My 4 year old update

Well, this is a bit late as I turned 4 on the 15th but man has it been busy around here!! Anyway, I had my 4 year well visit Thursday the 28th and it went pretty smooth. I did a great job on my hearing and vision tests and they were normal. I weighed in at 37 pounds and I am 41 inches tall! The end of the visit was a bit brutal for about 2 solid minutes as I got one shot in the arm and one in the leg. I did a bit of swift leg kicking with my legs dangling off the table and the PA could not believe how strong my legs are. HA, hockey and ice-skating 2 times a week for 6 months builds muscles for sure. Mom says I will thank her at my 5 yr visit as I will have already had my MMR/V and my DTaP/IPV...shots usually given between 4 and 6 years and most pediatricians wait until 5 so you are kindergarten ready...whatever that means?? Dr. Lori asked me a bunch of questions, asked me to draw a stick person(I refused as I do not like to draw) and asked me to stand up and show her a few things. She was impressed with my "gross motor skills" and said many 5 year old children cannot hop on one foot(I can do left or right) but she told Mommy to work on the fine motor skills and get me focusing on "sitting down tasks" like drawing and writing my name.
COGNITIVE MILESTONES:

knows all colors including silver, gold and grey as well as which colors mixed together make a few other colors(shocking considering he will not sit and do art)

Has a pretty good concept of time

Can count to 25 though always skips 15 and often 21 and 22??

LANGUAGE MILESTONES:

can easily recall parts of a story as well as memorizes many books(do not skip pages or you will be caught)...even Dr. Seuss books which are on the longer side

easily speaks sentences with 5 or more words and is able to use past and future tense

Knows full name, address, town and state we live in as well as that our family lives in Chattanooga, TN

Chandler knows many simple songs and loooooves to sing them!

SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL MILESTONES:

has the amazing ability to make friends with every stranger in a new place

is truly well liked by many(maybe all?) children he meets

is often complemented on his willingness to share his toys

loves as much attention as he can get and is NEVER shy or quiet in an unfamiliar place

clearly able to tell the difference between reality and pretend

unfortunately shows great skill in being demanding when over-tired(thank goodness we keep that in mind)

GROSS MOTOR OR MOVEMENT MILESTONES:
stands or hops on one foot or the other for 10 seconds or longer
can gallop as well as skip
hits as well as catches a ball with ease
ice-skates with ease including on one foot, backwards etc...