We had Addison's Birthday Party at the Children's Museum today. She had a really good time and she loves all of her presents.

You Learn Something New Everyday

Today I learned that Regan knows how to count by 5's and 10's. She was in one of her talking constantly moods, so I figured we might as well make it productive. I asked her to count as high as she could and she told me she could count by 5's and 10's, and she did. Also, apparently they pray before lunch at Addison's school. She was sitting in her car seat and randomly said the God is good prayer. So, now I feel guilty and we will start praying before dinner.

Follow Up ENT Visit

Addison went to the ENT today for a follow up appointment. She still has fluid in her left ear and the residual hole in her right ear is not big enough to do anything. They said her right ear looks good, but we might as well put a tube in it while she is under. She is getting tubes put in and her adnoids removed the Wednesday after Christmas. Until then, we will do breathing treatments at least once a day and more if needed.

Time for the Annual Holiday Torture

I took the girls to see Santa today after school. This was actually Regan's third time seeing Santa. She saw him at the Christmas tea and at school today. Since she was already in her Christmas dress I decided it was a good opportunity to torture both myself and Addison and get a picture with Santa. In the stress of being at the mall at this time of year, I accidentally ordered eight wallets instead of the 3X5 that I usually get. Oh well!

Reindeer Cookies

We made Reindeer Cookies with our friends this weekend and I took them to school for Regan and Addison's class. They were a hit!

Exciting Speech News

Addison went for her monthly speech appointment today. They said that she is doing so well that we can start going every three months. They were very happy with her progress. I'm ecstatic!

Quinn turns 5!

It was a busy day on Saturday. Two birthday parties and a 5k. Thankfully, Matt's mom was here to help us. After the horse riding party, we drove to Mandeville for Quinn's party. They had it at the gymnastics place. It's such a cute place for a party. They have lot's for the kids to do and the employees are really good with the kids. Even the teenagers. Which is not always the case.

Birthday Party

Regan went to a birthday party for one of her classmates at a horse stable. It was really cute. She liked it a lot. I think I may try to put her in horse back riding lessons this summer.

Cold Weather, What Cold Weather?

It doesn't matter how cold it is. If my girls go for a ride on their bicycles (or in Addison's case, being pushed around the block on her car), they want a popcycle. And nothing is convincing them otherwise.

Addison's 2 year well visit

Addison's 2 year old well visit went really well. She was a very big girl and let them examine her without crying. It was also nice to answer yes to all of the questions and for her to be ahead of all of the answers. They wanted to know if she was speaking in two word sentences. She speaks in 5 -6 word sentences. They also wanted to know if she had at least a 20 word vocabulary. I'm not exactly sure how many words are in her vocabulary, but it is a lot more than 20. They also asked about physical stuff like walking up steps, jumping, throwing a ball, kicking a ball. I told them she doesn't actually come off the ground when she jumps, but they seemed satisfied with the fact that she does try to jump.

She has grown. They did not give me her head circumference on her sheet. I think they said it was something like 20 + inches, but don't quote me on that. It was so big that the doctor measured it himself (after the nurse had already measured it) and he actually came up with a bigger number. Her head is over 97% which means it is off the charts. Her head has always been big and Regan's head is big, so it's not a cause for concern.

Her other measurements are these:

Height: 34.25
Weight: 25 lb. 8 0z

He said that her right ear looks good, but it has a residual hole in it from where the tube was. He said it's not cause for concern, yet. But it definitely needs to be monitored and if it doesn't close up on it's own, we will need to go in and put a patch over it. But she won't need a tube in that ear, because the hole does the same thing that the tube would do. She will probably need another tube in the left ear, because it still has fluid in it. Even though the fluid is not infected, it causes her hearing to be muffled in that ear.... which, of course, is not good for learning to talk. We go to the ENT next week for a follow up visit, so I will discuss all of this with them.

Snow

We had snow here today. Regan was very excited to have snow, but didn't show much interest in playing in it. I took her outside to take some pictures and after a few minutes outside she said that's enough and wanted to go outside. She doesn't like being cold, so I don't think snow is for her. Good thing she lives in the South! She still had school today, which was another reason that she didn't really play in it. I thought she might be one of the only ones at school today, but her teacher said that only one person was absent. Addison stayed home. Sue is here to help me, because we have a lot going on this week and Matt was out of town for the past two days. So, we decided that Addison should just stay home today.

Regan's Christmas Program

Regan, who never met a stage she didn't like, was not to keen on performing this morning. I was a little concerned, but it turns out it was just a touch of stage fright. As you can see from the pictures, she had no problem performing. She was a snow flake. It was a really cute performance. I ordered the dvd and when it comes in I will try to upload it to the blog. I'm not making any promises, though. The funniest part of the show was one of Regan's classmates told his dad that he didn't want to do the "silly dance moves" in one paticular song. So, for that entire song he put his santa hat down over his eyes and stood there. He performed all of the other songs, but had a problem with that one for some reason. Please note the little boy to the left in picture number two.

Addison = Not a Push Over

Addison just cannot decide if she wants to be a baby or a big girl. Today when I was trying to get everything packed to come back home, she decided that she wanted baby food. I kept telling her that she couldn't have it right then, because it was time to leave. Regan came in and tried telling her that she couldn't have it and she said... "don't say that to me, Regan!"

She also likes to tell us that food is spicy when she doesn't want to eat it. Last night, after eating a good amount of broccoli that day, she tried to tell me that the broccoli was spicy. I think she was getting full. I told her that it was not spicy and she said... "yes it is."

Skirt Party

Regan and Addison had a skirt dance party this morning. Granny even got in on the fun and put on a skirt.

Al Copeland's House

Saturday night we took the girls to see the lights at Al Copeland's house. This year is supposedly the last year. It's very elaborate. They even had people handing out popcorn and cotton candy.

Christmas Tea