The kids had their annual physical this week. Here are some stats:
Adam weighs 101 lbs and is 5’1″(5’5″ with hair). That’s 50th percentile weight, 50th percentile height, up from 25/25. The doctor declares he’s hit mid-puberty, which merited a lecture on making good choices and keeping good company.
Aaron weighs 89lbs and is 4’8.5″ tall. That’s75th percentile weight, 50th percentile height. He’s in early puberty. He showed off an elbow scab from skateboarding, which merited a lecture on wearing helmets, whereupon the kids defended their dad on his strict helmet and kneepad and, as long as they were at it, seatbelt policy. The Dr complimented Dad highly.
Arianna weighs 45lb and is 3’7″. That’s75th percentile weight, 50th percentile height. Or, she weighs 50% of Aaron, 45% of Adam. She’s trying to skip puberty altogether and head for independent adulthood, but thankfully, still has the body of a healthy six year old girl.
All the kids have good hearing, but Cyndi says this measured in the Dr’s laboratory conditions. In our house, the grocery store, the backyard, church, the hearing’s not so good. They have 20/20 eyesight, except for Arianna, who is ever so slightly nearsighted(not enough to require corrective lenses). Well, one of them was bound to inherit this gene. They all got shots, with Aaron volunteering to go first, and taking it like a man getting a mosquito bite and not quite noticing. Adam took it like a man getting bit by a cobra. Arianna didn’t take it at all, until we got her to calm down a bit, but she recovered quickly. After all that, Dad needed a sedative.
Adam weighs 101 lbs and is 5’1″(5’5″ with hair). That’s 50th percentile weight, 50th percentile height, up from 25/25. The doctor declares he’s hit mid-puberty, which merited a lecture on making good choices and keeping good company.
Aaron weighs 89lbs and is 4’8.5″ tall. That’s75th percentile weight, 50th percentile height. He’s in early puberty. He showed off an elbow scab from skateboarding, which merited a lecture on wearing helmets, whereupon the kids defended their dad on his strict helmet and kneepad and, as long as they were at it, seatbelt policy. The Dr complimented Dad highly.
Arianna weighs 45lb and is 3’7″. That’s75th percentile weight, 50th percentile height. Or, she weighs 50% of Aaron, 45% of Adam. She’s trying to skip puberty altogether and head for independent adulthood, but thankfully, still has the body of a healthy six year old girl.
All the kids have good hearing, but Cyndi says this measured in the Dr’s laboratory conditions. In our house, the grocery store, the backyard, church, the hearing’s not so good. They have 20/20 eyesight, except for Arianna, who is ever so slightly nearsighted(not enough to require corrective lenses). Well, one of them was bound to inherit this gene. They all got shots, with Aaron volunteering to go first, and taking it like a man getting a mosquito bite and not quite noticing. Adam took it like a man getting bit by a cobra. Arianna didn’t take it at all, until we got her to calm down a bit, but she recovered quickly. After all that, Dad needed a sedative.