Brandon Update - Age 5

Took Brandon in for his 5 year checkup today. He's 43 inches tall, and weighs in at 38 pounds. He's in the 50th percentile for height and the 40th for weight. This may well be the highest percentile he's ever achieved in weight since his birth! At 8 pounds, 5 ounces, he was a pretty good sized baby! He's still my skinny boy (and with Mervyn's closing its doors after the holidays, I have absolutely no idea where I'll find pants that fit him!). He walks, talks, reads and writes. He seems to like kindergarten, although he has asked why he has to go everyday. He likes the intellectual stimulus, but still yearns for the social aspect that is missing in his less-than-three-hour days. I do think that's progressing, but not as quickly as either one of us would like. I think he's completely use to living here now, but he still talks about California. The talk is up lately due to our quick visit there earlier this month. He gets smarter and smarter with each passing day. We love him deeply, and are so happy he's our little boy.