Caden's 3 year check-up!

this boy is so good!! i really mean it!! he did exactly what the dr tells him and cooperates fully!! no crying, no fighting, nothing. just cool, calm, and collected!! even when he made him gag, i thought for sure he'd cry then but nope!! the dr said that usually by the end of the exam, the 3 year olds are in tears, but by 4 they are usually more cooperative so he thought caden did great. of course, since mommy practices things on him all the time, that helps!! such a good boy!! the dr said he is doing great all around. i feel like he should weigh a little more...29lbs and 36inches, but the dr said that this was just fine and not to worry about it a bit. i asked about him not really eating much, and he said that they don't usually at his age and unless he is way skinny, he's fine. and as we all know, a kid a little on the thin side is better than the other way. guess he really is taking after his daddy in that department!! and that's good. i had to get a hepatitis-a shot for my upcoming trip to greece, so i had caden come around so he could see, you know to be a good model for shot-taking, and i thought he was going to cry!! his little eyes turned red on the edges but i told him it was ok and mommy was fine and then he was ok!! such a sweet kid!! so of course i said i'd take him to lunch...where you might ask....mc donald's of course. isn't that every kids favorite? and i had voiced concerns about his eating, so what does he do, but eat all of his chicken nuggets!! we wanted to play on the toys but they were locked because it rained last night and i thought we might have a melt down over it, but he composed himself, and said "we can come play tomorrow, not today, but tomorrow". and, since it's proud mom day, he also counted cats in a book and counted to 8 all by himself!! he can get to 10 if he wants to and occassionally with a little help, 15!! so smart this kid is!! simply amazing!