It seems like the last two months my life have revolved around Mills going to the potty. The first month after potty training, Mills was doing fantastic. Unfortunately, at some point in month two, he just lost interest. He started peeing in his underwear and not telling me when he needed to go and would not even try to poop in the potty. Instead, he would wait until he a a pull-up on at nap time and poop then. Needless to say, I feel worn out from it all!
About a month ago, we decided to try to give Mills some extra incentive to poop in the potty. We told him we would take away one of his trucks, his favorite toys, every time he pooped in his underwear (or pull-up). Even though he loved these trucks, it did not bother him that they were gone. So, needless to say, I have been at a loss as to what to do.
Well, this morning, we were outside playing and something hilarious happened. Mills has been tee teeing in the yard lately, every man's right as David says. So Mills says he needs to poop, which usually means pee, so I did not think anything about it as he pulled down his pants. I was going to help him pull his pants up, when next thing I know I saw something fall and hit the ground. He had pooped on the ground...like a dog! I died laughing, but had to praise him for not going in his underwear. He got a cookie, skittles, and one of his trucks back that had been taken away for popping in his pants. An improvement I guess...we'll take it!
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Beach 2013
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Swimming Lessons for Mary Kate
Last summer, Mary Kate loved the pool and we decided that she was old enough to take her first set of swimming lessons. We signed her up for the Pike class at the YMCA. This class was made up of beginning swimmers from ages 3-5. Mary Kate was the youngest in her class of five students. Their class met monday, wednesday, and friday for two consecutive weeks. We signed Mary Kate up to take the middle two weeks of June.
When we first told her that she was going to take lessons, she was excited, but that all changed when we got there the first day. The first day was very cool and rainy and Mary Kate was cold and fussy! She did not want to sit with her class because she wanted to be wrapped up in a towel to keep warm...I couldn't blame her! I really thought that her tears had to do mostly with the weather and expected them to go away on Wednesday, but I was wrong. Wednesday was beautiful and not too hot that it was miserable. Mary Kate still wanted to sit with me and be wrapped in a towel, even though the weather was not bad. She would fuss every time it was her turn to swim with her teacher Mr. Robby.
After this lesson, I got her talking and realized that she was afraid of Mr. Robby, because she didn't know him, and more importantly afraid that he would drop her. David and I both talked to her and tried to reassure her that everything was fine, that I was there, and that Mr. Robby would not let her fall. Even after our talk, Friday was still bad and we even discussed not taking her back for week two, but I really wanted her to get past her fear. This is what we were dealing with...
Monday was a totally different experience. Mary Kate did fuss, but only when it was time for her to swim. When it was her turn, she would get in with Mr. Robby and do what he asked her to do, but would cry the whole time. As soon as she was out of the water she would stop crying. Wednesday was like a totally different child was there. She sat on the side of the pool with her classmates the entire time and didn't cry at all. Friday was even better. We were very proud of her by the end of the week. She came a long way!
This experience seemed to be traumatic for Mary Kate, and that is not what we intended, but in the end she was fine and grew in her swimming abilities. We plan to try again next summer, as well as continue to work with her on our own. I think she just might be able to swim on her own next summer!
When we first told her that she was going to take lessons, she was excited, but that all changed when we got there the first day. The first day was very cool and rainy and Mary Kate was cold and fussy! She did not want to sit with her class because she wanted to be wrapped up in a towel to keep warm...I couldn't blame her! I really thought that her tears had to do mostly with the weather and expected them to go away on Wednesday, but I was wrong. Wednesday was beautiful and not too hot that it was miserable. Mary Kate still wanted to sit with me and be wrapped in a towel, even though the weather was not bad. She would fuss every time it was her turn to swim with her teacher Mr. Robby.
After this lesson, I got her talking and realized that she was afraid of Mr. Robby, because she didn't know him, and more importantly afraid that he would drop her. David and I both talked to her and tried to reassure her that everything was fine, that I was there, and that Mr. Robby would not let her fall. Even after our talk, Friday was still bad and we even discussed not taking her back for week two, but I really wanted her to get past her fear. This is what we were dealing with...
Monday was a totally different experience. Mary Kate did fuss, but only when it was time for her to swim. When it was her turn, she would get in with Mr. Robby and do what he asked her to do, but would cry the whole time. As soon as she was out of the water she would stop crying. Wednesday was like a totally different child was there. She sat on the side of the pool with her classmates the entire time and didn't cry at all. Friday was even better. We were very proud of her by the end of the week. She came a long way!
This experience seemed to be traumatic for Mary Kate, and that is not what we intended, but in the end she was fine and grew in her swimming abilities. We plan to try again next summer, as well as continue to work with her on our own. I think she just might be able to swim on her own next summer!
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Beach Trip 2012
With David still in his first year of a new job, and very little days to take off, we decided that a trip to the beach of Labor Day weekend would be doable. The kids and I loaded up on Thursday afternoon and headed down to pick up David in Palmetto at his office. We drove from there to Panama City Beach. The ride went well overall, but we were all glad to get there and get settled down.
The kids loved the beach! Mary Kate jumped up and down on Friday morning when we first went down to the water saying, "The beach, the ocean!" over and over again. It was so fun to see them so excited. They really enjoyed building sand castles with daddy, but mostly loved being in the water. Mills especially loved going as far out as possible, and even tried to talk to and play with some older boys in the water. His favorite part was when David took him out pretty far and jumped the waves with him. Mills kept saying, "Here comes a big one!"
On Friday afternoon, we took the kids to the outdoor mall at PCB called Pier Park. It was hot and miserable! We went out on the pier and the kids loved watching the people surf and the men on the pier fish. They particularly enjoyed looking at some fish one man had caught. When we were leaving the pier with very fussy children, David and I decided it would be best to head on and eat an early dinner at Boondocks. This place sits on the bay with a pretty view of the water. The food is great and the kids ate up their dinner.
The other thing the kids really liked was playing the in the pool. There is one pool at this complex that is 5 ft and under. This made it easy for me to stand and let Mills jump, while Mary Kate was jumping to and swimming with David. After we left this pool, the kids would run around in the grassy area and playground right beside the pool.
Mary Kate and Mills enjoyed "relaxing" in our chairs. They are too cute! The chairs ended up here because it was much easier for us to chase them in and out of the water with our chairs in the water. Plus, it was refreshing too!
When David was playing in the sand with the kids, at the edge of the water, Mary Kate felt something wash up on her back. David scooped it up and realized it was a catfish. The kids thought this was so cool!
On the our last night there, David wanted to take the kids out to feed the birds. It took a while for them to realize what we were throwing, but when they did they flocked to us and the kids had a blast feeding them!
This was our first trip with just us. We had a great time and enjoyed being together and building memories that we will always cherish. I can't wait for next year's trip!!!
The kids loved the beach! Mary Kate jumped up and down on Friday morning when we first went down to the water saying, "The beach, the ocean!" over and over again. It was so fun to see them so excited. They really enjoyed building sand castles with daddy, but mostly loved being in the water. Mills especially loved going as far out as possible, and even tried to talk to and play with some older boys in the water. His favorite part was when David took him out pretty far and jumped the waves with him. Mills kept saying, "Here comes a big one!"
On Friday afternoon, we took the kids to the outdoor mall at PCB called Pier Park. It was hot and miserable! We went out on the pier and the kids loved watching the people surf and the men on the pier fish. They particularly enjoyed looking at some fish one man had caught. When we were leaving the pier with very fussy children, David and I decided it would be best to head on and eat an early dinner at Boondocks. This place sits on the bay with a pretty view of the water. The food is great and the kids ate up their dinner.
On the our last night there, David wanted to take the kids out to feed the birds. It took a while for them to realize what we were throwing, but when they did they flocked to us and the kids had a blast feeding them!
This was our first trip with just us. We had a great time and enjoyed being together and building memories that we will always cherish. I can't wait for next year's trip!!!
Mills' Two Year Check-Up!
We had a great visit with Joy Bishop at Dr. Miller's office for Mills' two year check-up! Mills is currently 37.25 inches tall-which is off of the charts for height! He is 29.2 pounds-which is around the 50th percentile, which is about where he has been.
The good news is that we took Mills off of his Bethenachol, which is a medicine that helped to keep him from spitting up, and he did well. He has not spit up at all since around 22 months and there is no need for an endoscopy! I am super excited about that.
Joy was very impressed with Mills' speech. She was able to clearly understand him and enjoyed talking to him about animals, trucks, etc that he pointed out to her in the new book she gave him.
It is neat to see how much of a sponge he is right now and see how much he is learning. He can count to 10+ and say many of his ABC's. He loves to sing and dance, play with his trucks, and be read to. I can't believe how much he has grown in the past year. I am sure next year he will be close to catching Mary Kate in height!
Mills Turns Two!
Where has the time gone? I just cannot believe that my baby boy is already two! This year, we decided to have Mills' birthday party after his birthday, so we just spent time as a family on the day of his birthday. It was a lot of fun!
He woke up to a room filled with balloons, per our annual tradition with both kids, and he loved it! He called them balls and wanted to throw them around. When daddy got home, we took the kids out to eat at Amici's for a birthday dinner, followed by some ice cream at Scoops. Mills loved the ice cream! When we got home, he got his present from us...a lawnmower. He loved it and wanted to cut the grass the rest of the evening.
Mills' birthday party was a bit of a disaster. Everything started out great. The weather looked like it was clearing up and was going to hold out, and I was able to get the garage at mom and dad's decorated for us to do presents and eat.
He woke up to a room filled with balloons, per our annual tradition with both kids, and he loved it! He called them balls and wanted to throw them around. When daddy got home, we took the kids out to eat at Amici's for a birthday dinner, followed by some ice cream at Scoops. Mills loved the ice cream! When we got home, he got his present from us...a lawnmower. He loved it and wanted to cut the grass the rest of the evening.
Mills' birthday party was a bit of a disaster. Everything started out great. The weather looked like it was clearing up and was going to hold out, and I was able to get the garage at mom and dad's decorated for us to do presents and eat.
I also had set up the slip n' slide and the pool for the kids to play in. The thought was that we could eat and do presents and then the kids could take their favors, water guns, and play with those and the water toys for the rest of the time.
We ate quickly and also opened presents and ate cake in an attempt to get to the water stuff. Unfortunately, the bottom fell out before we finished. we had to close the garage because of the heavy rain and lightning. Plan B was to load up and go to game time, which is what we did, but when we got there they were closing...go figure! So at this point everyone left. I was very upset about the whole thing, especially when the rain stopped and the clouds started to clear on our way to my parent's house. When we got there, we let Mary Kate and Mills play in the pool. They enjoyed it! Maybe next year will be more successful! Happy Birthday Lil' Man! We love you and are very proud of you!!!
Potty Training!
So, after lots of thought and discussion, David and I decided that it was time to potty train Mills. He had been asking to use the potty, particularly before bath time, for months. He also loved to strip off his diaper in bed and make a huge mess.
We knew for a while that we were going to use 3 Day Potty Training with him, as we did with Mary Kate, but didn't know exactly when. On the weekend of June 30th, we drove Mary Kate to meet her Gege and Papa so she could spend a night with them and another with her aunt, uncle, and cousins while David and I attempted to potty train Mills.
He started off the morning great! He threw away the few diapers we had left and loved his big boy underwear! It took about 1 1/2 hours for all of that milk and juice to hit him and then he started peeing...everywhere! We were able to get him to the potty to finish up after a few tries and before lunch he pretty much had it. He would run into the bathroom and pull down his underwear and we would sit him on the potty. After being frustrated with the potty seat, we decided that sitting him backwards worked best and he liked it better too. He even pooped on the potty the first day!
The next two days he did great with the tee tee portion. I even ventured out to the Y to exercise on the morning of day 3 because he was doing so well. He was so proud of himself and loved to point out the cars, trucks, and trains on the various pairs of underwear that he wore. The pooping portion is still a work in progress. After that first time he got scared of it, but I figure that he is still you and that he will catch on before too long.
All in all, we are very proud of Mills! At this point, he is wearing pull-up (a.k.a. overnight underwear) at nap and nighttime.
As a reward for completing the potty training method, we got him a hat. He loved it! Way to go Mills!
We knew for a while that we were going to use 3 Day Potty Training with him, as we did with Mary Kate, but didn't know exactly when. On the weekend of June 30th, we drove Mary Kate to meet her Gege and Papa so she could spend a night with them and another with her aunt, uncle, and cousins while David and I attempted to potty train Mills.
He started off the morning great! He threw away the few diapers we had left and loved his big boy underwear! It took about 1 1/2 hours for all of that milk and juice to hit him and then he started peeing...everywhere! We were able to get him to the potty to finish up after a few tries and before lunch he pretty much had it. He would run into the bathroom and pull down his underwear and we would sit him on the potty. After being frustrated with the potty seat, we decided that sitting him backwards worked best and he liked it better too. He even pooped on the potty the first day!
As a reward for completing the potty training method, we got him a hat. He loved it! Way to go Mills!
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Mary Kate's 3 Year Check-Up
Today we took Mary Kate for her 3 year appointment and she got a great report! She was 38.25" tall (75th percentile) and 33.2 lbs (50th-75th percentile). They were pleased that she is completely potty trained and impressed with her communication skills and vocabulary. Dr. Miller also thinks that she will be an organized child and that she will like things orderly. So far, that is her to a t! She loves sorting things in groups by color, size, shape, animal, etc.
She is such a big helper (most of the time that is). She loves to help Mills especially, since he's do much younger than her;). She also enjoys being a mommy to her baby she named Mary Kate's Baby's Mama (seriously that's what she name her).
I can't believe we have a 3 year old! This time next year we will be preparing to have a pre-schooler.
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She is such a big helper (most of the time that is). She loves to help Mills especially, since he's do much younger than her;). She also enjoys being a mommy to her baby she named Mary Kate's Baby's Mama (seriously that's what she name her).
I can't believe we have a 3 year old! This time next year we will be preparing to have a pre-schooler.
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Sunday, February 12, 2012
The last 6 months
So, as I stated in a previous blog, it has been six months since I last updated the blog. That is ridiculous!
Six months ago, Mills had just turned one and we just celebrated with a water themed birthday party. Needless to say, a lot has changed since then.
During the fall, David and I attended the UGA games as we usually do. The season started off badly, but turned around quickly with a 10 game win streak. We took Mary Kate to her first game since she went at 9 months. She loved the band and would say, "Do it again," when hey quit playing. She also called the Dawgs constantly during the game. My favorite things she did, though, were to say, "hunker down you hairy dawgs" after hearing her daddy say that, and to aka to go downstairs. She wanted to go on the field! So cute. It was a great season and the Bulldog Nation has a LOT to look forward to next year.
October was a fun month for us. The school the kids attend always have a fall festival and we went. The kids dressed up as a cowboy and cowgirl and were adorable! They played games and hung out with some friends that night. It is always fun. The next week we went to Corn Dawgs Corn Maze with MK's best friend Will and his parents. The kids rode tricycles, sat in a plane, climbed all over huge bails of hay, and we all went on a hay ride. We all had a blast and can't wait to go back next year! He next day we went to the local pumpkin patch and got big one to decorate and small ones for each of the kids. Not surprisingly, Mills thought his was a ball and kept throwing it. It was busted and ruined within a few hours of buying it. About a week later we got around to carving it. We carved a super g in our pumpkin. It was a joint effort between me and David. On Halloween we went to my parent's neighborhood, after stopping by our neighbor's house. We only hit one house, but did see a skunk which was crazy. The kids had a great time dressing up and seeing Nana and Randaddy.
November was pretty calm except for the week of Thanksgiving. Luckily, I was off the entire week and got to stay home with the kids. That was nice! This year, we spent the holiday with David's family. They always get together with his Mom's cousin and their family in Pendleton, SC. It was fun to see everyone.
December was a busy and eventful month for us. We had four separate family get togethers for Christmas and we missed 2 of them because of sick kids. Mary Kate got sick at school on a Thursday afternoon, of course right before one of my chorus concerts. She kept vomiting and we eventually ended up in the ER. After a weekend of. I feeling well and sickness still, we found out her ear was severely infected and had caused her to get so sick. The following Friday, I noticed Mills had a slight fever at bedtime. I gave him Motrin and put him to bed. We really just thought he was teething. The next afternoon the fever came back. But we decided to head on to Toccoa to break up our trip to Anderson for the kids. Mills' fever got worse after He went to bed and we got worried enough that we took him to the ER. Fortunately, he doctor was great and ran a slew of test on him. Mills was severely dehydrated, probably from the fever, and had RSV. He was admitted and stayed 2 days. He was pitiful! We requested a bed, instead of a crib, and took turns sleeping with him. He only wore a diaper while there, but was super attached to a blanket his Gege let us take to the ER with us. Before we left he hospital, we were told that Mills had a strain on bacteria in his blood called strep pneumoniae and would have to have 5 more days of IV antibiotics. Fortunately, we were able to take him home and took him to Newton Medical daily for the IV until Christmas Eve.
With this sickness behind us, we had a great Christmas! We spent Christmas Eve with my family and ate our traditional lasagna. He kids were spoiled with presents from the family and we watched the Grinch. We read 'twas the night before Christmas, but the kids were not into it. He next morning, the kids got up and we got them. They lived their presents. Mills got a mini 4 wheeler immediately knew how to ride it. He just wasn't good at steering and ended up driving up the wall! Mary Kate got baby doll accessories and enjoyed moving her baby from on thing to the next. She also got a leapfrog game system and particularly enjoyed the Mickey Mouse game. That afternoon we went to see David's mom and sister. We exchanged presents and enjoyed some quality time together. The next day, the entire Cleveland, Barker, Hartzog family got together. It was great to have everyone in one place at the same time and we even have a picture to prove it!
The end of the month allowed us some time to spend with friends. The Tyler's came over and grilled out with us on he Friday before new years. Will and Mary Kate loved racing on their tricycles via bonfire light. They were so fun to watch! On. We years eve, we spent time in Bishop with the Pulliam's. We also had a bonfire there and the kids were playing outside via bonfire light. It was great seeing them and catching up. On New Years Day we hung out and David cooked us up our now annual meal of collards, black eyed peas, and. Orb bread. After dinner, we headed to Chattanooga to spend some time with the Carpenters and watch the bowl game. We had a great time despite the game.
As you can see, a lot has gone on in the last six months. There is plenty more, but these are just he highlights to catch you up.
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Six months ago, Mills had just turned one and we just celebrated with a water themed birthday party. Needless to say, a lot has changed since then.
During the fall, David and I attended the UGA games as we usually do. The season started off badly, but turned around quickly with a 10 game win streak. We took Mary Kate to her first game since she went at 9 months. She loved the band and would say, "Do it again," when hey quit playing. She also called the Dawgs constantly during the game. My favorite things she did, though, were to say, "hunker down you hairy dawgs" after hearing her daddy say that, and to aka to go downstairs. She wanted to go on the field! So cute. It was a great season and the Bulldog Nation has a LOT to look forward to next year.
October was a fun month for us. The school the kids attend always have a fall festival and we went. The kids dressed up as a cowboy and cowgirl and were adorable! They played games and hung out with some friends that night. It is always fun. The next week we went to Corn Dawgs Corn Maze with MK's best friend Will and his parents. The kids rode tricycles, sat in a plane, climbed all over huge bails of hay, and we all went on a hay ride. We all had a blast and can't wait to go back next year! He next day we went to the local pumpkin patch and got big one to decorate and small ones for each of the kids. Not surprisingly, Mills thought his was a ball and kept throwing it. It was busted and ruined within a few hours of buying it. About a week later we got around to carving it. We carved a super g in our pumpkin. It was a joint effort between me and David. On Halloween we went to my parent's neighborhood, after stopping by our neighbor's house. We only hit one house, but did see a skunk which was crazy. The kids had a great time dressing up and seeing Nana and Randaddy.
November was pretty calm except for the week of Thanksgiving. Luckily, I was off the entire week and got to stay home with the kids. That was nice! This year, we spent the holiday with David's family. They always get together with his Mom's cousin and their family in Pendleton, SC. It was fun to see everyone.
December was a busy and eventful month for us. We had four separate family get togethers for Christmas and we missed 2 of them because of sick kids. Mary Kate got sick at school on a Thursday afternoon, of course right before one of my chorus concerts. She kept vomiting and we eventually ended up in the ER. After a weekend of. I feeling well and sickness still, we found out her ear was severely infected and had caused her to get so sick. The following Friday, I noticed Mills had a slight fever at bedtime. I gave him Motrin and put him to bed. We really just thought he was teething. The next afternoon the fever came back. But we decided to head on to Toccoa to break up our trip to Anderson for the kids. Mills' fever got worse after He went to bed and we got worried enough that we took him to the ER. Fortunately, he doctor was great and ran a slew of test on him. Mills was severely dehydrated, probably from the fever, and had RSV. He was admitted and stayed 2 days. He was pitiful! We requested a bed, instead of a crib, and took turns sleeping with him. He only wore a diaper while there, but was super attached to a blanket his Gege let us take to the ER with us. Before we left he hospital, we were told that Mills had a strain on bacteria in his blood called strep pneumoniae and would have to have 5 more days of IV antibiotics. Fortunately, we were able to take him home and took him to Newton Medical daily for the IV until Christmas Eve.
With this sickness behind us, we had a great Christmas! We spent Christmas Eve with my family and ate our traditional lasagna. He kids were spoiled with presents from the family and we watched the Grinch. We read 'twas the night before Christmas, but the kids were not into it. He next morning, the kids got up and we got them. They lived their presents. Mills got a mini 4 wheeler immediately knew how to ride it. He just wasn't good at steering and ended up driving up the wall! Mary Kate got baby doll accessories and enjoyed moving her baby from on thing to the next. She also got a leapfrog game system and particularly enjoyed the Mickey Mouse game. That afternoon we went to see David's mom and sister. We exchanged presents and enjoyed some quality time together. The next day, the entire Cleveland, Barker, Hartzog family got together. It was great to have everyone in one place at the same time and we even have a picture to prove it!
The end of the month allowed us some time to spend with friends. The Tyler's came over and grilled out with us on he Friday before new years. Will and Mary Kate loved racing on their tricycles via bonfire light. They were so fun to watch! On. We years eve, we spent time in Bishop with the Pulliam's. We also had a bonfire there and the kids were playing outside via bonfire light. It was great seeing them and catching up. On New Years Day we hung out and David cooked us up our now annual meal of collards, black eyed peas, and. Orb bread. After dinner, we headed to Chattanooga to spend some time with the Carpenters and watch the bowl game. We had a great time despite the game.
As you can see, a lot has gone on in the last six months. There is plenty more, but these are just he highlights to catch you up.
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Saturday, February 11, 2012
Mary Kate Turns 3!
So it has been 6 months since my last post...wow! So many things have happened since then, but I wanted to to fill you all in on our latest celebration, Mary Kate's 3rd birthday. I just cannot believe that it has been 3 years already. I can still remember the moment she was born was put on my chest. I was in love instantly and that love has only grown stronger each day!
This year, Mary Kate's birthday was on a Monday, so we chose to have her party the Saturday before her actual birthday, January 21st. Over the past year, Mary Kate has really started to like Minnie Mouse. We watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse regularly and Minnie is most definitely her favorite! Several months ago, we decided to have Minnie Mouse be the theme for her birthday party. She was all about Minnie being the theme when we asked her and was super excited to pick out her party supplies.
This year, we had her party at a local inflatables place called Game Time. We really lucked out with the weather being beautiful, despite the cold temperatures, last year and decided not to chance that again. God knew what He was doing when he gave us that idea because not only did it rain, it poured and there were severe thunderstorms and tornadoes in the area that day!
We invited all of the family, as well as some of Mary Kate's best friends from school, to celebrate her big day. Mary Kate blew out her candles and everyone ate cake before she opened her presents. After tearing through some awesome gifts, Mary Kate and her cousins and friends played for over an hour on the inflatables. Mills was probably the most fun to watch because in the course of an hour, he learned to climb up the steps and slide by himself on these huge slides and inflatables. The kids ran from one thing to the next, laughing and screaming all the while. At the end of the party, all of the kids seemed beat, but in a good way. I am so thankful that so many people came to celebrate with us!
On her actual birthday, Mary Kate woke up to a room filled with pink balloons. She loved this, and so did Mills! Unfortunately, Mary Kate was not feeling well on her birthday and had to go to the doctor with mommy and Mills, who was also sick. Even though I hated that she felt bad, I was glad to have a good reason to be home with her on her actual birthday, especially since this is the first birthday that she has had on a weekday.
After the doctor's visit was over, we went to pick up her medicine and she got to see her Randadday. She was so excited. I also let her choose somewhere special to go pick up lunch from, and she chose pizza, so we got Pizza Hut. After a dose of oral steroids and a breathing treatment, she seemed to feel much better.
Again, I just cannot believe that 3 years have gone by so quickly. Mary Kate has grown into a beautiful, loving, affectionate, and intelligent little girl. She brings us such joy with her sweet demeanor, most of the time that is. With all of the changes she has made in the past 3 years, I cannot imagine what the next 3 hold. Happy 3rd Birthday Princess!!
This year, Mary Kate's birthday was on a Monday, so we chose to have her party the Saturday before her actual birthday, January 21st. Over the past year, Mary Kate has really started to like Minnie Mouse. We watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse regularly and Minnie is most definitely her favorite! Several months ago, we decided to have Minnie Mouse be the theme for her birthday party. She was all about Minnie being the theme when we asked her and was super excited to pick out her party supplies.
This year, we had her party at a local inflatables place called Game Time. We really lucked out with the weather being beautiful, despite the cold temperatures, last year and decided not to chance that again. God knew what He was doing when he gave us that idea because not only did it rain, it poured and there were severe thunderstorms and tornadoes in the area that day!
We invited all of the family, as well as some of Mary Kate's best friends from school, to celebrate her big day. Mary Kate blew out her candles and everyone ate cake before she opened her presents. After tearing through some awesome gifts, Mary Kate and her cousins and friends played for over an hour on the inflatables. Mills was probably the most fun to watch because in the course of an hour, he learned to climb up the steps and slide by himself on these huge slides and inflatables. The kids ran from one thing to the next, laughing and screaming all the while. At the end of the party, all of the kids seemed beat, but in a good way. I am so thankful that so many people came to celebrate with us!
On her actual birthday, Mary Kate woke up to a room filled with pink balloons. She loved this, and so did Mills! Unfortunately, Mary Kate was not feeling well on her birthday and had to go to the doctor with mommy and Mills, who was also sick. Even though I hated that she felt bad, I was glad to have a good reason to be home with her on her actual birthday, especially since this is the first birthday that she has had on a weekday.
After the doctor's visit was over, we went to pick up her medicine and she got to see her Randadday. She was so excited. I also let her choose somewhere special to go pick up lunch from, and she chose pizza, so we got Pizza Hut. After a dose of oral steroids and a breathing treatment, she seemed to feel much better.
Again, I just cannot believe that 3 years have gone by so quickly. Mary Kate has grown into a beautiful, loving, affectionate, and intelligent little girl. She brings us such joy with her sweet demeanor, most of the time that is. With all of the changes she has made in the past 3 years, I cannot imagine what the next 3 hold. Happy 3rd Birthday Princess!!
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