Showing posts with label Update. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Update. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

They Just Keep Growing

Caden had his 5 year wellness check-up. He got all his shots last year (5 of them), so he didn't need any this year, and won't need any until he's 11. His check-up was a breeze. Other than some gagging when he had to open and say, "aaaahhh" - there was nothing special about it. He has great eyesight and is still in the 90th percentile for height and 50th for weight.



We got to register him for KINDERGARTEN last week. I still can't believe he's really five years old! While I was filling out the paperwork, Caden was able to go check out a Kindergarten room and visit with a few kids and teachers. He was shy for about a second, but then took the lady's hand and never even looked back at me! He really is SO ready for school. Hopefully I'll be the only one shedding tears come fall. ;)

After signing him up, we went to the brand new city park so Caden could show Daddy his new tricks on the monkey bars. That kid is just learning and growing by the second.





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Ambree got her 6 month wellness check-up at the same time as Caden's appointment. I love it when I can kill two birds with one stone. She's doing great - in the 87th percentile for weight and 90th for height. She seems to be following her brother's growth pattern and her head is in the 95th percentile as well. It's all those brains they get from their Mama. Ha ha.



We asked Caden if he'd like to take the shots so his sister didn't have to get them, but there was no hesitation in his "NO WAY" answer. Poor Ambree has a GREAT pair of lungs and she was sure to use them to let us know her opinion of those needles. When I took the band-aids off later on, I found huge marks on her legs. She got bruised BAD! She still has lumps in her thigh muscles and I wonder if they will ever go away.




Saturday, March 21, 2009

Motivation

Caden earns stickers. When he earns enough stickers, we let him pick out a toy, treat, or one time it was bamboo. I'm teaching him to be patient, to work, to make goals, etc.

The promise of a sticker also motivates him to comply with my requests.
I wondered how many stickers it would take to get him to try a new food ... one he has previously gagged on to the point of throwing it up - a tortilla. The magic number was eleven dinosaur stickers and some time on the computer. (He liked the tortilla, ate the whole thing, and had another one later that day!)
BRIBES WORK! - I mean REWARDS work. ;)

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