All in one

This is a fun time for my kids ages. There's just something about the nice round numbers. Currently, Andrew is 3 years old, Anna is 18 months old, and Alissa is 6 months old. The next fun one will be when they are 1, 2 and 3. Their current ages happen to also be ages that require a well child doctor's visit. It's quite an ordeal taking them to the doctor. None of them particualarly enjoy being closed into a small room waiting for the doctor to come in. Scheduling a separate appointment for each child would mean three different trips to the doctor with all three kids even though only one would get the check up. My solution was to schedule their appointments all at the same time back to back.

This morning at 8am we loaded up in the van for our 8:30 appointment. It really worked out well. No one got too upset and the office staff was accomodating and on time. Here's the funny thing: my kids are so different with their sizes. Andrew weighs 36 lb. (85%) and is 38.5 (70%) in tall. He's really taken off in weight. He used be at the bottom of the chart, but he's started to pack it on. Anna weighs almost 28 lbs. (80%) and is 31 3/4 in tall (50%). She's always been in this range. She actually used to be off the charts in weight. Alissa weighs nearly 14 lbs. (15%) and is almost 25 in. (15%).

Everyone is very healthy and the next time I have to take all of the kids to the doctor in the same month, I'll do it just like this.