Makes a Mom proud

On Monday, I took Brooklyn to her pediatrician for a 2-year-old well baby check-up. We always thought she was a tall little girl, and our thoughts were confirmed. She is 35 1/2 inches...just a mere 1/2 inch away from being three feet tall. That puts her in the 95th percentile. Her weight, 27 pounds, 4 ounces, puts her in the 50th-75th percentile, which the doctor was pleased about. Her head measured in at 19 1/8 inches putting her in the 75th percentile.

So, what does this all mean?

Well, Brooklyn is a tall, slim girl with a big brain! The doctor determined that developmentally, she's where a 2 1/2 or 3 year old should be. Brooklyn was chatting with the doctor too, and the doctor said with how well she communicates verbally that she's up to the 3-year-old mark there. We understand quite a lot of what Brooklyn says, and she's been combining words to form 5-6 word sentences. Some of the things she says, we're surprised she knows and can say them as clearly as she does. The doctor gave us a few things to work on in the next year to help her become even more advanced such as problem solving tasks, learning her ABCs, colors (she knows green and pink), numbers (she can already count to 10) and her shapes.

We're so blessed to have such a beautiful, healthy, intelligent little girl. She makes our lives so full, and gives us purpose in the world. After her doctor's appointment, we stopped by Daddy's office for hugs and kisses and because after her shot, Brooklyn called out for Daddy. He gave us a gift.

He had gotten 2 gift certificates to Mimi's Cafe. He handed one to us and told us to go out to lunch. So, Brooklyn and I did, just the two of us! It was such a wonderful experience and something we are going to have to do far more often. There's something about it just being us. We talked throughout lunch. Brooklyn stopped eating several times, folded her arms, put them on the table, lowered her head, and say "So, Mommy, day?" meaning how is your day? I'd say great and ask her the same. She ate an incredible meal. I just left the restaurant feeling so full of love for my little girl. She is just the best person to be around and I am so glad that Daddy gave us this opportunity. Afterward, we went home with the intention of napping and then giving her tricycle a whirl outside since it was a beautiful day. But, by the time she started her nap, sleeping for almost three hours, it was time to get going and get dinner started.

Oh well, Monday was just a perfect day all the way around!