4 Year Old Check-Up

Lily had her 4 year old check-up at Dr. White's office this morning.  It went surprisingly well.  The nurse started by weighing and measuring Lily.  She is 40 inches tall which puts her in the 50th percentile, and she weighs 37.8 pounds which is the 70th percentile.  After that we went to a special room to check Lily's hearing and vision.  She put headphones on Lily's head, and Lily had a look of "what in the world?" on her face.  She asked Lily to point to her ears when she heard the beeping, but Lily refused to do so.  She said we would try again later, but Dr. White said not to worry since she is still seeing the ENT.  The nurse then checked her vision and said she is at 20/30 which is pretty good.  After that, she took Lily's blood pressure which was 96/64; according to my research, this appears to be perfectly normal.  Finally, she gave Lily a little gown to wear which Lily loves.

A few minutes later Dr. White came in, and Lily actually talked with her this time which was nice.  She checked her eyes, ears, nose and mouth.  Then she checked her tummy, hips and spine.  She said everything looks good.  At one point she asked Lily if she ate many vegetables to which Lily and I shook our heads.  She asked Lily which ones she does like, and Lily quickly responded "Carrots!" but then she couldn't come up with anymore.  Dr. White liked that but said we need to work on getting her to eat more of them.  Any suggestions for how to do this are greatly appreciated!  She also asked Lily if she is a good big sister to Mia, and Lily enthusiastically replied "Yes, I am!"  I couldn't help but agree.  They have their moments, sure, but for the most part, Lily is so sweet to Lily. 

Dr. White then went over the shot schedule with me.  Lily had to have four shots today, and we made a follow-up visit in a month to get two more.  Uggh.  She looked completely taken aback with the first two shots, but then she fell apart for the third and fourth.  She was crying so hard, and she was not comforted by the Free Junior Milkshake voucher from Steak and Shake that the nurse gave as a "certificate of bravery."  Overall, this visit went pretty well.  We are very thankful to have such a wonderful and healthy little girl!