we went to Claire's one year check-up today. she is in the 25 percentile for weight and length and 50 percentile for head circumference. she has a good sized head, but we were slightly concerned about the rest. Claire's doctor didn't seem too concerned because Claire looks and acts very healthy. i guess she's just a petite little thing. Skye was always above the 50 percentile. just another reminder that Claire is different from her older sister. she just has a different physique.
Claire received some shots today. we got a little history lesson about the varicella (chicken pox) shot because Claire's doctor's husband was one of the first doctors to receive the test shots to administer to his patients. they came up with varicella mainly because society lost too much money with parents staying home from work for their kids sick from chicken pox which usually lasted for about a week. not so much that kids were dying from the disease. interesting, no?
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So did you get your kids the chicken pox vaccine? I had heard that was the reason for it too. I'm torn about whether to do it.
i didn't really have a choice with Claire - the chicken pox vaccine is now mixed in with another which i can't remember now. Skye will get her first at her 5 year check-up, before she starts kindergarten. i was sort of hoping Skye would catch it from someone and build immunity, but i realize all the children are being immunized and so no one's getting sick with chicken pox anymore! so, by next year, both girls will be immunized.
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