December 13, 2005
Smug parent warning
This is one of those posts you swore you'd never make, the crowing, bragging, my-boy-is-a-genius sort so it might be an idea to skip it unless you're one of Jacob's grandparents or aunts and uncles. If you start feeling nauseaous while you're reading it then best to just go straight to the next one!
Last week Jacob had his last check up at the Consultatiebureau. This was the 2 year milestone so we were keen to have it before we go back to Australia. It also gave us the chance to get copies of his records to take back with us. So we can brag about him to medical professionals in two hemispheres!
His growth is as usual good, he is now 91 cms and 12.3 kilos. At 91 cms he is exactly the Dutch average for a boy of 27 months. His weight is a little under the average but still increasing in the right manner so its not a problem. Interestingly, (but predictably) his height is 1cm above the Australian average for a boy his age.
His general health seemed fine in all respects, despite the tick and his habit of climbing things from which he is doomed to fall. The doctor also did some simple exercises with him to test his motor skills and language development. This is where it all descends into a blurry vision of maternal pride.
Seems a child of Jacob's age should be able to make sentences of two and three words. Jacob's conversation with the doctor made it clear that five and six word sentences in Dutch were no problem for him. She was impressed but was even more so when I casually mentioned (yeah right!) that he could also understand and speak English. Luckily he backed me up on this demonstrating three word sentences in his second language as well.
As if this wasn't enough Jacob then went on to floor her with a football demonstration and block building abilities that defied medical explanation. While she would have been satisfied if he could place three blocks on top of each other with either hand he did eight with his left hand and six with his right.
Smug, smug, smug, smug, smug!
PS(I've just noticed the growth charts used in Australia are based on data from the US. Now that seems strange considering the difference in populations? Also, the weight charts don't include data from the US since 1994 as the trend there towards obesity 'skews' the data. I wonder why they don't use data from Australia?)
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