Happy Birthday Malcolm!

 

Malcom is 5 years old today... congratulations my boy!  Every Danish child has this song for their birthday

I dag er det Malcolms fødselsdag!  (today is Malcolm's birthday)
Hurra! Hurra! Hurra!
Han sikkert sig en gave får             (he's sure he'll find a gift)
som han har ønsket sig i år            (that is something he's wished for this year)
og dejlig chokolade med kage til.   (and delicious chocolate and cake)

Hvor smiler han, hvor er han glad   (how he smiles and is happy)
Hurra! Hurra! Hurra!
Men denne dag er også rar,            (but his day is also nice)
for hjemme venter mor og far       (for mother and father are waiting at home)
med dejlig chokolade med kage til.  (with delicious chocolate and cake)

Og når han hjem fra skolen går,       (and now he walks home from school)
Hurra! Hurra! Hurra!
Så skal han hjem og holde fest,       (he plans to go home to a party)
og hvem der kommer med som gæst,  (and those who come with him are guests)
får dejlig chokolade med kage til.    (finding delicious chocolate and cake)

Til slut vi råber højt i kor.                 (until at last we shout loudly in chorus)
Hurra! Hurra! Hurra!
Gid Malcolm længe leve må               (and wish Malcolm a long life)
og sine ønsker opfyldt få -                (and may he find his wishes fulfilled)
og dejlig chokolade med kage til.

The theme this year is 'Romans and Dinosuars', both of which have been caught in the La Brea chocolate cake that Susan made.  Wednesday the school kids come over for his birthday party, today was just the three of us.

 

The Playmobil Romans are a big hit.. we had our first battle this morning (Malcolm's land-based legions with catapaults and spears won over my galleon) plus a swordfight outside with his toy roman soldier armor.  I even learned something new: the SPQR on his roman galleon apparently stands for Senatus Populusque Romanus ("The Senate and the Roman People"), referring to the government of the ancient Roman Republic.

Malcolm has had a good year.  He's changed a lot from four to five.  We definitely feel that he is ready for kindergarten and more stimulus now.

Here are his fifth birthday stats:

Your sex is male

Your height is 0 ft. 46 in., or 116 cm.

Your weight is 47 lbs., or 21 kg.

Your birthdate is 06/24/2002, so your age is 5 years 0 months.

Your height is 92th percentile

That means you are 92th in height compared to 100 kids your age and sex.

Your weight is 86th percentile

That means you are 86th in weight compared to 100 kids your age and sex.

Your Body Mass Index is 16.1, which is the 69th percentile

That means that your BMI is 69th compared to 100 kids your age and sex.

You are neither underweight nor overweight according to health experts*.  Your weight is in the healthy range for your height and age.

The healthy weight range for your height and age is 41 to 50 pounds (18 to 23 kilograms).  This range corresponds to a BMI between the 5th and 85th percentiles for your age and sex.

For comparision here are some earlier birthday photos:

2006

2005

2003

Comments

[Megan]

Happy Birthday Malcolm!!

[misha]

thanks Megan - I will tell him!