A mere month after starting preschool, Brandon finally turned the same age as most of his his classmates. He's not the youngest one in his class, though. There's another girl who is one day younger! The cut-off is only 2 weeks after his birthday. It seems to be the trend that most parents here hold their kids back if their birthdate is close to the cut-off date. I have no issues with that if the child simply isn't ready to move on, but I'm a little disturbed that the most common answer I hear, especially from parents of boys, is that they are doing it so their boy can be bigger. This explains all the bored kids in pre-school that are up to a year and a half older than Brandon, and tower not only above him, but above most of the other students as well!
We celebrated his birthday on Saturday with a trip to Chuck-E-Cheese. He was thrilled! Today was his 4-year check-up. With all the house stuff - inspections, closing, etc., - it felt good to get out and do something that feels normal for a change. Even if it is just going to a 4 year check-up.
Brandon's 4-year stats are:
Weight: 33 pounds (25th percentile)
Height: 40 1/4 inches (50th percentile)
Even though his height is in the 50th percentile, he seems to be one of the shortest boys in his preschool class. I can't figure out if that's because he's one of the youngest, or if it's because he has a penchant to pick friends that are about 4 inches taller than him. One of his best friends is the tallest kid in the class! It's pretty funny to see them running around together. Brandon looks about a year younger than Ethan, even though the difference is only 3 months! I guess it's not too bad... I get a lot of hand-me-down from friends.
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