They allow us to have children

We Have Another Tag Lover

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I'm pretty sure my kids are the reason they make those Taggie toys. Zuzu has just recently discovered them and she LOVES them.

This is What Ali Looked Like This Morning

Actually it looked worse than this when she first woke up.  It was all I could do not to panic.  I asked her if her eye felt ok and she said "It won't wake up. I tried to open it but it's still a little sleepy."  Um yeah. 

How did this happen you ask.  Well first of all it's from a mosquito bite on her eyebrow.  They are particularly RUTHLESS this year.  She is even getting bites through bug spray! 

Anyway I took her to the doctor today because when I called, they mentioned something about it being close to her eye and her BRAIN and asked "how quickly could you be here?"  In addition to panicking a little, I think I laughed - nobody was dressed, Zuzu needed to eat again and they wanted us there in less than an hour.  That wouldn't have been a problem except for on the weekends we have to go to the St. Paul office.  So after a nightmarish drive - running late, no gas, torrential rain, getting lost - we finally made it.

It turns out it was ok.  It just looked bad.  I was given a prescription (just in case it gets redder or harder or worse in any way) and sent home.  I gave her some Benadryl before her nap.  I guess it's a good thing we had their pictures taken a few days ago. 

Also, we are never going outside again.

Shh, the Weepeter is Asleep

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Last night at dinner, Ali turned around, saw the screen saver on the computer, and said:

"Shh, the weepeter is asleep. He doesn't even have any eyes, or nose, or mouth, or arms, or feet, or sandals, or PANTS."

This Morning's Quote

This morning Daddy was sitting on the couch with his feet sticking out. 
Ali walked by and said:  "You certainly have two big toes."

This is a Good One

The other day I catch Ali playing this.  She didn't know I was listening.

"Oh they like to be warm in the oven, don't they." 
Other animals added:  "Don't forget about us".

And we've never even read Hansel and Gretel.

Ali Quote

One morning while Alison was eating her peanut butter toast, she held up a shape of toast and said:  "Look Mama, there's a boat with a man in it.  'I'm floating in a shoe,' said de man." 

Dr Appointment

On Friday we all went in for Ali’s 3 year and Zuzu’s 6 month check-ups. 

I swear sometimes people must think that we teach her to show off.  While we were in the room Ali sat down at the desk, wrote her name and drew mommy and a kitty on a piece of paper.  Later while Zuzu was being looked at, she was sitting on Daddy’s lap whistling.  Yes she can whistle again (she could for a while when she was a little over a year old).  The doctor told us: “that’s the first 3 year old I’ve had that could whistle”.  I think she was especially amazed because she herself could not whistle and asked Ali if she could teach her.  We also should have told her to talk to Ali as if she were a 20 year old – because at first she was pretty unsure about what the nurse and doctor were doing – using high pitched sing songy, kiddy-type voices, almost baby-talky.  Ali doesn’t know how to respond to that, but once the doc calmed down a little and started joking with her, Ali was a bit more cooperative. 

Now the stats:  Alison is in the 90^th percentile for height at 39”, in the 75^th for weight at 34 pounds, with a BMI of 16.  Also they said they no longer measure heads at 3 years old, but we think it may have been that they didn’t have a measuring tape long enough – hee hee.  Zuzu is perfectly proportioned at 80 percent for height, weight and head size, 26 ½ inches, 17pounds 4 ounces and 17 ¼ inches respectively. 

In other news, Alison is still not potty trained and yes, I have tried a number of things.  It’s a very long story but next weekend we are going to roll up the two rugs in the house and try going cold turkey – sounds fun doesn’t it?  If that doesn’t work we will do what the doctor suggested and just ignore it and let her have diapers for the next three months without so much as suggesting that she use the toilet.  And although I have already tried that, I guess we’ll see if it works this time.  If you have any suggestions, let me know. 

Also of note, we will be making Ali her first appointment for the dentist soon.  She has had 20 teeth for over a year now, but the doctor still said to wait until she turned 3, so there you go.  We also need to make an appointment for Zuzu with a pediatric ophthalmologist so they can check out her eyes.  About a week ago I noticed that one of her pupils is sometimes larger than the other one.  I guess they have to look into it to see what causing it and to make sure that nothing major is wrong.

I'm trying not to worry unless I'm told there is something to worry about.

Until we know more, here's yet another cute picture of the girls.

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to the Best Daddy in All the Land!
And Happy Father's Day to Grandpa Dennis and Grandpa Michael - we love you.

Alison and Zuzu

Alison asked to do this.

Zuzu is still a bit wobbly when sitting up by herself but at least Ali will touch her now so maybe we can get a few pictures like this at our picture appointment on Wednesday.  We're getting Ali's 3 year pics, Zuzu's 6 month pics as well as some pictures of the two girls together.  Grandparents be warned:  it will probably be a big and very expensive order this time, so start thinking about what you would like to have.  I'll let you know how well they turn out on Thursday.

Ta Daa!

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Finally a hat that fits.
It's no secret that Alison has a HUGE head. However when you try to find the kid a sun hat, life becomes a bit difficult. I had my Mom looking for one, she was about to just go in the women's section and start trying them on. Luckily it didn't come to that. We found some at Gymboree. They carry hats for ages 5-7 and while you would think that would fit a 3 year old with a big head, you would be wrong. I had to order this one from the website. It's for ages 8 and up. I guess we can hold off another year before resorting to adult sizes.