Dr Visit

 Leah had her well-child doctor visit Tuesday (& all three kids had their dentist appointments - no cavities!) 

This was the only picture on my phone: 

No shots today - they went ahead & did all of her kindergarten shots at her last visit - but we did schedule her 2nd COVID vaccine. 

Here's the link to last year's for comparison: https://babybuffaloe.blogspot.com/2021/03/dr-visit.html

They didn't hand out a milestone checklist - I'm not sure if they've stopped doing that or if the med student forgot. I found this one by the CDC: 

• Follows rules or takes turns when playing games with other children (mostly, I think!) 
• Sings, dances, or acts for you (definitely yes!) 
• Does simple chores at home, like matching socks or clearing the table after eating (with a little  encouragement, Leah's very helpful & she always asks to help if it looks like we're doing something interesting.) 
• Tells a story she heard or made up with at least two events. For example, a cat was stuck in a tree and a firefighter saved it (this is a big one! It seems like Leah likes to process things by telling stories about things. One of her favorite games is to play "puppet show") 
• Answers simple questions about a book or story after you read or tell it to him
• Keeps a conversation going with more than three back-and-forth exchanges
• Uses or recognizes simple rhymes (yes, but sometimes mixes up rhyming words and same-beginning-sound words)
• Counts to 10 (she's got good one-to-one correspondence for 1-10 & I think could count to 100, maybe with just a little prompting)
• Names some numbers between 1 and 5 when you point to them (1-12 I think) 
• Uses words about time, like “yesterday,” “tomorrow,” “morning,” or “night” (Leah has a funny habit of saying "last morning," which makes sense if "last night" is correct!) 
• Pays attention for 5 to 10 minutes during activities. For example, during story time or making arts and crafts (screen time does not count)
• Writes some letters in her name (She's good with all capitals and working on the lowercase) 
• Names some letters when you point to them (names all letters) 
• Buttons some buttons (I'll have to test this! She dresses herself, but her clothes are easy/comfy)
• Hops on one foot (yes!) 
• Draws a person with 6 body parts