Ace had his 3 year check up and here are his stats:
38 1/2 lbs (97%)
38 inches (60%)

He’s grown a little bit taller which is great and his weight has gone back up from last year. Dr. B had a little “talk” with him about his attitude with us and gave us several ways to correct it. He was very polite and answered all his questions. He tried to compromise with her on eating his veggies.

She asked him if he ate his vegetables, and meat, and fruit.

“I eat my meat but I don’t like vegetables,” he said. She told him before he could have more meat he had to eat some bites of veggies and he said just one bite…she told him he had to eat at least two and he said one. Needless to say, they arrived at a stalemate. I, however, informed her that we ask that if they want more of something they have to eat everything on their plate. I just thought about the fact that Ace will now eat corn on the cob…I wonder if he knows that’s a vegetable?!

He flooded the kitchen again…not the kitchen actually, it was the dining area but since we have an eat in kitchen, it was the kitchen, just a different part. He’s rediscovered the cat/dog water bowl and decided it would be fun to play in it. While I was on the phone with Mark in the playroom, he proceeded to not only drench himself but the whole floor and to carry small bits of Sunny’s (our dog) food from her bowl to the water bowl. Poor Sunny looked on in sheer agony! Since listening to how I should “delight” in my children, I didn’t yell. I did realize he was doing what he always does…exploring. However, since he kept going back to it, he had to be disciplined because we had told him no and I had told him several times after the flooding that we didn’t play with the dog water. At least I didn’t loose my cool!

Zoe had her first day of speech today. They took a break over the summer. Her speech therapist could not believe how well Zoe was talking! I was very excited. She went ahead and rechecked her and she’s improved in all but a couple of areas. Her teacher wants to work with her a little more to clear up those other sounds, such as “ch” and “th.” She asked Zoe how school was going. Zoe said she liked her workbooks but not the time book (she’s peeked ahead to what she’s doing this week and is scared). She also asked Zoe if she was in prek, kindergarten, or first. Zoe said first grade! Mrs. H about flipped out and so she asked me after Zoe was finished. I told her that she was in pre-k but working a kindergarten track. She commented several times on how smart Zoe is. I’m pretty bias, but I agree!