Cole had his four month checkup today. A big part of me wonders why I continue to take him for this checkups as we aren't vaccinating and try to steer away from allopathic medicine in general. Right now we visit our wonderful, wonderful chiropractor every few weeks and I'm contemplating traveling 2 1/2 hours to get to know a classical homeopath.

Okay, I know why we keep going to these well child visits. I like to find out an "exact" weight and height for him. I'm a sucker to see that kind of progress, I guess. It's also a bit of insurance. We have every legal right to not vaccinate, but I know there are people who have gotten into trouble by not following the mainstream medical practices, and this way I can have a record to show that I'm not neglecting my children.

Cole's happy and healthy and growing bigger and bigger and that's what's important. He's just over 16 pounds now. I think Accalia was probably that weight closer to her year mark. Cole's a really long boy, though, too - 27 1/4 inches. He has a bunch of 6-9 month stuff that isn't fitting. I had that problem with Accalia, too, because she was so long. I get the feeling that baby clothes designers make the clothes with the weight of the baby in mind more than the height.

It's a peaceful house right now. Both kids are sleeping. Actually, Cole's been sleeping in the sling for over 3 hours. Exhausted boy!