Our Smart Cookie

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Kyla had her 3 year check today and I'm happy to report that according to the pediatrician and she is doing great! Here are her stats:

Height: 37-1/2" (75th%)

Weight: 28.6lbs (25th%)

So basically, she is tall and lean. She's also apparently a very smart cookie because when I asked about what developments we should be looking/helping her with for in the coming year, this was the list:

1. counting to 10

2. learning her colors

3. riding a tricycle (coordinated gross motor skills)

Well.... Kyla already does all of these and has for awhile. Actually, she can count to 20 in English (sometimes forgets 14 and 15), counts to 10 in Spanish (thank you, Dora), knows all her colors including variations like "light blue" vs. "dark blue" and she can pedal her tricycle.

So as the doctor said - "she's advanced!" I take no credit for this, she's just naturally smart, good genes. Some things we do need to work on are staying dry through the night and staying in her bed during the night. She's also a bit of a perfectionist. When she colors, it's mostly inside the lines - we've actually had people comment on it thinking John or I helped her. Nope, that's her personality. That she probably does get from me.

And before I end this post, a little Kyla-ism from this morning

Me: Doesn't Daddy look handsome this morning? Like Prince Eric or Prince Charming?

Kyla: I think he looks like Donkey (from Shrek)

Nice!