3-Year Pediatrician Appointment

This week Ben had his three year check-up at the pediatrician. He was Mr. Social, chatting with all of the nurses and showing everyone who entered our room his dump truck underpants (haha!). Luckily, Ben doesn't need any shots until he is 4 so he did not have to have any this time around. His current stats are:

Height: 3'3" (75th percentile)
Weight: 33 lbs. (50th percentile)

His eye sight is great, his behavioral and social demeanor is normal, and he now will need to see a dentist since he is three years old. Of course, Ben is convinced that the dentist will also use a Matchbox Cars toothbrush and Disney Cars toothpaste in his office when he goes for his appointment :)

Our only outcome of the visit is that we are going to have him evaluated again by the Montgomery County Early Intervention Learning Center for his articulation (pronunciation) of sounds. The doctor gave him the highest accolades for his actual vocabulary, saying he knew several words that some four year olds do not know, and was impressed with his frequency of speech since he was such a late talker, hence the reason we had him evaluated last year. He actually seemed bored going through her standard flashcards since he knew every single one of them without a second thought - numbers, letters, shapes, colors, pictures, opposites, etc. But, many of his sounds are still mispronounced and he is quite difficult to understand for that reason, so she wants us to get him evaluated. To qualify for services, he would need to test at a 25% delayed level, which she is not sure he actually is, but it is worth it to just have the evaluation done to see for certain. If he does prove to have a delay, the private classes will help him articulate his sounds and form the proper combination of sounds for those that give him difficulty. Of course this is a free service through the county so my message has not been returned yet, but last year we were able to set up an in-home evaluation soon after I heard back from them. I will keep everyone posted on our progress.