3 YEARS OLD!!

Mavi had his 3 year checkup today with Dr. Lisa. We absolutely love her and honestly, he thinks it's a special treat to go and chat with her. Especially since he got no shots today. He got his flu vaccine through a nasal spray. Keenan had to get it through the shot as he's not quite 2 yet, but he did great and only cried as I held him down for the shot. Maveric has finally joined the other ranks of 3 year olds and is on the chart for weight! Yippeeee. He is 27 pounds which puts him in the 10th percentile and is 37 inches long, which is 50th percentile. Apparently his head is no longer measured, but his birthmark is measured and recorded. It's still the same size overall with no evidence of fading. Usually mongolian spots fade with age, but that's on kids with dark skin, whose skin generally gets darker as they age. Apparently mongolian spots haven't been studied much on whitey white kids, but nobody seems to worried about it, so I have decided not to be either. Mavi is great on all of his "skills" (nunchuck skills, bowstaff skills, etc. ) except for fine motor. Dr. Lisa advised putting him in an art class or getting him evaluated and going to occupational therapy IF he needs it. I am putting him in art in January, so I think we'll wait for 6 months and see how it goes. Unless anyone has any other ideas. She asked him tons of questions and of course when she asked "What does mommy do when you do something naughty?" he goes, "she yells!" Then he smiled at me and said "And puts me in timeout." The little traitor. At least he didn't say "She beats my ass." That would have been a bit more embarrassing. Not that I do. But the threat is always there, right Jami?? Anyway. Trick or treating was fun, and they both seemed to like getting candy. Keenan kept trying to go into people's houses after they answered the door, because, well, that's what we usually do. And Maveric got a little cold that night. So after eating a treat from Darlene that was 60 grams of sugar! at 8 o'clock at night, he slept nil on Friday. Which meant so did I. Saturday was one of those watch tv and lay around kinda days. I'll post some Halloween pics tomorrow. Take care. Also please send some good karma to our good friends, Mike, Karla, and Mikey. If you want to join the fundraiser for them you can visit Jace's blog and click on the Marathon for a Month icon. They are a terrific, caring, positive family dealing with some medical issues and could use some help. Thanks!