18 Months & Tube Time

We finally had Will's 18 month check up today along with a re-check on last week's ear infection. Diagnosis is double ear infection and time to get tubes. Poor baby. He is amazingly in good spirits. Hopefully, the new antibiotic will kick it to the curb so we can enjoy Christmas. I will call tomorrow but it looks like we probably won't be doing anything till after the 1st of the year. I knew sooner or later we would end up with tubes. Will is doing just fine otherwise. His stats are as follows:
Weight 26lbs. (50%)
Length 35" (97%)
Head Circ. 46.8cm (25%)
We were going to do the H1N1 shot b/c they said they had it in stock. He got the regular flu shot back in Sept. and they did not have the baby H1N1 then. Then the nurse came and talked to me and told me that he would actually be getting the adult H1N1 and that the state had just approved it for babies. The reason why they have 2 different shots is because in the adult shot there is a specific ingredient that some people think can cause autism. The baby shots don't have that specific ingredient. I made a judgement call that we would not be getting that shot. I hope I made the right choice. If they do end up receiving the baby shots we will probably get one but until then we will keep our fingers crossed.
We had Parents as Teachers 2 weeks ago and he had high scores on his evaluation with her. He can say the following words: Mama, Dad, Papa, milk, cookie, gun (thanks to his dad), door, water, cheese, snow, tree, hot, night, ball, choo choo, more, chair, out, bye, down, bath, balloon (loon), bubble. He is just a ball of energy these days and his favorite new activity is jumping and dancing. I can't believe my baby is a year and a half.
In other news, Mike was called back to work last Thursday. YEAH!!! Hopefully, he is in it for the long stretch.

Santa Claus

Take 1

Take 2

Take 3 (at least I got him off my lap)

Can you tell these 3 are cousins? Will just loves his cousin Kali.