor eyesight and will probably need glasses around age 8 due to nearsightedness and astigmatism. His sight is fine for now. The gastro doc said that he is fine and that the Miralax is the appropriate solution for now. This is exactly what I wanted to hear. So I'm a complete freak about the vaccine thing for babies. Jackson has not had a Hepatitus B vaccine--you catch this disease through sex and drug needles yet they give the shot to little babies for some reason. He also hasn't had Polio (which I will give him in a year or so)--the disease has been eradicated in this country for 2 decades. Next up is MMR and Chicken Pox--neither of which appeal to me, but I know he needs MMR--mainly because of the need for protection against measles. That shot is 3 live viruses at one time--which scares me because he only weighs 20 lbs. I called Merk and they are supposed to separate the shots in 2011 so that you can give one of them at a time instead of all of them at once. I'll stop now before I have a heart attack thinking about it--many of these shots contain aluminum as a preservative--and they don't know how much aluminum can be toxic to a baby---aluminum poisoning is linked some ADHD and Autistic behaviors--never mind. He will be fine. I just need to enjoy the fact that he is taking a nap for the 2nd time today!!!!