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Friday, September 19, 2014

Thirty Three Months

Sierra is all too quickly rounding the corner to three years old.  Only three months until her birthday.  Here's what Sierra is up to these days.

 -Weighs about 28.5 lbs and is about 36 inches tall.

- Wears mostly 3T clothes.  Her shirts are getting short, though, and I anticipate having to pull out some 4T shirts this fall/winter.  Good thing I have every size of girls' clothes in my attic.  
-Wears a size 8 shoe.  She only wears her braces about 1/2 the time now. 
-Wears a size 4 diaper.  Still needs help pooping.  We seem to go back and forth between not pooping for 2 days and pooping every 2 hours with no happy medium.
-Drinks water, juice, and milk. Still loves oatmeal, bagels, pizza, spaghetti, and mac and cheese.  Her therapist got her to eat Jello over the last few weeks.
-Naps once a day around 1:00.  Sleeps about 2 hours.  Goes to bed around 8 and sleeps until about 7:00.  Likes to fall asleep on the floor right in front of her door.
-Walks from the car into the store or library.  Sometimes will even walk right along with me without having to hold my hand.
-Almost runs.  Pushes herself by her feet on the tricycle.
-Participates well in speech therapy.  However, still no new words to report.  She will make the sounds for a pig or a monkey, so I guess that's something.
-Loves her occupational therapist.  She just thinks he comes to play with her and has no idea that she is supposed to be learning something.
-Is doing SO well in school this year.  She doesn't even cry when I leave her.  I got there early to pick her up one day, and she was happily playing in the gym.
-Sits with us for the first 10-15 minutes of church.  She loves to put (throw forcefully) her money in the offering plate.  Doesn't cry when left in the church nursery anymore.  She just waves "bye."
-Is generally way happier and way more compliant than even three months ago.  Rarely bangs her head on the floor anymore.
-Loves her little 10 month old buddy, Silas. She tries to lick his fingers, take toys from him, etc.  Fortunately he thinks she is hilarious.
-Still loves Elmo, but will also watch Daniel Tiger or Dora.
-Is my favorite Sierra Grace!