Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Jasmine's 3 year well-check


We took Jasmine to the Dr. for her annual check-up. Before we went to the doctor, I tried very hard to prepare her so she wouldn't freak out. In the past, these check-ups can be traumatic for a little Bee. Well, I didn't have much to worry about.
Firstly, when we got there she decided that the waiting room full of people was the perfect audience for her little show. She put 2 small kids chairs together and stood on them while singing, "S & T, they're all the rage - Look! I made a stage!" and then she broke into her repertoire. She sang God Bless America (complete with hand gestures), I am a Child of God and a few others. One of the mom's sitting close to me leaned over and said, "Seriously, your child needs an agent, she should be on TV." I was laughing hysterically and was very proud of her. She was super entertaining and she even emceed for herself.
Her last number - she stood on the chairs and dramatically placed her hands in front of her while saying, "Ladies and Gentlemen, I shall no sing and prafixt (her word for practice) Twinkle Twinkle Little ...." and at that point she stopped and put her hadn to her ear awaiting a response from the crowd. Lorne ad I chimed in emphaticlly, "STAR!" and she whirled around to face us and pointed at us and said, "Exactly!" I cannot convey in this blog the emphasis she placed on that word, you had to be there but the entire room began laughing and at that point the nurse called her back before she could actually sing the song.
It was amazing and she received claps from the whole waiting room and the nurses behind the counter. Apparently the Doctors could hear her in the back because everyone was asking her if she was the little girl who was singing and that they had heard her and really enjoyed it.
Well, they went on to do the exam and Jasmine asked the nurse if she was going to get a shot (part of my preparation with her). The nurse looked at the charts and said, "No, you don't need one this time." Jasmine's face fell as she exclaimed, "But I really NEED one!" I am not sure she fully comprehended what she was asking for but she only knew that if she was good for the shot, we would take her for ice cream. We took her anyway, even though she didn't end up getting a shot.
They said Jasmine was doing great, very advanced in development and very well proportioned. For the first time in her life she was in the 90th percentile for height AND weight. She is now 39 inches tall and 35.5 pounds. No wonder people always think she is older!

1 comments:

Jeff said...

what a cutie!