Chunky monkey

It's no secret that my kids are chubby babies and B is no exception. Yesterday she had her 4 month check up, albeit over a week late. She had a perfect bill of health and weighed in at 16#1.6. She is currently 24.3 inches. She has grown so much since birth!

Usually during these check ups they ask you to answer a questionnaire full of tons of developmental questions based on age. I loathe this part. It takes me longer to answer all the questions that the entire appointment itself. Yesterday was worse. The doctor came in immediately after vitals, so I had no time to do the form. Thankfully I ended up not having to do it. Dr. K said that she was not concerned about B at all and not to worry about do it. It's such a great feeling to know that my kids are right where they should be developmentally and often beyond their age. Although, i'm sure that means trouble as they get older.

When I went to pick up D, I got compliments about him as well. Mrs. H told me that he is doing so good and that he is very smart. She mentioned that during the day, she and Mrs. F had been talking about something and D commented about it. They were both stunned and could not believe that he had said that. I'm so proud of him. He has adapted to going to school like a pro. The only problem I'm having with him right now is trying to teach him that just because he knows the information does not mean that he can tell E the answers on her homework. That is not something that I want her to think she can rely on as she gets older. My solution for now is just going to be to have them do homework at different times.

Speaking of E, I don't think I wrote about her first day. She went on Tuesday and seemed to have a great time. I like that she is going but it kind of makes Tuesdays crazy for me, with all the coming and going all day. But at least she will get used to going to school. She brought home several pages that she had done in class and 6 pages worth of homework. Enough for the entire week. She is doing well with all of them and doesn't need really any instruction to know what to do.

I'm most excited about the reading incentive that Mrs. M has for this program. Each week she sends home a book list, which is just a pages numbered from 1-20. She encourages parents to read and fill out the list. If you turn in a full list each week, you get a book to keep. E got two on her first day: one because it was her first day, and a second because she has a full list. I am going to make sure she has a full list every week!! It's a great way to encourage reading and get some new books. Also, the student who has read the most books (or rather whose parents have read the most books to them) at the end of the school year gets a big prize.

All in all, the kids are doing great both at home and at school. And that makes for one happy, but exhausted, mommy!