Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Easter Brunch
In the Easter spirit, we spent Saturday morning with the Doleski family at the local Easter brunch. Brooke got to see her friends, Paige & Evan, but more importantly ... the Easter Bunny! Its been a few months since Santa, so we figured she might be a bit better with costumed characters. Still, she doesnt tend to react well (initially) to a new situation and has a bit of a fear of strangers and new people. To our surprise, she was enthralled with the Easter Bunny. She held his hand and walked around with him, followed him everywhere, and cried each time we tried to drag her away! I've never seen her so excited about something ;)
When she got close to the Easter Bunny, she generally just stood there and waved at him. Sometimes silently, sometimes repeating "Hi Hi Hi Hi" over and over.
She decided to sit on the floor (for who knows what reason) and the bunny was so smitten with her that he got on the floor too :)
And finally, she climbed into the bunnys arms and I got a pic of her on his lap!
She decided to sit on the floor (for who knows what reason) and the bunny was so smitten with her that he got on the floor too :)
And finally, she climbed into the bunnys arms and I got a pic of her on his lap!
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Easter Egg Hunt
Brooke went (with her friend Connelly) to the local park district Easter Egg hunt this morning. Despite the fact that its supposedly Spring - it was NASTY out. Cold and windy! Brooke didnt seem to notice as she ran around the field testing out her ability to handle the terrain. She picked up an egg or two, but didnt find them too appealing. Instead she decided just to run around the fenced-in area. Connelly must have picked up every egg in the place ... and then threw them as far as she could (guess there is a reason they dont use real eggs for those hunts).
It was a great outing and Brooke went home with 3 Easter Eggs!
It was a great outing and Brooke went home with 3 Easter Eggs!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
18 Month Checkup
Brooke went in a little early for her 18 Month checkup. This is because the Doctors office, at 12 months, told me she didnt have to come back until 18 months ... which was wrong. She was supposed to go in at 15 months and was behind on some immunizations.
Anyway, we went in for her checkup. They did height, weight and head size. Checked her verbal and motor development. Gave her a couple of shots. All and all it was a good visit.
Height: 34 1/4 inches
Weight: 29.1 lbs
The doctor and I talked a lot about her size. Luckily she is 95% for both height and weight, so although she is pretty big for her age, she is proportional. Yet, there can be issues with a toddler being at such a high end of the weight spectrum. He told me that her weight is something we need to monitor over the next two visits (she will go again in 3 months, and again at age 2). We need to make sure she doesnt become disproportional in weight - where her weight percentile is above her height percentile. He also made sure she wasnt as big as she is because we give her junk food ;) I assured him that Brooke is given a healthy diet and simply just eats a lot!
Toddlers should have whole milk until age 2, but the doctor suggested I go to 2% at 21 months. The whole milk is important because babies need the fat and calories to sustain their rapid growth and brain development. Brooke is obviously sustaining her growth quite well and as this growth slows these extra calories could be an issue for a little one tipping the charts ;)
So, we continue our current routine. She eats a lot, but we try to make sure everything she eats has nutritional value. Despite her current stance against vegetables, we attempt to feed them to her as often as we can. We know someday we will have a healthy eater on our hands if we keep encouraging her!
Anyway, we went in for her checkup. They did height, weight and head size. Checked her verbal and motor development. Gave her a couple of shots. All and all it was a good visit.
Height: 34 1/4 inches
Weight: 29.1 lbs
The doctor and I talked a lot about her size. Luckily she is 95% for both height and weight, so although she is pretty big for her age, she is proportional. Yet, there can be issues with a toddler being at such a high end of the weight spectrum. He told me that her weight is something we need to monitor over the next two visits (she will go again in 3 months, and again at age 2). We need to make sure she doesnt become disproportional in weight - where her weight percentile is above her height percentile. He also made sure she wasnt as big as she is because we give her junk food ;) I assured him that Brooke is given a healthy diet and simply just eats a lot!
Toddlers should have whole milk until age 2, but the doctor suggested I go to 2% at 21 months. The whole milk is important because babies need the fat and calories to sustain their rapid growth and brain development. Brooke is obviously sustaining her growth quite well and as this growth slows these extra calories could be an issue for a little one tipping the charts ;)
So, we continue our current routine. She eats a lot, but we try to make sure everything she eats has nutritional value. Despite her current stance against vegetables, we attempt to feed them to her as often as we can. We know someday we will have a healthy eater on our hands if we keep encouraging her!
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