Healthy Children

     

     I took the kids in this last week for their well child checkups.  Dawson went in for his 9 month checkup and Ashlyn for her 4 year checkup.  We started the appointment with Dawson.  I had to fill out an extensive questionnaire about all of the things he can or can't do.  She said that according to the this, he was developing beautifully and was off the charts.  He now weighs 18 pounds and is 27 3/4 inches tall.  He is now in the 10% for weight and 25% for height.  I was a little surprised by this.  I told her that he eats a ton of food.  She explained that most of what he eats is fruits and vegetables.  She also said that she thinks his increased activity has slimmed him down.  He can crawl pretty fast!  She said to just give him some extra carbs and we will keep an eye on his weight.  I hope that he continues to gain weight adequately and not fall further down the growth chart.  She said he just looked perfect and was very pleased with his development.  

       Next, was Ashlyn's turn.  She had a lot of fun during the doctor's exam.  She did great for the doctor.  The doctor also said Ashlyn looked perfect.  Ashlyn now weighs 33 lbs and 8 ounces and is 40 1/2 inches tall.  She is in the 50% for weight and 55% for height.  The doctor said she is right where she should be growth wise.  Both kids had to end their exams with shots.  Ashlyn just got a flu shot and Dawson had to get several shots.  Ashlyn went first to show Dawson it wasn't scary.  She was such a brave girl.  She only cried for a split second.  I hate watching my children get shots!!!  Ashlyn will go back next year for her next well child checkup and Dawson will go back in 3 short months for his one year appointment.  

     Since it is the season of recognizing what we are thankful for, I am just so very thankful for such healthy children.  I know parents that have to face the very unimaginable struggle of having their children sick or not healthy.  I am so blessed to have children who are so healthy and growing and developing just as they should be.  I know that a lot of parents would give anything to say the same for the children, so I truly do feel blessed.

       There have been some exciting happenings around the house this week.  Dawson officially has four top teeth now!  I am very excited that they are finally through.  He is finally sleeping soundly through the night again.  Thank goodness!  He also started pushing his walking toy around.  He now loves that thing.  Just one day he started pushing it and he hasn't stopped since.  We are practicing walking.  The other day he took one quick step between Joey and I.  Walking is coming very soon!

        We went to Ashlyn's parent/teacher conferences this week.  Her teacher had nice things to say about her.  She said that Ashlyn is very,very bright, but also very, very talkative.  We are going to try to work on the talking part.  She is just a very social little girl!  Ashlyn also decided this week to take up running all on her own.  She just announced one day that she wanted to go for a run.  She put on her special running shorts and her running shoes.  I couldn't have been prouder.  The last few afternoons, we have been running around our street.  She does a lot more walking than running, but she really is a good little runner.  She decided that she wants to do a 1k race next week.  I am so excited for her!  We have also been working on lots of Thanksgiving crafts and projects this week.  We have been exploring what Thanksgiving is all about and learning about pilgrims and the Mayflower.  I am off all next week, so we will have even more time to do projects.  I will post pics of her projects. 

Here is this week's dose of cuteness:





Dawson's other new obsession is books.  He loves them and loves looking at them. 



One of his favorites.

Here he goes walking.

Caught him mid-stride.

Look at those teeth.  I wish I could get a shot of his new teeth.

Ella and Dawson playing and discovering together. 

Play time with all the kids. 

Mr. Bookman again

I love him too much!

He is literally always smiling like this.  He is such a happy, happy boy.

My sweet princess

Doing what he enjoys most: eating!  He is machine when it comes to food.  Joey and I have also discovered that he likes to eat what we are eating.  He likes flavorful food and doesn't care for bland food.  Joey is very excited about this.  He says its in the DeLorme family genes.