pamelamyers | October 10, 2014
Well, it won’t keep the doctor away in this case, since Sam had her annual checkup today. She was just fine, as usual. Still growing strong and perfectly. She was just one ounce shy of being 36 lbs. and is 42 inches tall. She is still a string bean, being in the 22nd percentile for weight and 41st percentile for height. Her BMI is in the 21st percentile. The doctor was happy with her progress. He showed me her growth charts from the time she was a baby and she is moving along exactly the way she should be.
We did spend a bit of time discussing her eating issues (basically, the fact that she eats next to nothing, won’t try new foods, etc.) and how I am worried about her health, aside from just being sick of trying to feed her all the time when her food choices are so limited. He gave me the name of a behavioral health person at CHOP who specializes in kids with food disorders and threw it out there as something I could try, if I am truly at my wits end. He didn’t seem to think she should go or anything, but he could tell I was a bit upset by the whole mealtime process.
Sam’s blood pressure and all her other vital stats were great and she had another eye test. Her vision was a bit less perfect than last year, but the nurse said it is to be expected at this age because their vision normally goes off a little. We talked about how Mark and I hope she has good vision but feel she is doomed since both of us had glasses at such an early age and the nurse told me if her vision is going to improve and bounce back it would do so in the next year or year and a half. If it does not, she is likely on the way to needing glasses at some point. Well, at least Sam looks cute in glasses and seems to like them! I have a feeling they are in her future.
We wrapped up the visit with a couple of shots and a flu vaccine. She had the FluMist nasal spray for her flu vaccine and I think she would have preferred to get stuck with the needle! She didn’t like that at all. Not that I blame her. Sam left with stickers in hand, and healthy as could be. And that’s really all I can ask for. A healthy, happy girl. There are so many sad stories about terribly sick kids. Mark and I are so lucky and believe me, we know it.
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pamelamyers | October 7, 2014
Sam is such a thoughtful little girl. She is always worried about everyone’s feelings and tries to make everyone happy.
One day recently, I dropped a pen I really liked into the milk refrigerator at the supermarket and couldn’t find it (it was a pen that had 4 different colored inks in it). Sam was more upset than I was that I lost it. She kept talking about it all the time. Mark had Sam out shopping and she kept insisting he take her into this particular store and was trying to explain to him about my pen. Finally, he figured out what she was trying to say, and lo and behold, they found a replacement and Sam brought it home to me. She was so excited and so proud that she fixed my problem. She made me promise her that I would not use my pen in the supermarket anymore.
On another day, we were out doing a lot of yard work and things around the house. Frankly, I was exhausted and hot and sweaty. Sam insisted I come into the kitchen. When I got there, I saw that she had laid out a snack for me. She did the entire thing herself. A bowl of cherry tomatoes (which she washed herself), a cup of cold water, and she even decorated the table with her Barbie birthday confetti and a flower in a little bottle. It was the sweetest thing. I couldn’t even stand it. She stood there the whole time and made sure I finished my healthy snack.
Her thoughtfulness and helpfulness doesn’t end with me. Mark had a flat tire and wanted to put on his spare so he didn’t have to run out to get it repaired right away. Sam was right in there, learning to change a tire so she could help her dad. I am so proud of her. She has her moments of selfishness, of course, as all kids, and all people do, but overall, she is the most thoughtful, sweet kid I know.
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pamelamyers | October 5, 2014
Mark’s dad went on a cross country trip in early September. He and his friend drove all the way to California! Sam missed him a lot, especially on special occasions like my and her birthdays. I am glad that in the last months, Sam has gotten a lot closer to her Pop Pop. She genuinely loves to see him and is sad when he goes home.
When he got home from his trip, Sam was so excited to have him come over for dinner. He kindly brought us all some gifts of jewelry he found on his travels. Sam put all of hers on at once for a photo.
After dinner, it was time for Sam’s belated birthday presents! She got more furniture for her dollhouse – the most exciting thing yet – the Christmas tree complete with presents and a fireplace with stockings!
Sam loved all her gifts and couldn’t wait to get them into her dollhouse. We had to quickly rearrange the furniture to make it fit just perfectly.
And it does! Now the little dollhouse family is all ready for Santa!
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