2 and 4

My kids are officially 4 and 2 because we had their Dr's appointments today. (Sawyer is having a hard time holding up 2 fingers so he's going with 4 like his sister.) The nice thing about their birthdays being so close together is I can combine the Dr's visit into one!

I had prepped Kate all week for her shots and she kept telling me how brave she was going to be. Then she woke up this morning and told me she wanted to go to the Dr next week instead of today. She would then burst into tears at random times throughout the day. So much for being brave!

We got there and when we were called back Sawyer walked right up to the scale, pointed and said "Ohh!!" The nurse asked him if he wanted to get on and he stepped right up. Kate then followed his perfect example! He was equally excited to get measured for his height and then we headed into the exam room. (Where Kate burst into tears again.)

When the Dr came into the room he said, "Who wants to go first?" to which Sawyer said, "MEEEEE!" I sat him up on the table and he let the Dr check everything out without a fuss. I had some questions about Sawyer and the Dr ended up giving us a referral to an orthopedic guy to look at Sawyer's legs. (He is a bit pigeon toed, and although it makes for the cutest little toddler run ever, I guess we're going to get it checked out!)

When it was Kate's turn, she burst into tears and wouldn't sit on the table until I promised the Dr wasn't the one giving her shots. She was brave through the exam.

Then came the shots. The nurse recommended Kate go first since she was obviously dreading it the most. When I picked Kate up to put her on the table, she latched on to me in the tightness grip I've ever seen (arms around me neck, legs around my waist) and I had to pry her off me. I held her down and she actually tolerated the shots just fine and stopped crying the second we let go and I gave her a pack of fruit snacks. I guess the anticipation was the hardest part!

Then it was Sawyer's turn. He had just witnessed the massive fit his sister had thrown but he let me pick him up and put him on the table and he only whimpered once when the shot went in. Then I put him on the floor, he ripped off his bandaid and handed it to me and then asked for his fruit snack.

After the appointment I rewarded both kids with a water gun from the dollar store which we went home and played with.

Here are the official stats:

Kate at 4
Height: 41 1/4" (75th percentile)
Weight: 33 1/2 lbs (25th percentile)

Sawyer at 2
Height: 35" (60th percentile)
Weight: 28 lbs (50th percentile)

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Today we went to the Dr for one big Kissell check up. The Dr officially declared the kids healthy. Here are their stats:
Sawyer Lane:
22 lbs 4 oz (50th percentile)
30" (50th percentile)
head 18 1/2" (70th percentile)

Sawyer's 1 year old favorites:
-walking in his adorable toddle
-using his walking skills to get into everything
-throwing things
-looking you straight in the eye and telling you a story that only he understands
-raising his hand on command (raise your hand if you love your mommy.....raise your hand if you are cute....raise your hand if you're hungry...)
-eating his sister's chapsticks
-making a gurgling sound as he pretends to drive cars around
-Miss Ethel (his favorite gym mama)
-folding his arms during prayers and grunting and "amen" afterward



Kate Rose:
30 lbs (50th percentile)
36 1/2" (30th percentile)

Kate's 3 year old favorites:
-counting
-pointing out numbers and letters
-playing and having patience with her little brother
-coloring really well between the lines
-pretending to write letters (they usually just look like tiny curly qs)
-pedaling her bike all by herself
-helping me
-singing all the time
-saying really funny things
-whining (not one of my favorites)
-playing at the park


We thought Kate was going to get 1 shot and Sawyer 2 so I got Kate all prepared and then the nurse came in and said she didn't need one after all. She was visibly disappointed so she gave her a band aid anyway. Silly Kate and her love of shots. Sawyer took his 2 shots in the leg and only cried a little. Then we had to take him down to the lab and give a routine blood sample and I had to be the one to hold him down. He didn't cry (just like his big sister back in February) but he did squirm.
Its good to know they are healthy and growing the way they should! Even if I think they're growing just a little too fast...