Archive for March, 2011
Our big 4-year-old!
This morning I took Natalie for her 4-year well visit—only 3 months after her birthday! This was her first visit with our new pediatrician in Brooklyn. The new doctor is ok (no specific complaints) but the visit made me miss Dr. Stephen. A lot. We had such a good rapport and she was so engaged with Natalie. Is it crazy to take Natalie to NJ for well visits?
I’m not sure that I ever published Natalie’s 3-year stats, so here they are for comparison’s sake.
3 Years Old:
29 pounds (25%)
38.5 inches (75-90%)
4 Years Old:
34 pounds (30%)
41.75 inches (75%)
To us, the biggest indicator of Natalie’s growth is that she can now wrap her fingers around both sides of the end of our dining room table. All last year, Natalie would try and try to reach both sides at once, but was always a few inches short. Since we moved, we now keep the table against the wall, so she stopped trying at every meal, and Chris and I kinda forgot about it. Then one night, just after her 4th birthday, Natalie discovered that her fingers finally reached! She was so proud, as were we!
Reeeeeeaaaaaach! 
I can do it now!