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60 pounds and 78 inches
We found a new pediatrician! Who we like! Which means I actually took Natalie to the doctor on time for her five year well visit. And Miranda had a well visit too, because she is quite behind. We pretty much went all spring, summer, and most of fall without them getting sick. They may have had the occasional sniffle, but nothing that warranted a trip to the doctors office. But of course now that I got it together to take them to their well-visits, they are both sick with colds.
But I digress….here are the girl’s stats. Interestingly they are exactly 10 pounds and 10 inches apart for weight and height.
Natalie:
35 pounds (16%)
44 inches (78%)
Miranda:
25 pounds (31%)
34 inches (86%)
Natalie goes to Kindergarten!
Ever since we moved to Brooklyn, we’ve been pointing out Natalie’s school to her every time we walk by it (which is often!). Getting Natalie enrolled was a bit stressful—she was initially “wait-listed” (whoever heard of such a thing at a public school?!) but after some restructuring, the school was able to accommodate all of the children on the wait list. And through my online group Park Slope Parents, I was able to connect Natalie with three girls from her class (who also live on our block!) before the first day of school.
The first day of kindergarten finally arrived this morning, and I think all our preparations paid off. Natalie had friends to sit with and was able to say good-bye to us without any protest or tears! In addition to the usual first day of school chaos, there was a little administrative confusion. Natalie’s teacher, Ms. Parker, didn’t have her on her list, and then the office didn’t have Natalie on any list. In the end, they found her and she was indeed in the right classroom. I was very proud of myself for keeping my cool while we got it straightened out. Natalie just talked to Josie over the phone and reported that her first day was “awesome!”
Getting Ready
Lunch all packed!
First day of Kindergarten, YAY!!!
I'm ready for school!
Eating her Wheaties
Posing on our stoop
Off we go!
Line to get into the school
Ready for drop-off!
So proud!
We'll be back to pick you up.....
Miranda wanted to stay and play!
After a very successful first day of school!!Conversations with Natalie: June 14, 2011
I wanted to share two conversations I had with Natalie today, one that made me feel incredibly guilty and one that made me realize that everything was going to be ok.
The first one happened on the long subway ride home from Madison Square Park. We’d seen a concert with Josie and Tam, then had lunch with Chris and Kary.
Dancing to the Dirty Sock Fun Time Band at Madison Square Park
Shake shack!!!Sitting on the bench on the subway, Natalie took off her shoe. I noticed there was some stuff in it.
“Natalie, what’s that in your shoe?”
She handed her shoe to me and I when I looked up close, I realized that there were about 20 tiny rocks in it. We’d just walked a few blocks and down a bunch of stairs into the subway.
“Rocks! That must have hurt so much to walk on! Why didn’t you tell me that you had rocks in your shoes?!?”
“Well, I didn’t want to complain. You always tell me not to complain.”
I gave my poor child a hug and we had a long talk about the difference between complaining/whining about things that we can’t control (like the temperature outside or having to walk uphill) and speaking up about something that’s easily fixed—like stopping to dump rocks out of shoes.
Later, after dinner, Natalie was getting ready to take a shower and was cold.
“Mom, I need to get in the water right away. I’m so cold I have goose bumps! I even have goose bumps on my butt cheeks!” (giggling)
“Oh really?”
“Goose bumps on my butt cheeks!!” (laughter)
“Ok, honey, enough with the butt cheeks.”
“BUTT CHEEKS!!!!!!!!” (more laughter)
“Natalie, did you ever know that you are a rascal?” (trying to hide my amusement)
“Mom, did you ever know that your name is BUTT CHEEKS?!?!?!?!”
The two of us both had tears running down our faces from laughing so hysterically. I stopped feeling guilty.