Friday, January 22, 2010

Arya's One Year Well Child Check

Arya is growing fine and looks good. The doctor thinks she will be the biggest of all 3 kids. In a way, I agree. Her stats:

Weight: 24 lbs.
Height: 30 1/4 inches
Head Circumference: Big! It was in the 92nd percentile. (I didnt' see the number)

At first, the helper weighed Arya at 21 lbs. I looked at her and said, "That is not right. Please try again." Arya sat on the scale again and the same number came up. OK, I thought. Jean must be totally off as she had told me 26ish lbs a couple weeks ago. The doctor agreed with the weight as children at this age are transitioning to table food and "red" milk ( aka wholemilk) their weight often dips down. But as soon as he picked up her off the table, he said "You are right, let's weigh her again".

The doctor has cared for our family for the past 6 years. He and nurses love to see my trio waltzing down the hall. Same eith my kids -- They love to have a new audience to talk to.

During the visit, Vance kept telling the doctor in a shy voice "She's my friend" (refering to Arya). It was super cute!

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Arya's Party

We had a party for Arya on Sunday afternoon. Vance and Arya both woke up at 6:30am. I was able to get Arya back to sleep but Vance was awake. So I took him skating with me at 7:30am. When we returned at 10am, Arya was just getting up. Before the party, we rode bikes and played outside since the weather has been in the upper 50's and lower 60s. We partied from 2:30 to 3:30 and then headed over to the rink for an afternoon session at 4pm. We skated till 6:30, then headed to Jack in the Box for some food, thinking that my kids would crash. But nope! Somehow Vance lasted until 8:30pm. It was a fun day!

The family observing Zoie, Vance, and me doing the limbo.
Vance is a great skater now and loves it! He hardly stopped the 2 1/2 hours we were there.

Arya turns ONE!







Tuesday, January 12, 2010

After School Bike Ride


There is a field down our street where 1000's of Canadian geese hang out. It is so noisy when they are "talking" and masses fly over head off.


No Zoie pictures because I was carrying Arya in the backpack and Zoie was way in the front. When Vance would pedal fast, I would have to run to keep up.

Arya

Unlike Zoie and Vance, it has taken Arya 51 weeks to start walking. She looks like a big marshmellow wobbling through the house.


What a smile!