Maddy's first birthday party

Maddy had her first friend birthday party today. She was so cute. She had actually totally forgotten about it. When we reminded her, she got hyper. We got to Silverlake and she saw her name - so happy. They both posed for me super fast and then went on in.

She bounced with her friends for a really long time and then they went swimming. She basically played with Arnov the entire time. It was really nice meeting some of the moms and meeting some of the kids too that she talks about.

Once we got to the party room, she had sweetly saved a seat for her best friend, Arnov. They are literally inseparable.  I was amazed at how well she did with all the kids and activities. I hope she had  a really fun time.

Jim was scheduled to go out of town after the party. She looked up at him on the way to the car and said "daddy do you have to go now?" and got really upset. It broke his heart, and mine too. But at least she had a really nice party.

My little pianist

Reagan has finally clicked a bit with piano. She got a little bit of tough love with her teacher and she has responded well. She's wanting to please her more and more, which means she is willing to practice for me. Yea. The super cool thing - she started playing with two hands tonight. I flipped out when she did it. It didn't even phase her at all. That was always hard for me - I'm so glad it's not for her.

I'm so proud of her and how she's learning to dig into something and want to do it. I love watching her grow up so much.

Mush.

Surgery, sigh

We found out that Reagan needs to have surgery on her mouth. Because of her age and activity level, her new dentist feels it's best to use a general. Sigh. At least she really likes the doctor this time. That makes it easier. They found a few more things that our old doctor had found and they need to be taken care of fast.

One tooth extraction, one root canal and some fillings on her adult teeth. Plus they'll go ahead and do some sealants and some other things to help get her better of going forward.

This sucks.

Turning Four

My baby has officially grown up on me. She's four. It's amazing how much she's grown and it almost seems as if she grew up overnight.  She is getting so articulate and specific with her words. She has been able to communicate so well.

She also wants to help a lot more - with everything. She wants to be considered as part of the team, not just the baby anymore. She really inserts herself into what is going on and it's so fun to watch her grow up.

The biggest thing for her at this age is dolls and pretending. She still loves Princess stuff, but she has branched out from Aurora and loves just about any princess.

She identifies me with Cinderella. "You and Daddy should get married like Cinderella". It's so sweet. I love how she views the world.

Making flowers

Reagan made me a super cool craft today. She sat down on the floor, pulled out her tool kit and started cutting and folding. Before I knew it, she had made me a 3D flower. All from a few pieces of paper, glue and love. Mush.

Barbie Central

Once we got home, the girls decided to camp in the living room. Jim had turned on the football game and the young ones were ready to play. The first started with Maddy's new Barbies that she got for her birthday. When that wasn't enough, they broke out the car. And then, they brought up every Barbie and Princess that they own. They lined them up below the TV - three rows of them. Then Reagan got her car too. It was hilarious.

Then Jim brought in the tube that the rugs were wrapped around.  Then we had a slide.  The took every doll they had and slid it down the tube. Cool slide.  They played for 30 minutes before we had to break up the party.

What a Gash!

Today was a fun day for us all. The girls had a half day at school and as soon as we got home, Maddy immediately got into her pjs. She was ready to snuggle under covers and watch cartoons and play dress up. We played peacefully for a while - I even got to dose off on the couch for a bit.

About 4:15, Maddy decided to ride our couch like a slide - she slid down the back of our couch. The bad thing - she had done it enough that the backing had pulled away from the couch and there was a nail exposed. She ended up sliding right down on that nail.

She ended up with a gash about eight inches long. I knew as soon as she started screaming what had happened. I scooped her up and took her upstairs to get Jim. She thankfully had done a good clean scratch. We washed her off and put on some polysporin. Geez. It's mean looking.

We took her to the doctor and he said that it was a bad scratch, but did not need stitches. Thank goodness. We got an antibiotic just in case and was told to keep her dry as much as we can and watch for infection. She should be fine in about 10 days.