Hey dad, wanna have a catch?

Reese had her 20-month check-up today, and she passed with flying colors!

She is 12.28 kg (27 lbs.) 89th percentile in weight - the highest she's ever been for weight. She is 88.26 cm (34.7 inches) 98th percentile in length - the highest she's ever been for length!

Amy is convinced she will get a volleyball scholarship to college now. Even though we do have a connection to the collegiate volleyball world (I'm looking at you, Rob), I don't think it's that easy.

If it is true that you can double the height of someone at the age of 2 to get their height when they are full grown, that means Reese would be about 5'10" going off her current length. But I don't know how accurate that rule of thumb actually is.

And height alone does not make someone a collegiate volleyball player.

It takes practice, patience, and plenty of luck along the way.

And who's to say Reese will even like volleyball? Or is good at it? Or has that competitive drive you need to succeed in high school and collegiate athletics?

I was happy when she picked up a little rubber ball this morning and started bouncing it to me. I will not lie, I had visions of a future softball player as she tossed the ball (her catching skills need some work, though). I also had visions of just going to the park and having a catch.

There is not a man alive who does not cry at the end of Field of Dreams when Ray Kinsella asks the ghost of John Kinsella, "Hey dad, you wanna have a catch?" (In fact, I'm getting a little choked up just typing those words.) And this morning, my little girl grabbed a ball and wanted to have catch with me! Granted it was in our kitchen and when the ball came at her it usually bounced off of her shoulder...but the point is my little girl wanted to have catch with me! How awesome is that?

So, if she wants to be a volleyball player, or a softball player, or a soccer player, or even not be into sports at all, I'm OK with that. As long as she continues to want to have catch with me from time to time in the kitchen.