Today was Will's five-year well-child check. He did great to answer all of the nurse's and doctor's questions. And his health was superb. We both admitted that he avoids vegetables when they're served to him, but that otherwise he has a decent appetite and is only average picky.
He weighed in at 38 pounds (30th percentile) and is 41 inches tall (15th percentile), which is right on the growth path he has always followed. He received his final two vaccines (chicken pox #2 and polio #4) that are required until the 6th grade! He also had a finger prick for the iron test. We left the doctor's office with three band-aids and one Dusty Crophopper sticker. We ran an errand for me afterwards to Ulta and there was a dollar store next door that Will wanted to check out. He (very easily) talked me into this $5 Playdoh toy. He chose that instead of getting frozen yogurt, which is what we were going to do to reward his bravery. This was the first check-up where Will knew in advance to ask about shots. I told him there would be two, and he was a bit anxious about it in the days before and in the minutes before. The finger prick made him cry since it surprised him, but the tears stopped quickly after the shots.
