Appointments

Today I took the day off of work. I'd like to say it was to hang out with Grandma Nancy, but we actually said goodbye to her this morning and then spent the day taking care of doctor and dentist appointments. We started with Clark's 3-year well-child checkup. He's sprouted up quite a bit and is 37" tall, which is 40th percentile for height. He weighed in at 26.6 lbs, which put him in the 5th percentile for weight. FIFTH! Such a skinny little guy.

He may be little, but he sure has a great big sister. She helped him put on his gown, then helped answer every question the doctor asked (you know, the questions she asks so she can hear him talk and understand where he is developmentally). Clark didn't need any shots and he checked out just fine, so it was a pretty painless appointment. The dentist appointment didn't go quite so well. Clark was okay sitting in the chair, but once tools and pastes entered his mouth he was DONE.

Aurora on the other hand - she was almost TOO excited for the dentist! I don't know if she was playing it up for Clark or trying to prove that she's the better patient, but it was silly. She said the dentist is her FAVORITE PLACE and declared this the best day of summer yet! I said "Aurora, I bet you love swimming more than coming to the dentist," and she said she doesn't know - she loves them both so much. It's not even a fun pediatric dentist or anything! Honestly, Aurora has been having a great time swimming at her Grandma & Grandpa's condo just about everyday for over a week. The whole family went together over the weekend and I must say, Grandma Nancy is a great swimmer and she has great legs. I would guess she likes swimming more than the dentist.

Now that the party's over, Grandma's gone, and the appointments are done, you'd think we could take a bit of a breather - but not quite yet. Clark is changing daycares this week! More to come.