She's FIVE

Little miss had her 5 year old well-child visit yesterday complete with two pokes. She was brave but turned on the tears when it was over. She cheered up a little bit when I explained what the chicken pox vaccine is and what it does. I love how interested she gets in how things work, including our bodies. She has also become very interested in what we are eating at every meal and where (what animal) it comes from. She keeps telling us that she is a vegetarian (except for bacon), we'll see how this goes.

The average height of a 5-yr old girl is 42 inches with a standard deviation of 1.5 inches, so assuming a normal distribution, 95% of 5-yr old girls are between 39 and 45 inches tall. Any guesses how tall Cadie measured? {Scroll to the end to see}

Little miss came in at 46.5 inches - this is 3 standard deviations above the average. If she continues on this trajectory - 3 SD's above average for an adult female is 6 ft 1 inch. Time to enroll in basketball and volleyball lessons? My favorite picture of her from our recent photo shoot:

I love this girl!