Syd weighed in at 41 lbs, she's 45 inches tall. That roughly puts her at 90% for height and 50% for weight. Her BMI, and yes, they do keep track of body mass index now. fell just below normal into the low. I'm ok with that. (wish I had the same)
She passed each test with ease and confidence. Freakishly strong...like her mother. ;)
Eyes and hearing- great. Wears a helmet and her seat belt, doesn't smoke (didn't know what cigarettes were and the ped. told me that now is a good time to start telling her about terrible things in life such as cigarettes and drugs)
Next. SHOTS. She screamed harder than she did when she was a baby. The nurse had to hold both legs between her own. I held her arms and she still managed to break the first needle off squirming and moving so much.
FOUR SHOTS she got! She screamed for 3-5 minutes after it was over....I wished that I could have let her latch on to quiet her down. for the love Syd....
She got to chew gum and pick 2 stickers out.
Good night nurse that was an ordeal.
Syd is SUPER smart ;) She reads like a rock star. She knows her 1 times tables :) ha ha
She can add double numbers. oh yes she can. well she can add a double number to a single number. she has a fantastic memory and can still remember when mama scratched her neck and pulled her hair 2 years ago. (don't ask)
Syd is an amazing gymnast. She's working on roundoff back handsprings now....and has just about mastered her back handspring on her own.
She JUST learned how to ride her bike minus training wheels. She jumped on and was out of the gate with a purpose. She of course wobbled and tipped over a few times.
But then she was off. and by off I mean, she left J in the DUST !
She has not been allowed in the street up until this point and was told that once she could turn around she was free to move about the city. She immediately turned around in the driveway and took to the asphalt.
(new trick to pull out of a hat...how to keep the little boys from following her in to the street)
Syd is dramatic, beautiful, sweet, sensitive, loving and has an amazing personality and a ginormous heart. All of these qualities scare and excite me for her future.
I have this HUGE job of helping her to grow and become the amazing person these qualities give her the potential to be. I really don't want to let her down.
I'm tellin' ya, this girl will fly one day....nothin' will keep her down. (hopefully this won't involve a parachute or drugs)
Could she be any prouder of herself !
Thank you for staying until the end. Next up...Spencer !
