four year stats

Rachel had her four year doctor's visit today.  Most of this is rather unexciting news, but I want to keep track for posterity's sake...

She's 39 1/4 inches tall, which puts her in the 45th percentile for height.  Last year she was only in the 25th percentile!  She's grown three inches since last year at this time.

She weighs 33 1/2 pounds, which also puts her in the 45th percentile.  Again, last year she was in the 25th percentile, and before that, at her 2 year visit, she was only in the 5th percentile (and let's not forget before that, when she was below the chart!).  The doctor is thrilled with her growth, and so are we.  She's right where she should be (though, how she's managed that with her current picky eating practices, I'll never know!).

She had to get three shots.  I didn't know what to expect, so I hadn't told her about it beforehand, but after the doctor told me, I passed the news along to Rachel.  She said, "Oh no!  It's going to hurt!"  And when the nurse came in to do them, she was a little scared.  But she barely said "Ouch!" and didn't cry a bit.  She hugged me with one arm while the nurse put them in the other and was such a trooper.  She complained before I put her down for her nap that her "boo-boos" hurt, and pointed to her bandaids on her arm, but that's all I've heard about it. 

She chatted away with the doctor and the nurses and had a grand old time.  I'm glad going to the doctor is such a fun outing for her!  Her only complaint on the way home:  "Mommy, they forgot to take my temperature!"