I drew 'A', 'B', and 'C' in dotted lines and asked Joey to trace them. He has practiced with his LeapPad, but he has never seen how the lines connect, as the LeapPad does not have ink. I have watched him practice and seen that he has done very well, but I was amazed at how well he did in actuality. The 'B' is the hardest of the letters he tried. If you can make it out, you can see that he kind of made a 'D' and then added the cross-line in the middle. I was so proud.The next thing that surprised the socks off of me was at bed time. Nick took Joey up to bed and he, completely on his own, asked to sleep in his big boy bed. I don't think he has even laid down on his big boy bed in six months or so! This is amazing. I was most nervous about taking Baby Nick to bed, since he will usually cry for a little bit, and Joey wasn't asleep yet. But so far they have done fairly well. Joey called down to us twice, make that three times (I hear him right now), and each time we go in, Baby Nick thinks we are there to rescue him from his bed. So we have to lay him back down and make him cry himself calm again. I guess Nick is tired of trying, so Joey is now back in our bed. Oh well. I guess I can hope that sometime in the next eighteen years, we will have our bed to ourselves. (I really do enjoy being able to cuddle with Joey, but occasionally, it would be nice to not share with a bed hog.)
The boys had their Well Child Check-Ups yesterday and both did very well. They were seen by a different doctor as their pediatrician is out on maternity leave. Dr. Pulliam was very nice. She has a three and a half year old and a seven month old, so her kids are nearly the same age as our kids, so she certainly understands dynamics of the children's development.
Baby Nick is still our tall, gangly child. He was measured at 29.75inches which is in the 90%. According to the measurement, he only grew 3/4 of an inch in three months. I knew that his growth would start slowing down, but this was almost a complete halt on his growth. But as Aubrey pointed out, the measurements could be a bit wrong on both ends (a little high last time, a little low this time). It is awfully difficult to measure a squirmy-wormy! He weighed in at 19 pounds 2 ounces, which puts him in the 25%. His head circumference, at 46 centimeters, is in the 70%. (Joey, at nine months, measured 28.75 inches, 22lbs 9oz, and 47.5cm.) Baby Nick did not need any shots, but they did a finger prick to test for anemia. He was found to have slightly low iron, so he was recommended to take a daily multi-vitamin drop.
Joey is also growing well and is still our much shorter child. I still think he will hit his growth spurt later in life, but as of now, he is showing a tendency to be short. (At least compared to his father.) He was 36.5 inches tall, putting him in the 25%. And he weighed in at 30.6 pounds, putting him in the 40%. The most important thing they look for at this time, is that he is on the same growth curve as he was at his last appointment, which was at two years old. Joey got one shot, and did amazingly. He, strangely enough, is afraid of band aids, and when he saw the nurse come in with two band aids open and ready for use, he said in a very timid voice, "I don't want an owie." We assured him he would be okay and when he was given the shot he whispered, "Ouch" and that was it. He didn't bleed, so he didn't need a band aid, which made him feel better.
The appointment went well and the boys are healthy. Joey will not need to be seen until next year, and Baby Nick will go in for his 1 year appointment in a short, three months.
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