32 pounds, 39 inches

Yesterday I took Emma to the doctor for her 4-year-old check up. She needed four shots and I told her this in the morning to prepare her . . . the appointment was at 3pm. She cried when I told her, she cried at lunch when I reminded her we were going to the docotor, and she cried when I told her it was time to put her shoes on so we could leave. She cried when they pricked her finger to get some blood. She cried while we waited what seemed like 15 minutes but was a really long 5 minutes between when the doctor left the office and the nurse came back with the shots. The great news that there are no shots when you turn 5 did not help at all! She screamed while two nurses and I took her arms out of her shirt and held her still for the shots. She cried in the car because she wanted the bandaids off. She cried in Food Lion when she thought about what happened to her. She cried this morning because her arms are sore and it hurt to get dressed. She cried when I left her at school this morning.

BUT I am so proud of her! Because in between all this crying she was cooperative. The doctor even noted it in her chart! She answered the nurses and the doctors questions (all except being asked to write an X on a piece of paper), she stood on one foot, she took a hearing test, a vision test, and was measured for height and weight. She even peed in a cup, which she cried about last year. This time she thought it was all a silly game and was giggling most of the time. It's the first visit to the doctor where she didn't cry at the sight of the doctor coming in the room. Maybe it's because she's 4. Maybe it's because she has come along on most of Libby's doctor visits. Maybe it's a little of both . . . but my clingy crying kid is growing up some. Mommy also got some relief when the doctor said 60% of 4 year olds are potty trained at night. So Emma's in the 40% still wearing a pull up to bed and it's not a big deal or anything we need to work on. When the pull up is dry four nights in a row then we should try no pull up. Low stress. Ok. I like it.