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Millie's 4 year check up

She had the option of getting no shots today or 4 next year and so we talked it over and she decided to get 2 this time and only have to get 2 next time..smart girl. Of course, it took letting her watch Spider Man instead of taking a nap which she is doing now while I blog. She checked out great. She weighs 38 1/2 lbs (75%), is 42 1/2 inches tall (95%), and has a BMI of 15 which is 40%. So she is tall and lean like her mom. They did a hearing test and she passed that as well.

And of course...the development "list" which I have referred to before...

Can count from 1-10 (really?) um...yes
Can walk on tiptoes...um...yes
Can name 4 primary colors...seriously...yes
Can use the pronoun "I"...come on people
Can ride a tricycle...big yes

Oh, I wanted to tell a little silly story about her. I have the song Piano Man on my IPOD which is in the approved list by Millie, she likes it. Every time it comes on she asks if a girl sings it. I say "no", it is a boy. And she asks "how do you know it is a boy". This goes on for most of the song. She will finally say, "well, that boy can sing really high, he sounds like a girl". It really cracks me up.

Privacy

I plan to make this blog private in a few days so I wanted to give you all a little notice. If you want to be able to view it, just send me your e-mail address and let me know so I can add you. It will be much easier for me to add you that way then to go through all my e-mail addresses I already have for you.

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Ultimate Fighting

This is what happens when we turn our bonus room into an Ultimate Fighting ring.

First Day of School - For BOTH of Them!

Before I start, I need to put out a bad photo alert. I still can not see well so I am sure my pictures are all blurry.


I have been waiting for this day for about 13 months. I love my kids but I have got to have some alone time. Millie has been going to a Mother' Day Out program since she was 17 months old (the day after I discovered they existed). It was a savior to me, I needed some time to myself, even it was only 4 hours a day twice a week.

Your child has to be one year old and walking to attend the school Millie has been going to so all summer, we may have been really pushing Reed to start walking to he could go to school with Millie. He made it so it was all worth it. Rick took the day off because he had been working a lot the past few weeks and had not got to see me or the kids very much. It certainly helped me having him around that morning since there were 2 lunches to pack, 2 kids to get ready, pictures to take - of course - AND it was pouring down rain.


Millie was very excited to go, Reed did not know what was going on but he was open to it. He actually did not cry when we left but we did kind of just sneak out and he did not see us. His teacher said he did well other than he insisted on feeding himself so he made a big mess at lunch.

He was happy to see us when we picked him up. I think the hardest day will be day 2 since he has figured out what is going on. On Millie's second day, she started crying when we got to the door of the school and on the third day, she started crying when we pulled in the parking lot.

Here is Millie's first day of school photo from 3 years ago, she is still using the same backpack.



Looks like she finally grew into it!

Reed, Are You A Dog?

We don't have a dog so I am not sure where this came from. My mom and I noticed that if you ask Reed if he is a dog, he will stick out his tongue and start panting. It is pretty funny because he will usually stop whatever he is doing to do this. He loves dogs and will pant and lick when ever he sees one. He really gets excited if the neighbors let their dogs out when we are on the screen porch because the dogs always bark at us and Reed usually tries to bark back. He gets really upset when the dogs go back inside.

LASIK

Some of you have heard but I thought I would update everyone. I had LASIK done on Monday and unfortunately, it was not as easy and painless as everyone had told me it was. I am still recovering and the swelling is going down finally in my left eye. Nearly all the irritation in my right eye is gone, the left still has a little. I can see to walk around and get things done but reading is impossible and using the computer is not super easy. The sunlight hurts so bad it makes me feel like I am going to literally be sick. Millie has her first baseball practice tomorrow so that will be interesting to see how that goes for me, I am praying for a major overcast day.

I will keep everyone posted but I thought I would share the lovely photo I took of myself yesterday on the couch. I figured someone should get some enjoyment out of this so go ahead, laugh your asses off at me, I don't mind. No autographs please.

Millie is 4!

We had the last birthday party for another year and Millie enjoyed having her friends there with her. This party was on her actual birthday so she was officially 4. We had some bouncing, lunch and then some Spider Man cupcakes.



Although we should have been happy, it was a birthday after all, it was very sad because it was the last play group that Millie's friend Isabella was going to be at. They are moving back to Ohio on Saturday and I am going to really miss them. We have seen them at least 1, if not 2-3 times per week since Millie was 1 year old. Although I am going to miss them terribly, I wish them luck with the move and I am slightly jealous because they are moving back to their home town to be near their family.



Here are 2 photos of Millie and Isabella from a few years back. We have had a lot of fun over the past 3 years and I know we will still stay in touch for many years to come.

Reed said Up

My mom is visiting this week so she could be with Millie on her birthday and help me Monday when I have my eye surgery. So she was playing with Reed teaching him up and down. She would say up and he would point up and when she said down, he would point down. Not rocket science but then he pointed up and SAID up! Good job Reed! This is his first word other than Mom and Dad and a fluke bye bye that he said once and never again.

I Am Just Not Cool Enough

I don't know what to say about this girl. Sometimes I think I am just not cool enough to be her mom. We were getting ready for the pool the other day and she was all fired up about it and that she got to wear one of her new bathing suites. It had princesses on it and although she had no idea who they were, she was thrilled and thought they were "rock'n". And of course, she needed her new Spider Man hat my mom got her to keep the sun out of her eyes.