Feety jammies

Daddy laid out feety jammies for Gillian last night. When I went to tuck her in, she was not happy. I said "Look at you in feety jammies!" She said "I don't like feety jammies. They're hot!" I tried to make it better, and said "It's cold tonight, you will want to be warm." She wasn't happy but she didn't make me change them. 

This morning when she woke up, Daddy asked her "Do you like your feety jammies?" She said "No. They hurt and they are hot!" 

We are a little sad. This may be the last time she wears feety jammies. Our little girl is growing up. 

Cows in the meadow

Aunt Betty came over today to help me decorate some Halloween cookies.  We took a little break to eat dinner.  After dinner, Gillian came upstairs and decided to sing a little song with Aunt Betty.  Aunt Betty asked her to sing the alphabet song.  Gillian had another idea.  She grabbed Aunt Betty's hands and started singing "Ring around the Rosie, pocket full of posies, ashes, ashes, we all fall down!"  She and Aunt Betty sat down on the ground.  Then Gillian said "The cows in a meadow."  Aunt Betty said to me "What?  Do you know those words?"  I had never heard a second lyric to
"Ring around the Rosie."  But apparently Gillian has, because she laughed at us and continued to sing "The cows in the meadow eating buttercups, ashes, ashes we all stand up!"  And she made Aunt Betty stand up.  Aunt Betty and I giggled, because we had never heard these words.  But again, Gillian grabbed Aunt Betty's hands and started singing again "Ring around the Rosie, pocket full of posies, ashes, ashes, we all fall down!"  Gillian sat on the floor, but Aunt Betty only crouched.  Gillian didn't like that.  She said "Tushy on the ground!"  After Aunt Betty sat on the ground, Gillian then said "Then do criss-cross applesauce."  Aunt Betty did as Gillian said, and then Gillian said "Now I sit in your lap."  And she sat in Aunt Betty's lap.  The two of them laughed and then finished singing the song. 

Gillian well visit

Gillian had her annual checkup scheduled for yesterday.  Yesterday morning, Gillian and I waited with John at the bus stop.  She cried when he got on the bus, "Where they taking my Johnny?"  I explained to her that he was going to school and we would see him later.  She didn't understand.  But we got in the car and headed to the doctor's office.  In the car, I explained to her that we were going to see the doctor and that she would need to listen to the doctor.  Gillian said "But I not sick!" 

We were the first appointment of the day.  Gillian still was a little nervous about seeing the doctor.  But luckily the nurse was super sweet and set the tone for the appointment.  She asked Gillian to get on the scale.  Gillian stood really still to get weighed and measured.  Gillian is 39 inches tall.  She grew 4 inches in a year!  After the scale, Gillian had her blood pressure taken.  She sat really still and giggled as the nurse put on the blood pressure cuff.  Next, the nurse asked me to get a urine sample.  I won't go into detail about this, but I will say it was hilarious.  We then went into the exam room and waited for Dr. Yee.  While we waited, Gillian again told me "But I not sick!"  I explained to her that we were just getting a check up.  Dr. Yee arrived and started the exam.  Gillian was great.  She listened to the doctor and did everything that was requested of her. 

Finally it was time for the shots.  Gillian only needed two shots, but Dr. Yee called in the nurse.  "MaryAnn, I need some help in here.  She's feisty!"  I held Gillian, while MaryAnn held Gillian's hands, and Dr. Yee did the shots.  Dr. Yee is fast.  Gillian whimpered for a second and was done.  She immediately asked "I get lollipop?"  She actually got two lollipops for herself and somehow conned Dr. Yee into getting two lollipops for John too.

In the car on our way to school, I told Gillian, "I am so proud of you.  You were such a big, brave girl!"  She said "But her hurt my tushy and I got band-dids."  Kids never remember the good parts, only the shots that took all of 30 seconds and didn't even hurt her.          

Favorite Super Hero

John was reading Daddy a book first thing this morning.  After they were done reading, John came downstairs to see me.  While Daddy went into Gillian's room to snuggle.  I was in the living room and could hear that they were having a conversation.  After a little while, Gillian came downstairs gave me a hug and a kiss and ran away.  I asked Daddy what they were talking about.  He said he was snuggling with Gillian in her bed.  And commented saying "I love this princess room."  Gillian said "It's a super hero room.  Not princess!"  Daddy was a little surprised by her answer, but went with it.  He asked "Who is your favorite super hero?"  She said "Wanda!"  Again, he was taken back by her comment.  And said "You mean the Scarlet Witch?"  She said "Her friends call her Scarlet Witch, but her Wanda!" 

I a girl

I went to a baby shower today. Daddy was home with the kids. At some point John asked "Where's Mommy?" Daddy told him, "Mommy's at a party," John whined "I want to go to a party!" Daddy told him "You can't go. It's a girl party." Gillian, who was listening to their conversation, said "I a girl! I go to party!" Daddy tried to backtrack and said "It's a big girl party" But Gillian countered. "But I a big girl!" Daddy clarified "No a grown up girl." John also helped "You need to be big like Daddy to go to the party!"