Mateo's Three Year Well Check.
Mateo had his three year well check this morning. Since he was in the doctor's office a few weeks ago for a flu test (swab up the nose), he wasn't too thrilled about being there. But he had his starfish keychain in his hand to squeeze to give him bravery. (The results of which are debatable.) Anyhow, he's in the 15th percentile weighing in at 28 pounds, and he's in the 25th percentile measuring in at 36.5" tall. His iron levels were healthy, and his ears have healed from his double ear infections a couple weeks ago.
What he didn't like was the thumb prick for the iron test and the Hep B vaccination. (They had a shortage previously, so he got his today.) What I'm not liking is that we will need to do physical therapy for his toe walking. Sigh... This will be our second time doing physical therapy with him, as he did it for a good 8 months during his first year for his neck issues. We do what we have to do.
Other notable milestones:
Mateo loves to talk. He is starting to make up his own stories or act things out from books or shows (Thomas the Tank Engine and Veggie Tales). He loves to help around the house. Lately I've been having him sort and put up silverware when I empty the dishwasher. His little broom provides lots of fun for him, too. Let's hope it lasts!
Thomas the Tank Engine and all Thomas' train friends still occupy most of his playing time around the house. He gets down on an eye level with them to talk to them, play with them, and act out various "rescue" scenarios. It's pretty cute.
Mateo has also taken on a parenting role in that he corrects his mother (ahem) when she says "yeah." He says, "Not 'yeah', Mommy. 'Yes.'" Sheesh.
He also really likes singing songs - the sillier the better. He's known his alphabet and the sounds since he was age 2 to 2.5, but now he's showing interest in reading. He can sight read simple words like "cat, dog, frog, bug" and a few others. We're still working on sounding words out. He has "spelled" two words so far - OGW (agua) and LGO (log). One of my biggest hopes for him is that he loves to read like I do.
He still has issues with textures - doesn't like certain foods (any kind of pasta, plain meats, veggies) and doesn't like to touch certain things (fingerpaints, gooey foods, etc.), but we're working on it still. He's been showing a desire to control more things in his life - clothing choices, food choices, etc. So we let him - even if it means a Thomas the Tank Engine shirt over a dinosaur pj top.
Obviously Mateo is doing great and has fun every day. He makes us laugh and brings us more joy than we ever imagined. :)
What he didn't like was the thumb prick for the iron test and the Hep B vaccination. (They had a shortage previously, so he got his today.) What I'm not liking is that we will need to do physical therapy for his toe walking. Sigh... This will be our second time doing physical therapy with him, as he did it for a good 8 months during his first year for his neck issues. We do what we have to do.
Other notable milestones:
Mateo loves to talk. He is starting to make up his own stories or act things out from books or shows (Thomas the Tank Engine and Veggie Tales). He loves to help around the house. Lately I've been having him sort and put up silverware when I empty the dishwasher. His little broom provides lots of fun for him, too. Let's hope it lasts!
Thomas the Tank Engine and all Thomas' train friends still occupy most of his playing time around the house. He gets down on an eye level with them to talk to them, play with them, and act out various "rescue" scenarios. It's pretty cute.
Mateo has also taken on a parenting role in that he corrects his mother (ahem) when she says "yeah." He says, "Not 'yeah', Mommy. 'Yes.'" Sheesh.
He also really likes singing songs - the sillier the better. He's known his alphabet and the sounds since he was age 2 to 2.5, but now he's showing interest in reading. He can sight read simple words like "cat, dog, frog, bug" and a few others. We're still working on sounding words out. He has "spelled" two words so far - OGW (agua) and LGO (log). One of my biggest hopes for him is that he loves to read like I do.
He still has issues with textures - doesn't like certain foods (any kind of pasta, plain meats, veggies) and doesn't like to touch certain things (fingerpaints, gooey foods, etc.), but we're working on it still. He's been showing a desire to control more things in his life - clothing choices, food choices, etc. So we let him - even if it means a Thomas the Tank Engine shirt over a dinosaur pj top.
Obviously Mateo is doing great and has fun every day. He makes us laugh and brings us more joy than we ever imagined. :)
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