18 Month Appointment

Reeves and I went to his doctor for his 18 month check up yesterday. He is 34 inches long (93%) and 23'8"(20%). We're still not sure we're really his parents. I mean, the whole "giving birth" thing was pretty convincing, but where is this weight to height ratio coming from? Anyway, he's a cutie, so we're keeping him. I just hope these recessive genes stick with him for the rest of his life, and our opposite genes don't take over as he gets older.
I discussed with his doctor the possibility of getting his allergies tested again, but she said that since we had rushed him to their office about a month ago with a pretty severe allergic reaction to getting straight milk one day, we didn't really need to do that just now. It's pretty safe to assume that he's still allergic. I mean, when he has intense hives all over his face and neck moments after ingestion, do we really need another piece of paper telling us that? Right.
She gave me a milestone update sheet, which she does each time. This one, his 18 month one, is titled, "Mr. No". How appropriate. Reeves can't really talk yet, but he has certainly mastered the negative headshake. And he has also picked up quite the attitude since he reached this ripe ole age of 18 months. At the moment, there is not much sweetly asking for anything. It's mostly demanding. That being said, he has quickly learned that this new attitude doesn't get much of a reaction from us, and if it does get a reaction, it is most certainly not the one he was looking for. So he compromises. He does the things we ask him to do (clean up, give kisses, one finger to touch the tree), but there is still this "amount of time" thing he needs to learn when he wants something. Getting louder and louder does not make Mommy and Dada go any faster when retrieving something. He'll get there.
Reeves was great at the appointment yesterday, but he did get a little wild towards the end of the visit. Still, no shots, so there was no crying. He was supposed to get his second Hep A shot, but as his 12 month appointment was so late (July), he can't get this till the middle of Jan. He did not get a flu shot as that is an egg based vaccine, so I've stocked up on plenty of meds just in case.
This appointment completely wore him out. We got home (after a quick trip to Kiln Time), and the child slept for four and a half hours! It was so nice. Gave me plenty of time to get things done - like making his vegan sugar cookie dough for tomorrow! I felt so Betty. As many of you know, I am not a baker, so we'll see how the actual cookies turn out, but the dough is pretty good!