Sunday, August 1, 2010

How do they grow?

Winter is now 4 years old. She weighs a whole 30 lbs. I know she is really packing it on :) She lingers in the bottom of the 5th percentile for weight. While as a babies she was always long, she now is in the 50th percentile for height measuring in at 39.5 inches. Doc says keep the whole milk coming for my bright girl. She has impressed her pediatrician since she was first surpassing her developmental milestones. He said this visit was just like the others, he was so glad to see her and to know she is still ahead of her peers. (Shiny star for her parents!)
Ledger is growing very similar to what you would expect from a child produced from Cory and I. He is 19 mo. old with his weight in the 5th percentile and his height in the 95th percentile. Tall and thin so whole milk for him too. Ledger is right on track for his development with his communications skills beginning to peak earlier than Winter's. He learns new words all the time. He favorites are cracker, pop pop, roar, hot dog, and down. Ledger weighs in at 21.9 lbs and is a towering 34.5 inches tall. (Another shiny star for his parents!)
Highlights:
Winter can write her name, read and spell lots of 3-5 letter words, can sound out most words, knows all her letters, numbers, colors, shapes, vowels, she can count to 50, and just way to much to list. Her most recent accomplishment: she gave the talk in primary all about baptism. Her leader said she was the only sunbean to be able to give a talk and was better than some of the older children. Go WINTER!

Ledger can climb just about anything, open and close doors, says about 20 words, shares food and toys well, shows concern when people (read Winter) cry, can swing belly down on a swing, sleeps well through the night, and so much more. He is a very happy go lucky little guy most of the time and laughs often. His latest accomplishment: he has learned how to log on the computer and open applications. He also knows how to text message using my phone. I am sure these are good things, even if they doesn't always seem like it.