Korri's 8 year well child

On February 13, after reading to Korri's class for the Read-A-Thon, we left school a bit early and headed to her well child appointment. Since we had nothing major nor sensitive to discuss, it was just her and me. It was a good appointment. Here are her stats:

Height: 52.25" 80% (49.75" or 83% in 2018)
Weight: 89.4lbs 98% (72.6lbs or 97% in 2018)
B/P: 104/62
BMI: 23 or 98% (21 or 97% in 2018)

For those of you keeping track...Finn is still taller by 3/4"!!! Again, we explained to him how girls usually grow earlier but boys grow longer...so there's no reason to "care" if Korri is taller than him...but I think that time will be next year! They are both more concerned with getting to 57" so they can be done with a booster seat in the car ;)

I constantly "worry" about her weight because I constantly worry about MY weight. I just don't want her to feel about her body the way I feel about mine. So I was concerned going into this appointment because she seems to have gotten "thicker" this year, but it must be somewhat normal for this age because her BMI basically stayed the same. Dr. Bies is NOT concerned at all about her weight or her growth curve at this point because she knows Korri eats fairly healthily and is active. But she says it is good to be aware of it (which she knows I am!!). Poor Dr. Bies...I think she is really a part-time therapist for parents like me!!

Also, I found her height trend to be interesting. In 2017 she was 87%, in 2018 83% and this year 80%!! I guess she is averaging out, which is exactly what I did when I was young: super tall until about 4th grade, than everybody else caught up and passed me! I bet she's going to end up right around where I am which is 5' 5".

We discussed Korri dry skin, which again seems to bother me more than her! It is so bad she has scabs on her back and she says it doesn't hurt. Hmmm...I honestly think she just doesn't like putting lotion on it because it DOES hurt so I've started putting Vaseline instead. Hopefully that helps get some moisture into her poor skin.

Dr. Bies asked Korri a few questions about school and said she best Korri's teacher wishes she had a classroom full of Korri's! I said I thought that was probably pretty accurate. Korri is doing very well in school and is a leader in her class. At least she can hold it together at school (and then saves it all for me at home!).

Overall, Korri is doing very well. She still has some emotional outbursts, troubles with being respectful and I think some anxiety, but not a lot (she seems to be a worrier!). Hopefully we can give her tools to deal with that as she gets older. Korri has expressed to me unhappiness about the shape of her body, which breaks my heart. I told her that she is beautiful and exactly the way God wants her to be and that everybody has different shapes and looks. Fingers crossed that the message sinks in.

Because her birthday ended up being a snow day from school (which she thought was the best present EVER!), here's a picture of the moment she turned 8:

Korri is super kind hearted and helpful (when she wants to be!). I encourage her to act from a place of kindness whenever possible because she has so much kindness to offer. She really does have the biggest heart of anybody I know. She continues to be a lot like me and I hope that translate into a growing and wonderful relationship, especially when she is older. I need to remember patience when interacting with her and choose to lift her up instead of knock her down (easier said than done!). I want to be the best mom for HER that I can be. Here's to trying our best!