Why "Masker"?

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In college, I was a member of a sorority that was known as Maskers. There were 11 of us girls, all juniors, and 11 seniors. I was the 1997-1998 Masker #7. It was a highlight of my college years and I have used it for computer user ids since then. In the 10 years that have followed, however, I am learning the value of taking off the fake "Mask" and being true and authentic with myself and others. THAT is the purpose of my blog.

Thursday, February 28, 2008

18 Month Check Up

Cassie, Mimi and I went to visit Dr. Reddy yesterday for Cassie's 18 month checkup. Here are the "stats":

Height: 33 inches (86%)
Weight: 24 9.9 pounds (55%)

We found out that "most" 18 month olds have 15-20 words they use...if you saw the list I made last week, you know that Cassie is WAY above that expectation. Guess she's a natural "communicator" like her Poppi and GAA (Great Aunt Ann).

Some things I'll be working on as a result of the visit:
  • Encouraging Cassie to use a spoon to feed herself (hard for me since she makes such a mess!)
  • Limit TV watching to ONE hour as day (as recommended by her doctor)
  • Limit her milk to 2 cups per day (yikes...this will be hard as she's a little milk-aholic!)
  • Continue guiding her toward potty training

Sadly, Cassie woke up from her nap on Tuesday with a cold. No playgroup or nursery for us until that's better! Bummer. I wonder if watching American Idol on DVR counts toward Cassie's 1 hour TV limit? :)

2 comments:

Joy said...

Sounds like Cassie is growing great! What a praise!!! We had to really cut back on the milk as well. We struggled with that a little bit but eventually caught on that we just had milk for breakfast and dinner.

I have to admit that the spoon was really hard for me. I also do not handle messes well at all. It took a long time at our house. You can do it though! ;)

Hope that Cassie is on the mend soon! We are thinking about you guys and praying for you!
Blessings!

Naturally Caffeinated Family said...

That's great! Go you and Cassie :) They sell extra large plastic bib shirts right? lol Maybe a few minutes of a good singer, hehe. Congrats Mommy!