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8 month well baby check up
« on: March 01, 2005, 01:50:12 PM »
Today Jack has his 8 month well baby check up with the health visitor.
I love my health visitor. She is always willing to take my phone calls or call me back when I have a question/concern. She also is helping with some issues Im having with my older kids.
So Jack weighed in today at 24lbs 4oz. His length was in cm so I cant remember but she said he was the size of an average 16 month old!
Jack saw the doctor and got a clean bill of health.
Before we left the health visitor gave me a nice cloth tote bag with a few new board books(which he LOVES) and a nice sippy cup. There is a new program that just started (I believe) where the NHS is promoting a read to program for babies. Very nice. I also got a few more freebies which I always love. All I ever got from the US pediatrician was maybe a sticker and a healthy bill!
Oh on another note Jack received his £259 savings voucher yesterday. Anyone else get theirs yet? (babies born after 2002)

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Re: 8 month well baby check up
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2005, 01:56:26 PM »
Congrats!!  I take it this isn't the same HV who told you that you held your babe wrong?

We have no recourse to public funds so no voucher for this family.  But great support for such a programme, nonetheless!  Bring on the Family Allowances. :)
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Re: 8 month well baby check up
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2005, 01:57:30 PM »
Jack is obviously thriving, Ricki.  What are you feeding him?

I can't believe he's eight months old already.  I'm so glad to hear that he's doing so well.  Both of my boys loved books, btw.  I read to them as babies and we still have a story at bedtime.  (My six year old reads to me, now!)

Love the picture.  He's so gorgeous, as are all of yours!

xKellie
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Re: 8 month well baby check up
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2005, 01:58:13 PM »
Cool well done Jack!! Great about the freebies, can't wait for mine, er I mean Ethan's! we haven't had our voucher yet,  but I think they are taking up to May to send them all out bit by bit. 
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Re: 8 month well baby check up
« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2005, 02:00:43 PM »
Aillidh hasn't gotten a penny.  Been wondering about that, b/c we're getting all these offers for where to invest it. :-\\\\

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Re: 8 month well baby check up
« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2005, 02:03:02 PM »
We've had our voucher for about 2-3 weeks.

We also got books at the 8 month check-up.  No tote bag tho!  :(
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« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2005, 02:06:55 PM »
Hee Hee hee...no she wasnt the one who told me Im holding him wrong :)  That was some visiting health visitor that came to my house after Jack was born.

Thanks Kellie! All my kids are book readers also. Jack really loves these new books. Maybe because they are NEW! Poor kids have very few new items with 3 older brothers.
Believe it or not Jack has difficulty tolorating anything with texture yet so most his food is pureed still. He loves weetabix and redi-brek. So does Coby who is the size of a 5 year old. My little ones should endorse these products!

Britwife, Im sure you will enjoy ....I mean Ethan will enjoy his freebies also.  ;)

We just received Jacks voucher yesterday or maybe the day before. I absolutely forgot all about it. A few days before it arrived we got some information about investing, etc. Check the inland revenue site.

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Re: 8 month well baby check up
« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2005, 03:15:36 PM »
Quote from: Pebbles on March 01, 2005, 01:50:12 PM
Before we left the health visitor gave me a nice cloth tote bag with a few new board books(which he LOVES) and a nice sippy cup. There is a new program that just started (I believe) where the NHS is promoting a read to program for babies. Very nice. I also got a few more freebies which I always love. All I ever got from the US pediatrician was maybe a sticker and a healthy bill!
Oh on another note Jack received his £259 savings voucher yesterday. Anyone else get theirs yet? (babies born after 2002)

Woooaah! All the stuff you get! Now I want a baby too ... LOL  :P

24lbs? Well, I hope I can lift the little screamer without deranging my disc (again!) ;)
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Re: 8 month well baby check up
« Reply #8 on: March 01, 2005, 03:20:04 PM »
Coming froma  girl who was  born  11.5 lbs..   what si biga nd what is  small??  i think  kids clothes  run small here  anyway.. so i'd think the scale  is  a lot  smaller  here.. I have seen and  held Jack in person people.. he is not  HUGE by any means..   Can't wait for my next session!!  adorable new  pic  Pebbles!!  :D ;D LOVE it!!
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Re: 8 month well baby check up
« Reply #9 on: March 01, 2005, 05:07:28 PM »
Gorgeous pic -- he's perfect!   :)
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Re: 8 month well baby check up
« Reply #10 on: March 02, 2005, 03:27:56 AM »
Weetabix! Se've got our boys on the same growing pills, pebbles. :) The photo is adorable. We had Philip's 8 month check up right before we moved and I also got the canvas tote with the books in it, we've been reading to him every night since he was 6 weeks old and books are his favorite things, he lays down with us every night and has his stories, it is my favorite part of the day. :)
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« Reply #11 on: March 02, 2005, 01:45:19 PM »
Quote from: azroomie on March 01, 2005, 03:20:04 PM
I have seen and held Jack in person people.. he is not HUGE by any means.. Can't wait for my next session!! adorable new pic Pebbles!! :D ;D LOVE it!!
Silly! He has changed a wee bit since November!  ;D
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Re: 8 month well baby check up
« Reply #12 on: March 03, 2005, 11:30:54 PM »
Quote from: Pebbles on March 02, 2005, 01:45:19 PM
Silly! He has changed a wee bit since November!  ;D

Is he driving now??   ;D ;D :-*
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Re: 8 month well baby check up
« Reply #13 on: March 10, 2005, 07:11:57 PM »
I have a qustion, I the us citizen married to my british husband are moving to the uk in may . I have a settlement visa. But mine says no recourse to public funds, but my husband is british. so would our future children be eigible for such vouchers or books or whatnot?
thanks

Your husband can claim child benefit for the children and therefore they will get the £250 voucher.  :)
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Re: 8 month well baby check up
« Reply #14 on: March 10, 2005, 07:21:23 PM »
Yes, there are some threads on this somewhere....  :)
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