Today Whitaker had his four year checkup. We decided to scoot there from my parent's house while my mom watched Mae for me. Whitaker was doing this trick on his scooter where he was jumping.
Me: Where did you learn that?
Whitaker: I learned it in my brain.
His doctor's appointment went great. He is built like his dad. He is in the 18 percentile for height and the 85 percentile for weight (yes you read that correct). The doctor isn't concerned about his height to weight ratio. He is healthy and happy and that is all that matter.
On another note. Today Mae attempted and passed the deep end swim test at my parent's/childhood pool. It requires swimming 25 meters and then treading water for 1 minute. You can hold onto the wall after the swim part but you can't take a long break. Mae passed very easily and I was so proud. (She attempted it at the end of last summer and she did finish the length of the pool part). After Mae did it, Whitaker insisted on trying. Honestly, I didn't really think he was going to get past the swim part. But he proved me wrong. He made it! Then he treaded water for 50 seconds! To say I was blown away and proud was an understatement. (I must note - not to be egotistical - but I was a very good swimmer when I was young. As I got older I became mediocre but still decent so I have a little bit of swimmer mom pride. I don't expect them to ever compete, unless they want to, but wanted them to know this survival skill).
Me: Where did you learn that?
Whitaker: I learned it in my brain.
His doctor's appointment went great. He is built like his dad. He is in the 18 percentile for height and the 85 percentile for weight (yes you read that correct). The doctor isn't concerned about his height to weight ratio. He is healthy and happy and that is all that matter.
On another note. Today Mae attempted and passed the deep end swim test at my parent's/childhood pool. It requires swimming 25 meters and then treading water for 1 minute. You can hold onto the wall after the swim part but you can't take a long break. Mae passed very easily and I was so proud. (She attempted it at the end of last summer and she did finish the length of the pool part). After Mae did it, Whitaker insisted on trying. Honestly, I didn't really think he was going to get past the swim part. But he proved me wrong. He made it! Then he treaded water for 50 seconds! To say I was blown away and proud was an understatement. (I must note - not to be egotistical - but I was a very good swimmer when I was young. As I got older I became mediocre but still decent so I have a little bit of swimmer mom pride. I don't expect them to ever compete, unless they want to, but wanted them to know this survival skill).
