Ana had her 16-year doctor appointment today. Here are her stats from the appointment:

Height: 5′ 6″ (80th percentile)
Weight: 155 lbs 9.6 oz (90th percentile)
BMI: 25.4 (88th percentile)
Blood Pressure: 102/74

Ana talked with the doctor about typical teenager stuff; depression, anxiety, and the importance of exercise and eating healthy. He also mentioned that she will need to transition to an adult care provider in the next few year. She was able to get her updated Covid booster and we were on with our day until next year!

Ana had her 15-year doctor appointment today. Here are her stats from the appointment:

Height: 5′ 6″ (80th percentile)
Weight: 154 lbs (91st percentile)
BMI: 24.9 (88th percentile)
Blood Pressure: 116/78

Ana completed her paperwork about mental/physical health, drugs/alcohol, and her social/academic life, as well as the Family Account Consent Form allowing me to access her patient account records. The nurse suggested we note on the form that I have permission to her records until she turns 18. We did the math and that meant I would have access until 12/2024. 2024. Like in TWO YEARS. I’m not sure why that was so shocking but the fact that we are so close to her being 18 caught me off guard! Then the nurse called us back and she did the usual weighing and measuring. Ana was thrilled that she made it to 5′ 6″! The doctor came in and talked with her for a bit them asked me to step out of the room so they could chat alone. Ana told me later they just talked about safety, sex, and relationships. “Nothing too embarrassing, Mom!” When I was allowed back into the room, I asked about when she was eligible for her next Covid booster and the doctor said she could get one today! He let the nurse know and we were so happy to not have to deal with the craziness of trying to get a separate booster appointment! We love our pediatrician!

Ana had her 14-year doctor appointment today. Here are her stats from the appointment:

Height: 5′ 5.35″ (80th percentile)
Weight: 150 lbs 6.9 oz (93rd percentile)
BMI: 24.79 (90th percentile)
Blood Pressure: 120/78

Ana completed her now standard paperwork about mental/physical health, drugs/alcohol, and her social/academic life, as well as completing a Family Account Consent Form allowing me to access her patient account records (who knew I’d need to get my daughters permission to see her medical info at only 14?!). The nurse did all the usually weighing, measuring, and intake questions. Once we were chatting with the doctor she asked him once again if she was still growing. He said she grew about an inch in the last year, and while it’s certainly slowing, she might not be quite done yet. Fingers crossed she can still break 5’6″!

There were not any concerns or issues at this time, so her appointment was pretty uneventful. Ana got her flu shot at Hadley’s appointment in November, so there were no shots for her today! Easy peasy!

Ana had her 13-year doctor appointment today. Here are her stats from the appointment:

Height: 5′ 4.17″ (80th percentile)
Weight: 136 lbs 4 oz (91st percentile)
BMI: 23.26 (88th percentile)
Blood Pressure: 118/80
Pulse: 78

After Ana completed all her paperwork about mental/physical health, drugs/alcohol, and her social/academic life, Ana chatted with her doctor about how things are going while he checked her over. She was wondering if she was still growing and he said since she grew about 3/4 of an inch in the last year she may do the same next year. She had a big growth spurt a few years ago but has slowed down quite a bit. She’s hopeful she can break 5’5″ before she stops growing! Fingers crossed!

The only other issue she has is with these irritating bumps on her legs. I thought it was really bad razor burn that wasn’t going away. We saw a dermatologist over the summer who diagnosed it as molluscum contagiosum. Ana was told to stop shaving until the virus healed because the razor was spreading it to other areas of her legs. It was getting better for a while but in the last couple of weeks it has been itching and bleeding which is really irritating Ana. The doctor looked it over and said he thinks it’s folliculitis. It may have started as molluscum but turned into folliculitis. So he gave her a prescription for a course of antibiotics and said it should clear things right up! Ana got her flu shot already, so there were no shots for her today!