May 5, 2014

We finally made it to your 4 year (although we’re a late since Adela is now 4.5) and 18 month checkups. They checked your ears and eyes for the first time, Adela. You did well on the vision test and bombed the hearing test, but I have a feeling that has more to do with not understanding the concept than an actual hearing problem. They told us not to worry, that they’ll check it again next visit. What did concern me just a little is that your blood pressure was high. They checked it twice and got elevated readings both times. You didn’t seem agitated or nervous and you did an awesome job holding still while they took it. So I’m not sure what’s going on there. They asked us to bring you back in a couple of weeks to test it again. There’s a chance that you were fighting off a little virus. I’m thinking maybe that’s why. Hoping it was something simple like that.

Otherwise you’re both healthy. You both average out to about the 25th percentile. Josiah, you’ve grown a lot. You’re not all the way up to 37th percentile for height and 21st percentile for weight, a dramatic improvement from when you weren’t even registering on the chart. Adela, you’re right in that 25th percentile range for both height and weight. You have a perfect growth curve, perfectly petite. Josiah, your head is right about in the 50th percentile unlike your sister who has always been in the 90th. You guys probably won’t care about those numbers, but I’m your Mom, so I find it interesting, even if I am the only one.

You both got a couple of vaccines. Adela, I was so proud of you. I told you that you were going to get shots and you were a little afraid, but SO brave. You held so still and didn’t even cry.  Josiah, you hate being in those exam rooms. I have no idea how you remember, but you sure seem to. You whine and strain toward the door and try to turn the handle to get out if we set you on the floor. And that crinkly paper on the exam table, you hate it! But we survived your volume level. We offered you a goodie for after and you chose a chocolate chip cookie, a well-deserved treat for the drive home.