3 Year Check-Up

Mallory went in today for her 3 year check up. I was under the impression it would be the same old well child check up. For the most part it was. The difference? She is three...she goes and gets weighed and measured without mom. They even tested her hearing and vision without me. They asked me to stay put and wait...sad. I know its all part of the developmental process and they want to see that she is answering on her own, but still--just another way to shove my face into the fact that she is getting older. She talked with the doctor like he was an old friend. She told him she was going to be a big sister and she would come in and see him with the baby. "I will not be scared, but the baby might if the baby needs a shot." He left telling me to enjoy the next two years and that he wished his kids could still be three.


As far as the stats, she is completely normal. She continues to get shorter as time goes one when compared to her peers :) I had brought in some pictures to show her doctor what happens when Mallory goes outside to play. Since the winter started she has been coming inside with bright red patches and bright white circles on her cheeks. We thought she somehow got frostbite, but we weren't sure. Brent took pictures and I brought them in to show the doctor. He took one look at them and said "textbook case of Cold Urticaria" or for those of you who are unaware of medical terminology (like I) "Allergy to cold". Yup. We live in Minnesota where winter exists for longer than any of us care to acknowledge and she is allergic to it. She will break out in hives whenever her skin is exposed to cold temperatures. The doctor said she shouldn't go outside to play if it is below 20 degrees. GREAT.