Check-ups and Playdates

For quite a few reasons, the girls' annual check-up has gotten a bit out of whack in terms of when it happens.  In short, instead of Callie having her annual check-up right around her birthday she ends up having it about four months later.  Reese is a bit closer, having hers just about two months after her birthday.  The good news is that they generally only see the doctor at this annual check-up.  The two of them are pretty hardy souls, and we have been very fortunate because they are healthy.

So here they are on the big day.  Callie continues to grow like a green bean.  At this February check-up, her height came in a little over 50 inches which put her in the 70th percentile, and her weight was a whopping 45 lbs, or the 15th percentile.  A slim chip off the old block.  Reese registered in the 75th percentile all the way around, measuring at 41 inches in height and 28 lbs in weight.  We tend to think of her as small and petite, so it's kind of funny to see her with those numbers.  Unfortunately with the four-year-old check-up came four shots.  She was tough through the first several, but the last one pushed her over the edge.  Her older sister knew this could happen because when Sarah told Callie that Reese was going to have to get four shots, she asked, "Do I have to stay in the room?"  In the end, though, the girls are growing well and looking good.  We are very lucky.

After years of coordinating playdates for Callie, we finally fielded a request from Reese for a playdate of her own with her friend Maggie.  Reese was so excited to have her very own friend over, and Callie was a little unsure what to do with the whole situation.  Maggie and Reese have known each other since they were months old, and they had a lot of fun dressing up and hanging out.  We have a feeling that these are going to become more of a regular request now that Reese sees how it all works.

Reese wasn't the only one who got a playdate with old friends, however.  We had a big night out with our wine group at one of the cool new places in Lexington called National Provisions.  Our group has now been getting together for almost five years and although we all have busy schedules we manage to keep the fun going.  This particular night was filled with a pairing of food and wine crafted by the owners of the restaurant.  It was quite a fancy evening for a group that still prides itself on being less than pretentious.