Tuesday

Halloween 2008 / Avery's 2 Year Check Up!!!!

I took Avery to the doctor on Friday October 31, 2008 for his 2 year check up. I have been waiting for this one for 6 months since, at his 18 month check up he was so little and there was a tiny bit of concern of his lack of growth. Well things are looking up. He weighed in at 28 pounds and he was 32 inches tall. He is in the 50th percentile for weight and the 50th percentile for height. I was ecstatic!!! I have been SOOO concerned with his pickiness. I am just so glad that he has moved up on the charts and is getting bigger. I talked with the Dr about his refusal to try new foods and was told that I am doing the right thing by continually putting foods on his plate that he won't touch, cause one of these days he might surprise me and actually try it. He said that if he doesn't before he goes to school, he most likely will once he is in school. He said that peer pressure in elementary is as bad as high school. If the other kids are like, "Why aren't you eating your ______?" then he might think, "Hey, they're eating it so it probably isn't so bad after all". I don't know if that will be the key or not. But at least I am trying, and I am doing the right thing. That makes me feel so much better. And even though he is picky, at least he is getting enough nutrition to be gaining weight!!!! Yeah for that!!!!
Now on to Halloween!! We went Trick or Treating Friday night, and the kids had a BLAST. We didn't go last year. Avery was sick, and the best I can remember our Trunk-R-Treat at church was the same night. Maybe not...I don't know. Whatever the reason, we didn't Trick or Treat last year, so this was Avery's first year of Trick or Treating. Well, we did take him when he was a month old, but he doesn't remember, and we didn't even get him out of the car, so that doesn't really count. Anyway, the kids had such a fabulous time!!! They were so cute!!! I didn't take the camera on the outing, but got a few before we left!!!!
LOVE this face!!!! He is running toward me to grab the camera, but he just wasn't fast enough!!!
I fashioned Lily a ring out of a twistie tie and she was SOOO proud of it. She said it looked like a REAL wedding ring, and had to show it to everyone at the houses we went to. I'm so glad she can be so pleased with something so small.
She, once again, wanted to go as something different. So this time she chose to be a bride. She did look adorable!!! I have decided that she needs to have a picture taken on her REAL wedding day like the one above!!! Wouldn't that be so cute in a frame!!!!
My Space Ranger is the cutest in the world!!! Far cuter than the REAL Buzz Lightyear!!!
Neither one of them were real excited about getting their pictures taken. Which is a bit odd, cause Lily usually hams it up anytime I get the camera out. I think they were just ready to go and get the show on the road!!!! I love them!!!!!
Well, hope everyone is well!!!! Love you!!!!

2 comments:

Katie said...

I CANNOT believe how much i am missing!!! :(

but seriously, i those two are just getting more and more adorable...can't WAIT to see them on Thanksgiving!! I'M SO EXCITED!!!!

Tracy said...

Cute pictures. Glad to hear Avery's checkup went good. It is hard not to worry about them for some reason or another when they are so little. Love the wedding ring picture idea. Spoken like a true scrapbooker. Love ya!