Happy Birthday Caitlin!

This week Caitlin turned 3 years old! Time sure flies! Wednesday we went to a birthday party at Caitlin's school which was a lot of fun. We brought all of the kids lunch and party stuff. They seemed to have fun and Caitlin seemed to really enjoy it. She even wanted to call Nana Bev later that afternoon to thank her for coming to the party. :) I took Wednesday-Friday off work and on Thursday I took Caitlin in for her 3 year checkup. She did great and has grown quite a bit! Here's her numbers:

Weight
Birth - 8lbs, 11oz
1 year - 22lbs, 15oz
2 years - 28lbs
3 years - 36lbs

Height
Birth - 20.5 inches
1 year - 31.25 inches
2 years - 37 inches
3 years - 40 1/4 inches

She's doing great on her growth but she's in the 90th percentile for weight and off the charts for height. The Doctor doesn't see any problems and expects Caitlin's growth to continue to taper. She does want us to try to limit the ammount of juice Caitlin drinks to avoid the sugar so we'll probably start giving her water and if she wants, sugar free juice. She didn't get any shots so the visit was quick and painless. She was so grown up and followed the Nurses instructions when they were weighing and measuring her. She's growing up so fast!

Yesterday we had Caitlin's third birthday party here at the house and it was a lot of fun. The girls stayed with Nana Bev and Grampa Bob most of the day so that we could get the house ready. It came out nice and one of the parents from the school volunteered to make the cake which came out amazing! We had a good turnout and I think all of the kids really enjoyed themselves. Caitlin had a lot of fun playing with all of the kids outside and painting. She got a lot of great gifts that will surely keep her busy and was very thankful for the party. Emma seemed to have fun too but was super tired and went to sleep before it was over. :)

Emma's doing great and the girls are fun to watch together. Emma is even trying to immitate Caitlin now. We went to Lowe's this afternoon and Caitlin was "driving" the cart and Emma would watch what she was doing and then grab her steering wheel and start trying to drive too. It was cute to watch. :)

Thanks to everyone who was able to come by and join in Caitlin's birthday celebration! I can't believe how fast the time is going! This week I'll be heading back to work and will be on call. Hopefully it's an uneventful week.