Jess had her 3 year old health and development check yesterday. Jusitn came with us, which is a first for him, but because he is already on holidays it was a good chance for him to see what goes on.

I have to say that I was a bit worried about how Jess would perform in the tests, because as she is the third I am not as dedicated to the whole “lets learn” thing as I was with the first two. Poor Amy will be in remedial classes forever! Anyhoo, Jess’s first task was to do a shape puzzle. She did it very well and quite easily but then the nurse asked her about what shapes they were. I didn’t think she would be able to do it and I held my breath. Circle – yep, square – yep (OMG that was a shock), triangle (there is no way she’ll get this one) yep she did. Phew! She is not as bad as I thought. She even got the colours right. Clearly I have underestimated her brilliance!

Then the nurse drew a picture of a head with a body and legs but only one arm. She asked Jess what was missing from this picture of ‘mummy’. “Her arm” Jess said and drew it in. The nurse then asked “And what else is missing from mummy?” and Jess replied “Amy”.

The rest of the session went well and most importantly, she passed the vision test. Thanks goodness for that, as 3 in glasses would have driven me to drink. She is off the chart for height at 105cm tall and in the 97th percentile for weight at 18.2kg. The nurse said she is just gorgeous and expects her to be a supermodel.

Off to Tassie tomorrow. There is always so much to do before you go away isn’t there. And leaving the kids means an extra lot of stuff to have ready for them. I need more hours in my day.

Have a great one.