Two: Stats

Just went in for our 2-year-old check-up this morning.

Height: 35 & 3/4" tall (altho mom and dad's kitchen wall measuring wall disputes this and says she is a wee bit smaller).
Weight: 29 lbs and 14 oz
Teeth: 2 year old molars are on their way in in the bottom.
Anything new?: • Turns out she has allergies... we can give her Zyrtec or Clariton!
• She can start fluoride toothpaste
• We need to start putting her on the potty after waking, before bed and before baths
(Evie already enjoys sitting, wiping and throwing paper in the trash! lol)
• We need to ditch the pacifiers! (no more Paps! Arg!)

The doctor gave me a questionaire to fill-out while she waited... some of the many things a 2-year-old is anticipated to do at this time include:
• Hold a spoon to eat (see photos of yogurt)
• Speak 2 word phrases (she says 3 or more fairly often)
• Play with friends (does taking things count?)
• Draw in circles (ok, even the doctor admitted this was a 3-year-old activity. Evie scribbles)
• Eat well-balanced meals?
• How much TV a day does she watch? (She asks this a day after a rainy Sunday afternoon)
• Run? Crawl up/down laders?
• Go up and down stairs with no help?
• Obey 2-part directions?
• Obey when mom says "no"? (I mean, really? She's two.)

I think its funny we never discussed what makes a good bedtime or when we should switch to a bed. The doctor also tells me to let Ecie decide when she's ready to potty-train and yet I am supposed to start pushing it. Lastly, get rid of the PAPS? Are you kidding me? I finally found a way to calm her down and now I hafta thro away the cheat-cheat? ;-)




birthday morning cupcake