Lily Grace turned 6 about 2 weeks ago. We had her well visit today, so I thought I'd take the opportunity to write a little about my eldest daughter.... the child I practice on (at least that is what I tell her). I remember the day she was born, the day I became a mother. You know that quote, "Having a child is like having a piece of your heart walking around outside your body."
It is sooo true! I've watched her grow, struggle and have joy... she has made me question myself more times than I'd like to admit, but we've both grown up together a bit. She is full of life, full of spunk and incredibly intelligent. Her IQ has been tested and it is above average. At the age of 2, we were looking at a possible autism diagnosis for her. She had developed right on track until she reached 15 months and got her first MMR vaccine. Prior to this time, Lily had gotten all her vaccines on time, as scheduled. However after her MMR vaccine, we noticed a definite difference in her. She would bang her head against walls, scream and throw herself around so much she'd make herself throw up, she didn't say anything other than "dad" till she was 2 1/2. We started all sorts of therapy with her, speech, behavioral and occupational. By the time she turned 4, she was a different child. This past year in kindergarten she was one of the most advanced in her class, she's reading at a 3rd grade level, and recently started real chapter books. She loves to dance, hula hoop and play with her sisters.
We had a nice visit with her pediatrician today. We just started seeing a new doctor when Paul was born. He's completely holistically minded, he is understanding and dare I say even in agreement with us on our vaccine decisions, and he is incredibly knowledgeable and kind. I really think we found a great fit for our family. Lily weighed in at 38lbs and is 42inches tall. Her BMI is 14.9. She's a petite little thing. She passed her hearing and eye tests and the doctor remarked on what good posture she has. We talked a little about my worries of her being bored this coming year in 1st grade. I can tell she got bored a bit this past year, and when she's bored she can be disruptive at times (completely normal at this age, I imagine). We also talked about cutting back on the gluten and sugars in her diet and possibly checking her vitamin D levels this fall.
All in all a great doctor's appointment for her. After her appointment, we went to the Book Store and I let her pick out a couple new chapter books. She's been reading the Rainbow Magic book series http://www.rainbowmagiconline.com/books/index.html She was so excited to pick out two more books. We also picked up a couple of the books for her friend's birthday party tomorrow.
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