I love our pediatrician. When I asked about the spot on Nils' cheek at his four month well visit today (if you calibrate your screen just so, you may be able to see it), Dr Bacchus' reply was "I'm not going to talk to you about that."This and "you're not allowed to worry about that" are favorites of Dr. Bacchus. He is very patient with my long list of questions and thoughtfully answers most of them, but occasionally he uses one of these favorite phrases. He generally follows up with the reason he's not going to answer my question and truly doesn't answer it. I can appreciate that since I can only imagine what kind of benign tumor is laying beneath my son's cheek. As far as I'm concerned, ignorance is bliss as long it's pediatrician approved.
Other things I'm not allowed to worry about: how many ounces he should be gaining a day, how much aluminum is in the DTaP vaccine and the color of his belly button (pictures to follow).
Other highlights of today's visit include his growth percentiles:
13 lb 13.5 oz (25%). . . . down from 54% last visit. . . . not allowed to worry about it
25 inches long (50%). . . .up from 27%. . . . .yeah!
41.9 cm head circumference (37%) . . . .small brain? . . . .not allowed to worry about it
And his vaccines:
Rotavirus (prevents an intestinal virus that causes vomitting and diarrhea) and DTaP (contains enough aluminum to make a six pack of cola.)
