siri had her 30 month checkup last friday, and again was a model patient. i'm not sure whether dr. simons (pediatrician) says such nice things to all of his patients, but he told siri that she was the best patient he had seen all day (it was only 10:30, but i believed him since the two kids dr. simons saw before siri were wailing as we waited our turn, and the kid immediately after siri wailed pretty much as soon as she was led into the checkup room). dr. simons was also very impressed by siri's teeth, asking whether she is a good brusher or just has good genes. we think the latter since i'm not so certain that pinning down a screaming child twice a day to brush her teeth results in "the most beautiful teeth for a child her age he [dr. simons] has ever seen." to be fair, siri has been much better about brushing her teeth after cousin terran explained that cavities are not good things. thanks, terran!
siri also used the big kid scale for the first time at this check up. it was very exciting and sad as i watched her step up to the scale, just like a big kid :( as predicted, siri has slowed down a bit in the growing department. she is now three-feet tall (60th percentile), and weighs 32 lbs (80th percentile). okay, so she's still big for her age, but she's no longer off the charts -- what happened to my >97th percentile baby?
again, siri was rewarded with a balloon for being such a good patient. she started her hep a sequence, and didn't flinch one bit! she followed dr. simons out of the checkup room as soon as he mentioned "balloon," headed straight for the balloons, and without hesitation, chose a blue one (blue and green seem to be her current favorite colors).
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