6 Month Baby Well Check Appointment

Nate and I took Finley in for his 6 month check up today. We actually are now taking him to a new Doctor and we really like him. Finley seems to like him as well. Overall Finley is GREAT! We had very little to be concerned about besides some issues with his eating. He seems to have already decided he no longer wants rice cereal or baby food and only wants "big people" food. Mostly only if he can feed it to himself. The Doctor said to just keep offering the cereal and baby foods and he will eventually give in and eat them but I have a feeling otherwise. I think it will be a combination of trying to get him to eat those things and also giving him special "big people" food that is safe for him to eat (without teeth!). We are also supposed to try to get him on a more strict daytime schedule (since his nighttime routine is going very well). Time will tell. Our little boy thinks he is a big boy I guess. His growth is good though he fell to the 34% in weight at 16lbs 12 oz. His length was 26 and 3/4 inches which put him up a bit in that category at the 59%. And then there was his head circumference which was only 43 cm and the 27th percentile. They ensured me that all of this is fine. Finley has always had a smallish head and he is so active that he is not gaining weight as fast as some babies do. Otherwise he meets or exceeds all of the milestones for his age so that is something to be happy for. We still split up his vaccines so he will go back in a few weeks for two more. We were both glad that Nate was able to go to this appointment before he leaves just to experience as much with Finley as possible for the next year.