3 Year Portraits

Today Gramma visited. We took Adia to get her 3 year portraits done. It was an awful experience. Adia used to always be so wonderful. She even was when we went in October, but she was horrible today. She wouldn’t stand still. She kept jumping or moving. She wouldn’t smile. She was just completely uncooperative. Luckily, we managed to get a couple ok ones, but nothing like the wonderful ones from last year or the year before.

      

The best pictures were the ones laying down because I tickled her legs. That made her laugh so she looked like the Adia I know and love, not the little demon that made her appearance instead.      

It’s a Beautiful Day

We were lucky and had some wonderful weather this weekend. Adia got to play outside and we went for a few walks. The twins enjoyed the sunshine too.

 

Adia even attempted riding her tricycle. She hasn’t been on it for quite a few months and we didn’t even know if she’d be tall enough. In fact, she’s grown so much that Daddy had to move the seat back! Adia even pedaled by herself. We were all so proud of her. Now we just need to work on steering. She has enough problems looking in front of her when she runs or walks.

Adia helped me make dinner on Saturday night. She was my official cheese sprinkler. She did a wonderful job and I almost got her to eat the finished product.

Adia surprised me on Monday by drawing a wonderful picture on the shower wall. She has bath crayons so she’s ok to draw on them, but she normally just scribbles. This time I actually had to ask Daddy if he helped her. He hadn’t helped her so we were both shocked.

After getting out of the bath, it was time to head to my dentist appointment. Adia had to come with me since her first real dentist appointment was right after mine. She insisted on taking pictures with her sisters first though.

Adia was wonderful during my cleaning. She sat and colored. She asked some questions and the hygienist gave her floss. It was soon time to head to her appointment. We were surprisingly early, but Adia was doing well. She panicked when we got in the back though. They let her look around and get used to the environment, but it wasn’t enough. When the dentist went to look in her mouth, she clamped shut. Nothing we did would make her open up. He told me not to worry about it and that we’d try again in a couple weeks.

We went home, picked up Daddy and the twins and headed to Red Robin. Mira sat in a high chair for the first time. She quickly fell asleep! I remember Adia doing the same thing at around the same age too. It was too funny.

After Red Robin, we headed to the mall. Adia really wanted to play so we let her. The place was pretty deserted so we let Adia take her sisters down the slide too. Both twins loved it. Adia was super excited too. She wanted to keep doing it, over and over again.

We walked around for a bit before going home. Adia got a caramel apple, which she enjoyed when we got home. She ate the apple along with the caramel and M&Ms. She used to always just eat the candy parts off. 

New Car Seats

The twins definitely like their new car seats. They don’t feel as squished and are much easier to get in and out. There was also no screaming involved when I buckled them in. The only real problem, no sunshades. I think that will definitely be a problem this spring and summer. We have shades on the window, but it only works so well. Adia liked seeing her sisters in their seats too and Adia’s enjoying her seat as well.

  

The girls all got their first H1N1 vaccines today. I tried to get Adia one yesterday. I made an appointment through her pediatrician’s office, but when we got there and had waited 15 minutes, they told us they didn’t have her dosage and would have to call the public health department instead. Gee, thanks. What a waste of time. So today we went to the free clinic at the mall. Adia went first, then Leia and Mira. Adia only cried for a couple seconds. She did really well. She was then the big brave sister when the twins went. She gave Leia a kiss and then Mira and they stopped crying. I’m still shocked that Adia chose a shot over the nasal spray.

We then returned library books and went to the store. When we got home, we still didn’t have water so we went for a walk. Adia enjoyed throwing rocks in a puddle.

Leia now has both her bottom teeth. She’s catching up with Mira. Mira is so close to crawling. She can wiggle all around the living room now. Today she grabbed the cord on Adia’s laptop mouse and tried to pull it down on her head. Then she wiggled across the room and tried and to bite my laptop cord. We’re going to be in big trouble when she really IS crawling or pulling to a stand.