5 Year Old Well Baby Check-Up

Cassidy had her 5 year-old well baby check-up this past week.  I'm going to have to get out of the habit of saying "well baby check-up" and into the habit of saying "well child check-up" instead.  It was painfully obvious during today's visit that we've entered the uncharted territory of the school-age child.

How?  Count the ways...

Exhibit A - Cassidy had to pee in a cup for the very first time.  When the nurse told me this, I was shocked.  I had been mentally preparing myself for the inevitable shots, and it never occured to me that she would have to pee in a cup.  Explaining that to my prissy princess was quite a treat.

Exhibit B - They gave her a hearing test, which they've never done before.  She had one at the ENT before she got her ear tubes, but never had one at a regular check-up.

Exhibit C - They gave her a vision test.  Another first!

Exhibit D - They pricked her finger to check her blood, but there were no vaccinations.  I don't recall ever having a well baby appointment without a vaccination!

Cassidy's stats were perfect, and she's right below the 50th percentile for height and weight.

Your child is 38 pounds, and that is at the 37th percentile for weight.

Your child is 42 inches, and that is at the 39th percentile for height.

She's doing fantastic.  The only downer was the scar tissue in her ears... the doctor called it "battle wounds" from all the ear infections she had as an infant.  She's come such a long way since those days!!

Hearing test

She did her homework while we were waiting for the doctor.  It's never too early to learn the art of multi-tasking.