A Trip to the Dentist

I totally forgot to post these...better late than never, I guess.

On July 10, Lauren went to visit Dr. Sailor for the first time.  I had an appointment, too, so Cole went with us to help out.  I went into my appointment first, leaving Cole and Lauren to play in the waiting room.  I was in the very first room, so I could hear them talking and giggling the whole time.  When I got done with my cleaning, they sent me across the hall and this is what I saw...

The hygenist had already been in and her cleaning was already done.  All that was left was for Dr. Sailor to come in and count her teeth...she even did it in German.

Her teeth were awesome (as for me, I had to go back to get a filling) and we will go back again in six months.  Then, there was a trip to Bon Bon, of course.

Another day of being in it together.

The Big 0h-4

The day started out with a big girl running into her mommy's room saying, "It finally my birfday!!!"  When we got ready to head out for the day, she looked like this...

After a quick trip to Christy's, she came out looking 4 years older instead of like a 4 year old.

Daddy came and we went out to lunch and to the movie "Brave".  After that we stopped at the grocery store to pick up the cake and supplies for the party.  We also had to stop for some ice cream!!!  Then, there was a great party at Mommy Juju's...with cake and more ice cream...

And the best part is that we are in it together.

On the Last Night of Three

On the last night of three, Lauren......went swimming with her cousin, Bubby.
...watched Curious George with her cousin, Ody.
...hung out with Hampa and Grammy.
...let Mommy comb her 'Punzel hair one last time.
...cuddled her Mommy Juju.
...asked her Mommy to lay in bed and watch "Annie" with her.

On the last night of three, Mommy sat down to think about the last year.  I remembered the things I wondered about on the last night of two, so I looked back at last year's blog to find...

…I wonder if she’ll be going pee pee on the potty full time. Yes, I know this will happen, but it seems like a long way off as we are in the potty training trenches.  I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THIS HAPPENED AROUND CHRISTMAS TIME THANKS TO HERMAN THE ELF.

…I wonder if she will know all the letters of the alphabet. She already knows m, d, c, j, r, g and l.  I AM ALSO HAPPY TO REPORT THAT SHE IS ALMOST THERE ON THIS ONE...AND IS WAY PAST SINGING THE ABC SONG.  ALTHOUGH THERE DOES HAPPEN TO BE A LOT OF B'S IN HER ALPHABET.

…I wonder if her counting pattern will change from, “one, two, tree, pive, beleven” I ALMOST FORGOT ABOUT THIS.  SHE IS A MASTER COUNTER.

…I wonder if she’ll still dip her hot dogs in ranch. My guess is yes.  THANKFULLY, NO SHE DOESN'T.

…I wonder if she’ll still tickle the phone when she is talking to her daddy.  THANKFULLY, SHE STILL DOES.

…I wonder if she’ll still call my dad “Hampa”.  NOPE - HE IS FULL ON GRANDPA NOW.   SHE EVEN CORRECTS ME WHEN I CALL HIM HAMPA.

…I wonder if we’ll still share a bowl of Lucky Charms on weekend mornings.  YES WE DO.

…I wonder if she will still want to take her Bunny Bunny with her where ever she goes.  THESE DAYS BUNNY IS LIMITED TO THE CONFINES OF OUR HOUSE WITH THE BIWEEKLY TRIP TO DADDY'S HOUSE.  HOWEVER, HE STILL ENDS UP IN THE STRANGEST PLACES WITH OUR HOUSE.

…I wonder if she will still want to watch Wow Wow Wubbsy every night before she goes to bed.  THANKFULLY WO WO HAS THANKFULLY BEEN REPLACED BY THE OCTONAUTS AND ANNIE!!!

…I wonder if she’ll ever pick up the toy room by herself.  WE ARE BOTH WORKING ON THIS ONE AS IT WAS ONE OF MY NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS.

…I wonder if she’ll ever add the word “with” to her sentences, although I love to hear “Mommy, I lay you?” when she comes in my room in the morning.  HER SPEECH IS AMAZING.  IN FACT, WHEN I RECENTLY FILLED OUT HER PRESCHOOL SURVEY, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WAS "IS YOUR CHILD'S SPEECH SIMILAR TO SAME AGED PEERS?"  I CHECKED "NO".  IN MY EXPLANATION I SAID, I BELIEVE HER SPEECH IS BEYOND THAT OF HER SAME AGED PEERS.

…I wonder when she will stop thinking she is being sneaky when she takes my pop can and drinks it “all gone” when it was already empty.  SHE NOW ASKS FOR HER OWN...WHICH SHE DOESN'T GET HARDLY EVER.

…I wonder when she will sleep later than me.  YESTERDAY, JUNE 18, 2012 - SHE DID.  I WOKE UP AT 8:22 AND SHE WOKE UP AT 8:42.  GOTTA LOVE SUMMER!!!

…I wonder if her hair will be long enough to donate to Locks of Love.  WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TOMORROW WITH CHRISTY TO LET SOME OTHER GIRL WHO DOESN'T HAVE HAIR HAVE LAUREN'S 'PUNZEL HAIR.

…I wonder if she can get any cuter.  YES, SHE CAN.

…I wonder if I can love her any more.  YES, I CAN.

I wonder a lot, but I know one thing...we have each other and we are in this together.  Stay tuned for the picture tomorrow!!!

Cookies

Last night, Lauren and I read "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" before bedtime, so naturally Lauren woke up this morning asking if we  could make cookies.  I said, "Sure.  Why not."  Being Lauren, she had to do it in style...which means dressing up!!!

...and she went to the grocery store like this because we needed supplies.

She busied herself measuring out the shortening while I put in the other ingredients.  Then it came time for the important part...using the mixer.  We don't have a fancy Kitchen-Aid stand mixer.  We have a mother/daughter team.

 Then came the best part...

We only have two days left of being three and we are making the most of it.  Together.