Hailey turned five years old on March 29. (I'm behind in blogging.) She had a butterfly party and my mom, my aunt, Paige, Hailey and me went to Butterfly Wonderland up in Scottsdale and then came home for dinner, swimming and cake.
Hailey's well check relieved a very healthy 5 yar old who does not have to return for another year. All of her immunizations are up to date, so none were needed at this visit.
Height: 44.5 inches = 75%
Weight: 40 lbs = 50%
BP: 106/70
BMI: 14.2 = 15%
When Hailey turned 5 a change occurred, she became FULL of questions. And difficult questions too. Things like, why doesn't a circle have sides, What does that sign say, etc. And they were constant, all day. Then we took her to get tested for the gifted program in our school district. Well, those scores revealed lots about why we were getting the questions. She scored really high. She missed getting into the program by 3 percentage points. Sooooo, I then realized she needed to be in school longer. Running errands, a couple activities at home and quite time with mama was not enough for her. So we put her in school 5 full days a week. She loved it and did really well. So well that she was reading and writing 4 and 5 letter words and doing multiplication.
Hailey is extremely thoughtful and compassionate. She genuinely thinks of others, especially her sister, whom she truly loves. She is enjoying playing tennis and is a very good ballerina. She swims like a mermaid and can play her pony game with her Dada very well. She does get her feelings hurt pretty easily and surely likes to have things her way. But when it comes to giving into Paige, she AWAYS does (Paige is very lucky to have her). She still likes to have me lay with her at bedtime until she falls asleep (I truly love it and know it will go away soon). She's a pretty good eater, as long as it's chicken. She calls hamburger, "brown meat" and will not touch it. However, we can serve her steak. Fruits and most dairy products get gobbled as well. She loves her Frog Snug, plays princesses and with her ponies. She really enjoys math and numbers. We still need to work on riding a two wheel bike (for both girls). She is always up for a snuggle or a quick peck kiss. Her smile lights up the room. She is super excited to start kindergarten and be at the same school again as Paige.
Hailey is an absolute joy to have in my life. As her Mama, I want to give her appropriate challenges and allow her to be 5. It's difficult because she really is capable of doing more. But balance of childhood and appropriate activities is important to me, yet I don't want to stifle her. It's a tough Mama Challenge. I love her so much and I'm having so much fun guiding her and helping her spread her wings. Enjoy being 5, our sweet Chickadee.
