Friday, October 3, 2008

Two Year Well Baby Check Up and General Update

We have the official stats... Avery weighs in at a monstrous 22 1/2 pounds and is 31 1/2 inches tall. Her doctor came in and said, "She's finally back on the charts! She's in the 5th percentile, but she's on there!" For those that don't know what "the charts" are... they tell you how your kid stacks up against kids of the same age with their height/weight. Avery hasn't been on them since she was 6 months old. So as of now, 95% of the kids Avery's age are taller and weigh more than she does. Of course, looking at her parentage no one expects her to be very big. But people are always surprised when they find out she's 2. Most think she's between 15-18 months. And then the talking in sentences really throws them off! At any rate, she's doing great developmentally. She's ahead in verbal skills and slightly behind in gross motor skills, but nothing to be concerned about. She got her MMR vaccine (which I delayed from her 1 year appointment), and when we were leaving the doctor's examining room, she pointed to the nurse in the hall (with an look of outrage and disgust) and said, "SHE HURT MY LEG!" (And then started wailing again even though she had just been fine!) She still refuses to eat meat/veggies, and survives on bread, crackers, fruit, yogurt, cheese, and milk. She "says" she wants to go potty on the potty... and then sits there and does nothing. She knows she gets a sticker if she goes, but so far, no dice. She's incredibly strong willed, dramatic, and opinionated (I have no idea from where these character traits come!), but she's also sweet and compassionate towards others. (That would be Wade's personality coming out!) She loves to color and do art type projects. She's also really into her baby dolls, and feeding them, taking them for walks, putting them to bed, etc. She's a lot of fun these days!

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