Sweet sweet girl

3 Year Check-up

Mia had her three year check-up today. It was very different from previous check-ups because she's such a big girl now!

The visit started with height and weight. Mia is now 39 1/4 inches tall, putting her above the 95th percentile for height. She is 32 lbs, at the 50th percentile for weight.

Next we got a urine sample. I made it a joke with her, that we had to do something so silly - she needed to go pee-pee in a cup! Who goes pee-pee in a cup? She giggled through the process, so it worked. Next she got her finger pricked and they took some blood. She hated that and cried, but got over it very quickly. When the doctor came in she looked in her ears. Her left ear still has fluid in it. She hasn't had a fever, so we'll come back in six weeks to recheck. She also got a booster shot, and did not like that one bit. I promised her McDonald's since she was such a good girl.

One new part of the experience was that Mia wore a paper gown. It allowed the doctor to check her from head to toe. She did a scoliosis check, something I was happy they do, since Mike has a touch of it himself. They also checked her hearing. Not surprisingly she only has partial hearing in her left ear due to the fluid. When we recheck we will consider getting tubes inserted again. Finally she got an eye exam, which she passed with flying colors.

Overall our girl is doing great!

Elmo arrives

Unfortunately my camera had something on the lens, but this was when Elmo first arrived at the party. As you can see, Mia was extremely excited!

Mia and Cara 3rd Birthday Party

Robbins Family Birthday Party

Handful

• Yesterday on the way home from school Mia told me she was sad that I hit her hand when she bit me. In shock, I asked when did I hit her, and when did she bite me?? She said, "You hit my hand today because I bit you." I said, "Mia, you didn't bite me, and I definitely didn't hit you." She yelled, "Yes you did! And I'm so sad."
• I knew she was telling me one of the many stories her active little imagination has begun to fabricate. Definitely a creative one, that girl. So I tried to change the subject from the biting/hitting story by asking her what she had for lunch. Her reply? Poop. I said, "Really. That sounds good. What color was it?" She said, "Pink." I said, "Oh, how pretty! What does poop taste like?" She replied, "Syrup. We got it at McDonald's." I told her I hadn't been to McDonald's in awhile, but I'd be sure to look for it on the menu next time I stopped in. I asked her if she wanted poop again for dinner or if pizza would be okay. She preferred the pizza.
• Tonight Mia did not want to go to bed. She wanted to stay up and play her Elmo game on the computer. She ended up having a complete meltdown and SCREAMED for 30 minutes. I finally just put her in her bed and left her in there because my ears were hurting. When I left she started screaming, "No Mommy! No Mommy! No Mommy!" When I did not respond that turned into, "Somebody help me! Somebody help me!!!" This girl has some serious pipes on her. I'm sure the police will be called on us one day.
• As you may have guessed from Mia's comments about her lunchtime cuisine, Mia and her school friends are completely obsessed with words like booty, poop, doody, butt, etc. I had thought it was pretty harmless until Carol reported that she and Mia were out the other day and ran into Carol's ex-boss, Mr. Sexton. Carol asked Mia if she remembered him. My little angel replied, "Yes. Hi butt-crack."

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.