Tooth Fairy

So Reagan's second upper middle tooth came out today. I picked her up from school ad she had totally surprised me. The teachers and her pretended she was in trouble "don't forget to tell your mom". When she opened her mouth, she smiled. I freaked. So happy! She had decided to pull it out during the morning routine. Very exciting.

So the tooth fairy had to visit. She decided to take all of her stuffed animals and build a wall with them and hide her TF pillow at the same time. Really!? Jim woke me up to show me as well. It was super cute and funny.  It took us a bit of time to find her pillow, but we did without waking up. Whew.

Our fun morning

Maddy did really well at the doctor's office. She took everything in stride which didn't surprise me too much. We did have an interesting twist - her ear had an infection and her tubes are out of her ears. Wow. But the one on the right side is either sitting in the canal or stuck in the skin due to swelling. So now she gets to have drops for a bit to make sure she's fine. If not, we will have to go back to the doctor to get it out.

Once we were done, we took off and ran a couple errands. We went to the Party Store and she found some really cool stuff for Reagan's graduation. She picked out a crown and sunglasses as well as a dog that you can sign. So cute.

I was pretty impressed with her ability to reason things out. She wanted a dress, then a stuff dog then some other things. I'd give her the "do you want A or B" discussion and she was fine to choose that way. Too bad she always chose the most expensive item. :)

I think she's ready

My big girl is not my little girl anymore. Sniff. She is moving on from Kindergarten to First Grade. She is ready. She asks every day if graduation is near. She is ready for her summer term to start. She is ready for the next year.

Me, I'm not. My little girl is getting big. She's missing three of her baby teeth with one more on the way out. She is getting so big. She loves to wear pretty dresses all the time. She loves her hair in braids. She loves to feel in control and in the lead. She loves to help and be seen as the helper. She likes to feel in charge and important.

My little girl is going to be a force to be reckoned with... she will be in charge. She will lead. She is amazing in every way that God made her.

My baby. My big girl.

Writing already?

Maddy is trying to write already. This past week, she had me write out her name so she could trace it over and over again. Today, she actually wrote the word "no" by herself. It was really cool to watch her do it. She asked how to write No - I gave her the letters. She wrote the N and looked up. I was amazed. I then looked at her and said "you know an O is just a circle". She looked at me and drew a circle. Super proud and way cool for a three year old.

Kindergarten Field trip

Today, Reagan had her celebration Kindergarten Field Trip with her classmates. We went to the Boone County Arboretum and learned about trees and shrubberies and all sorts of stuff.  The kids ran around, collected pine cones and flowers and generally had a great time. They did a fun craft with the teachers and finally ended up on the playground. Reagan let me capture a few pics of her - she is getting so big. It's amazing to think I have a first grader. :) Wow.

Humidifiers are swimming pools

Apparently Maddy decided that she wanted to let her stuffed animals go for a swim tonight. Jim found her little bunny and her hands wrist deep in the humidifier water. Love her.

Snaggle tooth

This tooth has just been "hanging" out in her mouth forever. It's driving me crazy. She's fine with it, but man I can't wait until it falls out. :)