Mia's 3rd Birthday

Mia woke up yesterday at 5:30 a.m. Her first words to Mike and I as we rushed into her room were, "Mommy, I throwed up." Yes, that's how our girl spent the morning of her 3rd birthday. We cleaned her up and I put her in bed with me, but not too much later she threw up in my bed as well. Fortunately a couple hours later she was fine, so her party was on.

At about 3, Mike's family and some of our friends came over to celebrate with us. It was a beautiful day so we set up the bar on the deck and the kids were able to play outside while the grown-ups watched the UK game. Not too long into the party Mia stepped on a massive splinter. It was in so deeply her skin was puckered. We debated taking her to the urgent care center, but ultimately decided to put antibacterial ointment on it and see how she did. That seemed like a great time to open presents and have cake, so she was running around again in no time!

Jimi, Jaime, Chloe (Mia's idol) and James stayed long after everyone left. The kids played so well together! At one point Mia and Chloe said they were ready to put their pjs on, so I got nightgowns for them. The next thing we knew, it got very quiet. The "big people" went back to our bedroom to find all three kids snuggled up in bed, watching a movie. It was so cute! When Chloe learned she was going to have to head home she was so sad she cried. She wanted to stay the night with Mia. We decided we'll have a sleepover very soon.

Uncle Charlie took most of the birthday pictures. I took just a few at the end of the night, as well as a few videos. I'll post what I have now and hope for more later.

Happy Birthday Mia!

I can't believe this was us just three years ago. It seems like an eternity since that day, and yet it seems just like yesterday. I vividly remember my excitement as I lay in that bed, watching the clock in anticipation of the moment I would meet my little boy or girl. Charlie said I was glowing. I believe I was simply radiating all the joy I felt at becoming a mother. I could not wait to meet my baby. When Dr. Paul said it was a girl, I was completely overwhelmed with love and happiness for my little Mia. I have truly felt that exact same way every day since I met her. I love her more than anything I have ever known and will do my absolute best to make sure that she is confident in my love every day of her life. Happy Birthday my sweet, sweet girl.

Everyone Poops

At my work holiday party, we did a White Elephant gift exchange. Mike got stuck with a book entitled, "Everyone Poops". We jokingly said it would be perfect for Mia, and ironically, it has turned out to be one of her favorite books! Along the same lines, Mia's Papaw calls her Booty Butt Turtle and she gets so worked up over that name. She balls up her fists and shouts, "I am NOT a Booty Butt Turtle! I'm Jasmine!" She gets so worked up over it that we can't help ourselves and when she poops on the potty we'll say "Good job, Poopy Butt Turtle." At that point she doesn't care what we call her, as long as she gets her Skittles.

The other night we were trying to get her corralled into the bathtub. We were chasing her all over the house, pulling off a little of her clothing at a time while she giggled. When I finally got her pants off I started yelling "Look at that Poopy Butt Turtle!" She got mad and yelled her typical, "I am NOT a Poopy Butt Turtle! I'm Jasmine! Jasmine does NOT poop!" to which Mike and I replied in unison, "Everyone Poops!" She yelled back, "Everyone NOT poops! Princesseses do NOT poop." And I said, "Of course they do! What do you think Cinderella did after the ball? She came home and took a big poop." Mia stood there looking at us like we were nuts while Mike and I giggled like 2 year olds.

Mia this week

• Mia told us yesterday that she has a baby in her belly. It's a girl and her name is Summer. She pulls up her shirt and talks to her.
• She also told us she has brothers and sisters. Some of their names include Nami, Notti, Traji, Jreshem, etc.
• She's at the age now where I can tease her and she gets the joke. Today she went poopy on the potty and came to me for a treat. I said to her very sweetly and seriously, "Just having me for your mommy is your most special treat." She laughed, throwing her arms around me and said, "No Mommy, you're not my special treat! I need Skittles!"
• Mia loves to play games on the computer, especially impressive to us because we have a laptop with no mouse. She really likes the Sesame Street site.
• Her ear is hurting her again. Not sure if it will mean another trip to the doc this week, but if so, it will be the specialist.

Scrambled eggs

My hot, young eggs are still in full bloom. They are ginormous and there are still plenty of them. She said, “You must be very uncomfortable.” Uh, yeah. I will have to go on the pill for the next month to calm things down and we’ll take another look when I start again. If all is well, we’ll do a very low dose of the shots, over a longer period of time to monitor more closely. She said, “Obviously no one told your eggs how old you really are.” ;-)

I’m thinking I may need to be an egg donor after this.

I want to remember...

• Mia calls waffles "wakkles", and likes to watch "moo-bies" and "TD".
• Before leaving she always gives everyone "a kiss and a hug".
• The other night she put a packet of candy sprinkles in her mouth and pretended like she was a monster and they were her fangs. I acted scared and started running around the house. She chased me in circles until finally she pulled them out of her mouth and said, very seriously, "Mommy! It's me, Mia. This is just a costume. It's not real." She then came and gave me a hug so I wouldn't be scared.
• She loves to compliment people, especially when she wants something. She told me she loves my pink purse when she wanted a Lifesaver. The other night she wanted a drink of my juice. To "flatter" me she cocked her head to the side with a coy smile, began running her finger over the hair on my forearm and said very sweetly, "I like your whiskers". :-)
• She is doing great with potty training. We took the safety guard off the bathroom door and most of the time she just goes without even telling us until afterward. Several times we've left her pull-up off for naptime and she hasn't had any accidents.
• She knows she's Mia Marie Robbins and wants to know everyone's first and last names. However, she still doesn't believe that Mamaw is Daddy's mommy and Granny and Papa are Mommy's parents. When I tried to tell her that she called me a silly goose.
• Mia and Cara chatted for the first time on Skype the other night. It was so funny! They just kept playing hide and seek with one another, and blowing kisses. Cara (and the rest of Missy's family) will be moving back to Louisville on February 28. We are all so relieved and excited to have them back home!

Disappointment Once Again

Well, we will be unable to get pregnant this month. I have hyperstimulated and my body has produced an incredible number of eggs. They stopped counting at 20. We have to avoid intercourse at all costs, as we will definitely get pregnant with a high likelihood of extreme multiples. I am upset beyond words. I knew this could happen, but the sadness that we have to wait who knows how many more months to try again is just overwhelming right now. My stomach is distended, I have nausea and abdominal pain…it sucks. I’m trying to be positive, thinking that at least I have lots of good eggs, but my gosh, I’m just so ready for this roller coaster to be over.

Here's some info on ovarian hyperstimulation.