Kaitlyn, 2 year 2 months update

Weight: 10.4kgs
Height: 87cm

This month passed a lot slower than usual, mainly because everyone in the household has been sick on and off. I was sick with flu and mastitis for over a week. Kaitlyn had the runny nose for a few weeks but didn't seem to bother her, until last week, she woke up one morning after childcare day with a fever. Then for 3 days, she refuses to eat or drink anything. Also, it was quite a task to get any meds into her. Poor girl must had very sore throat and couldn't swollow anything. The doc gave her antibiotics saying that she had secondary infection in the throat and chest while still getting over a cold/flu. The one "good" thing about her being sick though, is that she became very cuddly. It was nice to just sit around and cuddle up to my little girl. Usually, she's always running around all over the house and wouldn't sit still.

She had the swine flu vaccindation a couple of weeks before she got the cold, and she didn't have any reactions at all. She was very brave at the doctors and only cried for a few seconds each time (there were 2 shots).

She also had her 2 years check up at the peadiatrician's. She's growing very well, ahead on most development milestones. She is on 50% on height and head circumference, but only 3% on weight. Doc still thinks she's ok being so skinny, so I try not to worry too much. She still walks on tip toes a lot, so the doc asks us to put shoes on her most of the time and correct her whenever we see her walk on tip toes. He checked her over and said he didn't see any neurological or physical reasons for her to be walking on tip toes all the time, so it's probably just habit for her. If she continues to walk this way in 6 months, we need to go back for another check. Otherwise, the next Peadiatrician checkup will be at 4 years old, before she starts school.

She is adjusting very well at childcare now. She is eager to go every Monday and Tuesday and last week, she didn't even cry when we left. She was sick this Monday and Tuesday but she asked us to take her to childcare to play and we had to try to explain that she is sick and can't go. She looked disappointed. She has made a little friend there too.

We can now have simple conversations with her! I think it's rather cool to find out all the wonderful, funny, silly things that little mind of her is thinking.

She loves to sing and dance, and loves to do the hand/feet actions when we sing nursery rhymes. Although, sometimes it gets a little annoying for me when she insists that we sing "I am a little tea pot" or "incy wincy spider" for the m'th time...

What else... mmm... can't think of anything much at this particular moment (too early in the morning LOL). Will post another time when things come to mind.