Supermommy!...or not.: Princess

This is a little late, but I was waiting until after Princess's 5 year well-child checkup to post so I could include her current weight and height.

Age: 5 years

Weight and height: 34 pounds, 6 ounces and 43.25 inches tall. She's in the 60% percentile for height and the 11% for weight. Tall and thin! She's grown 4" in the last year.

Wearing: Size 5 clothes. One day, all of her 4T clothes fit her and the next day, they were all too small. Naturally, I was unprepared for a growth spurt and have only a few pieces of 5T clothing for her.

Likes: Playing horses and dolls, dressing up in dress-up clothes, wearing twirly dresses, coloring, dancing, singing, shopping, playing with her brother and sister.

Sisters

Dislikes: She still hates having her hair washed. She isn't fond of most vegetables, but will make an effort to eat them when they're served. She hates going out in the cold and snow.

Sleeping habits: She takes an afternoon nap 1-2 times a week. Bedtime is 8 pm (although she usually doesn't fall asleep for a while) and she sleeps until around 8 am the next morning.

Milestones/Accomplishments: Princess started taking violin lessons in September, 2012 and is enjoying them very much.
She has gotten much better at coloring in the lines this past year.
She started 4/5 preschool in September. She's finally starting to understand the concept of letters and has been learning quite a few of them. She's got all of her shapes down except for a square which she calls a box or a triangle. She's very smart, but just a late bloomer in the academic department.

Last year for Princess's 4th birthday, I asked her a list of questions and taped her answers. This is something I plan to do every year until she gets too old to think it's fun. Here are her answers from this year!

Q: How old are you?
A: 5

Q: What is your favorite color?
A: Pink

Q: What is your favorite toy to play with?
A: Horses

Q: What's your favorite fruit?
A: Apples

Q: What's your favorite vegetable?
A: *Thinks long and hard* Ummmm...spinach.
*Editor's Note: No, really, she LOVES spinach! She usually eats several helpings.

Q: What's your favorite tv show?
A: Ummm, What I like is Strawberry Shortcake.
*Editor's note: Her favorite is actually The Fresh Beat Band. Not sure why she said Strawberry Shortcake.

Q: What's your favorite thing to eat for lunch?
A: Hot dog

Q: What is your favorite thing to wear?
A: Dress. The one with sparkles on it.

Q: What's your favorite game?
A: Umm, hot potato.

Q: What's your favorite snack?
A: *Laughs* Veggie straws

Q: What's your favorite animal?
A: A bear.
Q: Why do you like bears?
A: 'Cause it's pink. I like the one what's pink.
*Editor's Note: She has a pink beanie baby bear she likes to play with.

Q: What's your favorite song to sing?
A: Jesus Loves Me

Q: What's your favorite book?
A: The Hungry Caterpillar

Q: Who's your best friend?
A: Mea
*Editor's Note: That would be her cousin who is just 6 month younger than her.

Q: What's your favorite thing to do when you play outside?
A: Ride my bicycle

Q: What's your favorite thing to drink?
A: Milk

Q: What do you like to sleep with at night?
A: Star's pig
Q: You know she's going to want that back eventually, right?
A: *Happily nods*

Q: What's your favorite thing to eat for breakfast?
A: Cereal. The one what talks.
*Editor's Note: That would be Rice Crispies. She calls it Talking Cereal. You know, snap, crackle, pop...except she says her cereal says, "Eat me, eat me!"

Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?
A: A horse rider.

Q: What's your favorite food to eat for supper?
A: Mashed potatoes. With some cheese and those 'tatos.
*Editor's Note: She meant cheesy hashbrowns.

Q: I'm all done. Do you have anything else you want to say?
A: My other favorite toy is my purse. And my best friend at school is Aubrey.