Mikayla visited the pediatrician today for her two year old well child check. She is doing great. She is 23 lbs 10 ozs and 33 inches tall. She is, by American standards, 25th percentile in height and around 10th percentile in weight. The main thing is she is on the growth chart (which she was not when we returned from China) and growing proportionally.
The best thing of all is that she had her final 3 immunizations! She is done until she is 5 years old! I know that Mikayla is thrilled about that! I know our pediatrician is thrilled also as Mikayla starts crying as soon as she sees him.
Now, you have to understand that Dr. Morse is a very kind, gentle, funny, intelligent physician that is accustomed to his patients actually liking him (mostly because he is a big kid himself). Dr. Morse does this noise when he palpates the abdomen that I have never heard before and cannot duplicate. But, that sound always invokes a chuckle--except from Mikayla. Even the Mickey Mouse/Donald Duck in the ears trick and the blow out the otoscope light do not get Mikayla to lighten up. As Dr. Morse says, "Mikayla, I know one of these days you and I are going to be friends."
Other than being a little behind still in language, she is on age level. The words are coming more and more each day (at least the first syllable of the words anyway). She continues to surprise us each day with new words. And, sometimes when she doesn't think about it, the whole sentence comes out clear as can be. She will get there. I remember worrying about Spencer's language development, and now, you can hardly keep up with everything he is saying!
We are very blessed to have three amazing kids! God has been so, so generous to us. It is our sincerest prayer that in everything we say and do and in everything our children say and do, God's love is evident and He is glorified.
May you be as blessed and happy...always.
The best thing of all is that she had her final 3 immunizations! She is done until she is 5 years old! I know that Mikayla is thrilled about that! I know our pediatrician is thrilled also as Mikayla starts crying as soon as she sees him.
Now, you have to understand that Dr. Morse is a very kind, gentle, funny, intelligent physician that is accustomed to his patients actually liking him (mostly because he is a big kid himself). Dr. Morse does this noise when he palpates the abdomen that I have never heard before and cannot duplicate. But, that sound always invokes a chuckle--except from Mikayla. Even the Mickey Mouse/Donald Duck in the ears trick and the blow out the otoscope light do not get Mikayla to lighten up. As Dr. Morse says, "Mikayla, I know one of these days you and I are going to be friends."
Other than being a little behind still in language, she is on age level. The words are coming more and more each day (at least the first syllable of the words anyway). She continues to surprise us each day with new words. And, sometimes when she doesn't think about it, the whole sentence comes out clear as can be. She will get there. I remember worrying about Spencer's language development, and now, you can hardly keep up with everything he is saying!
We are very blessed to have three amazing kids! God has been so, so generous to us. It is our sincerest prayer that in everything we say and do and in everything our children say and do, God's love is evident and He is glorified.
May you be as blessed and happy...always.
