Luke's 12 month Dr. Visit

All was well at Luke's 1 year appointment. He weighs a little less than they expected him to, but he's very healthy. He is only 28 1/2 inches long and weighs 20 lbs 12 oz. The good thing about that was that Luke could stay in his Graco SnugRide carrier/carseat until his birthday. The seat is certified up to 22 lbs and 29", which worked out rather well and saved us some money.

I've been transitioning Luke from the soy formula to whole milk this past week, which seems to be going well. He's not having any reactions, so it appears that his tummy was just very sensitive when he was a little guy. He really likes the vitamin D milk, too. The nurse practioner said I probably could've done this a month ago. Oh well.

He got 4 shots yesterday at the doctor and screamed his head off for all of 5 minutes, then he was fine. We went to Children's Urgent Care so he could have blood drawn; apparently it's routine to test for Anemia. Since they were drawing blood anyways, I asked them to test for food allergies and inhalant allergies, too. He has a runny nose and rubs his eyes and nose a lot, so I have a feeling he may be allergic to our cats. He hasn't had a problem so far with peanut butter, corn or strawberries, which are the biggies for food allergies.

He's pretty much off baby food now. He wants whatever we're eating and prefers to feed himself. Lunch and dinner are usually very messy, but boy does Luke enjoy his food!