Doctor & Dentist Visits

Last week, Zoie had her 2-1/2 year old (yes, she's that age already!) check-up. A couple of days prior to going, we did a lot of pretending that she was "Dr. Zoie" and she would check Grandma's heart and mine...we had to take a LOT of deep breaths! She even got to play with Grandma's real stethoscope and heard her own heartbeat finally...before this time, she was too afraid to put the earpieces in her ears for very long. All this play must have paid off - or else she really is just growing up...*sniff, sniff*...because she did GREAT at the Doctor's office; no crying at all! She also got her flu shot and made quite the face when the needle went in but still didn't cry...she did say, "It hurt!" She is very healthy and doing great on all fronts! Her stats this visit:

Heighth: 38-3/4" (97+ percentile; almost a 3 inch gain in 6 months!)
Weight: just about 31 lbs (75th percentile)

This last Monday, we completed our round of yearly maintenance by hitting the dentist! They have nice flat screen tvs in all the rooms so once they got her focused on Scooby Doo, she could have cared less who was prodding around her mouth! She wasn't too keen on that darn suction thing though and I don't blame her! She did like 'riding' in the chair that went up & down and back & forth as they adjusted it as well as the 'diva' sunglasses they let her wear while laying back in the chair! All I had was my phone camera, but it gives you the idea! After a glowing report from the dentist, she got to pick out some toys and was sent on her way with a little goody bag full of toothpaste, toothbrush, stickers & toys...she said, "Bye, Doctor!!"