This morning we went to the pediatrician for Reese's two year check up. As always, she was wonderfully behaved. I still don't think her doctor can get over how cooperative she is--he comments on it every time. Her measurements show growth from her 18mo check up, and even show higher percentile ranks than I was expecting. She is "officially" 23lbs 9oz (15th%), 33 1/4" (30th%), and her head circumference is 47 cm (60th%). With the exception of her head, she's a little on the petite size, but we're used to that by now. Her size and body type are making clothing issues difficult, though. She outgrows clothing lengthwise, sometimes without ever reaching the minimum weight requirements for them. Fall shopping is going to be interesting.
Overall, the doctor told us everything looked great. We breifly discussed the small wart on one of her fingers, which can be treated with over the counter medication, as well as her on-again-off-again constipation issues. (Apparently her withholding symptoms are common around this age just before potty training really kicks into high gear.)
Before leaving Reese got an immunization. This was possibly the worst shot yet. In the past, she has cried after shots, but is bright eyed and distracted by her reward sticker by the time we walk out of the office. Well...with her growing cognitive abilities also comes added awareness. It was virtually impossible to distract her from the discomfort or memory of the experience this time. Over an hour later, she was still misty eyed and upset. I can tell her leg is sore at the injection site, and I'm still waiting for the fever to kick in...only time will tell.
Since we're not "baby-booking" her milestones and stories, I feel obliged to provide
"An Overview" of Reese at 2:
"An Overview" of Reese at 2:
* Reese loves: pajamas (she'd wear them all day), Sesame Street, jumping (on her trampoline or anywhere else), swimming, dancing, reading, sweets, music, shoes, being outside, and riding escalators.
* Favorites: her favorite color is blue, her favorite breakfast is Daddy's home-made blueberry pancakes, her favorite fruits are blueberries and pineapple, her favorite veggie is raw carrots, and her favorite meal is elusive--sometimes spaghetti, other times quesadillas.There's no contest for favorite toy--Ellie wins by a mile.
* She's such a talker! Around new people she barely utters a word, but otherwise, she's non-stop commentary and observation. It's hard to get a word in edge-wise if Reese is on a roll.
* Milestones from this year: walking, running, jumping, standing on one foot, talking, she knows her name (first and last) and age, knows all basic colors (I'm excluding ones like turquoise and fushia when I say this), can count to 20 but consistently leaves out 5 and 7, knows her basic shapes (circle, triangle, square, heart, diamond, cylinder--but not good about rectangles), has started talking a lot about the seasons and what she wears during summer and winter, can recite the alphabet with help, knows a handful of letters (R, S, and O, in particular), knows all her body parts (sometimes confuses wrists and ankles), and knows many basic animal names and sounds.
The year ahead has some big changes in store for the family, it will be an interesting adventure to see how we all grow and change.
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