Tycen and Shaylie did great at their 3-year well child check up. It's been a very long time since their last doctor appointment, possibly since their 2-year well child check up, which is definitely a very good thing :) It's always fun to see all the staff at the doctor's office since we spent a lot of time with them in the 1-2 years of Tycen and Shaylie's life. They were all amazed at how big our two little preemies have gotten! I think they were both about 5 lbs the first time we brought them into their doctor office, almost 3 years ago.
They continue to grow and move up in the growth chart. Tyce and Shay both grew about 4" since their 2nd birthday and gained 5 lbs each.
Tycen
Height: 40.25" (95th percentile)
Weight: 32.8 lbs (60th percentile)
Shaylie
Height: 38.5" (80th percentile)
Weight: 31 lbs (50th percentile)
Now that they're big 3-year olds, they get their blood pressure and oxygen saturation levels checked, too. It was fun for me to watch them do this and see their curiosity rise. I shared with them how it's something that mommy does at work, too, which is neat for them to see since I usually just tell them that I help people to walk who have a hard time walking... Haha, if only it were that simple! ;)
Tycen
BP: 90/56
SpO2: 99%
HR: 122 bpm
Shaylie
BP: 98/60
SpO2: 97%
HR: 124 bpm
Dr. Jones also asked the kiddos some questions and I thought some of their answers were pretty funny:
What do you like to do for fun?
T: Go to the park
S: Go to the store (Ha! Ya right!!)
What is your favorite vegetable? (...we've been working on what's considered a fruit vs. vegetable...clearly we need some more discussion :)
T: blueberries
S: apples (this was a surprise to me, she'll eat bites of them but I wouldn't say they're a 'favorite' :)
What is your favorite food to eat for dinner:
T: french fries
S: sandwiches
Did you have a birthday party?
S: We had Mickey and Minnie
Shaylie was pretty cute and kept answering Tycen's questions for him (i.e. 'His name is Tycen; He's 3'; etc). In most cases, the opposite is true and Tyce usually introduces Shaylie to new people we meet.
Ahhh (sigh of relief), what an easy and uneventful trip to the doctor's office, praise God! We've sure come a long way in the past 3 years, it was so much more challenging when they were little and I was juggling them both in/out of clothes/diapers, entertaining and/or consoling for 1 1/2 hrs in a little room, etc. Since Tyce and Shay are on a selective vaccination schedule and we don't do flu shots, they haven't had to get any shots since about 1-year-old, which definitely helps make a trip to the doctor pretty easy these days. Let's just hope and pray it stays this way and we won't have to return to the doctor until their 4-year well child check up! :)
