Three Year Check-Up

valerie -- July 5th, 2009

Maia went for her 3-year check up in the middle of last month. Once again, she’s tiny but perfect. And a joy to work with. She was very good for the nurse, even when she had a new check performed–her blood pressure was taken. She was good for Dr. Rose, answering all her questions, but being more interested in “reading” a book than in drawing a circle.

Maia’s Stats:

Weight: 26#8oz puts her in the 25th percentile

Height: 34 1/4″ or 2’10 1/4″ puts her into the 5th percentile

Blood Pressure: 62/38

For height, she is at least back on the charts in the 5th percentile. She’s petite. Her BP looks good, maybe she’ll inherit my ever-low blood pressure as opposed to her dad’s ever high. I looked at the blood pressure charts for her age and height and she’s under the mid-line reading of 86/47. So, good. I know it’s really a diagnostic tool more than anything else, but it’s nice to not have to worry about that. Yet.

As for other milestones, she’s proceeding as expected. Except for that darn circle. She’d rather “write” letters than draw shapes. We’ll work on that. But she has several of her favorite books memorized (including some rather long ones) and that’s great as well as being able to perform lots of physical tasks.

She got a trampoline for her birthday and is discovering a love of bounce. I’m going to take her to the trampoline place for some bounce time one of these days. I know she’d be thrilled.

Maia is shaping up into a typical three-year-old with all the joys and frustrations that can can bring. She is able to express so many emotions–and not always positive ones (that makes me sad/angry/frustrated is a common refrain) but it’s always amazing to me to see how she’s changing into such a fine little lady.