Five year-old stats

We had Gray's five-year check-up on Friday and once again our boy is growing like a weed. Measuring 44.25 inches and 40 lbs., he's around the 75th percentile in height and 50th in weight.

They also did a few tests for hearing, vision and to see how well he could write. We've discovered his vision is borderline when seeing distance so we'll follow up with a visit to the eye doctor. On the hearing test, Gray didn't pass it on his left ear the first time around, but after further testing they determined it was because of sinus drainage causing some issues. Gray's speech development is right on track so the doctor doesn't think we need to worry about additional testing.

We are done with shots until he's 11 so that was good news for all of us!

All-in-all we have a lot to be thankful for when it comes to Gray's health and development. Even my initial worries about school have disappeared. Despite the first day excitement, Gray has settled in to kindergarten nicely and has been getting glowing reports from his teacher. He seems to enjoy P.E. and music class the most, although when I ask about P.E. he corrects me and says it's called "the gym."

We have also entered the world of homework and have a packet that gets sent home monthly with a short assignment for us to complete each evening (Mon.-Thurs.). One sheet asked Gray to write his name three times and to my surprise he could write his first and last name. We had been working on learning to spell his middle and last names over the summer, but I didn't realize he could write his full name too.

He continues to be a little sponge. From telling me the differences between the U.S. and Oklahoma flags to counting and vocabulary, we enjoy seeing his mind expand on a daily basis.