Park and Roses

On Saturday we went to a park in the Boise area.

And next to it was a rose garden -

Discovery Center of Idaho

Went to Boise to see Emily's dermatologist (more on that later), but after the long drive we stretched our legs at the Discovery Center.
playing in the pretend veterinarian office -

 and lots of time in the pretend market -

 and there were giant bubbles -

 and a green screen that put Emily on TV -

 and fun house mirrors -

 Outside we watched the ducks -

 And the geese in the park -

And then we were off to the dermatologist's office to look at the aplasia cutis, make that  now a nevus sebaceous, on Emily's scalp. Think wart made out of acne tissue - no big deal until possibly when she hits puberty the hormone change could make it bumpy and it could potentially lead to basal cell carcinoma (skin cancer).  More than likely what will happen is when Emily hits 12 we'll have to make the decision on whether or not to remove it, and at this point that was his determination - do nothing for the next 10 years, unless it starts to increase in size, change color, or get bumpy before then, and then he can remove it in two sessions, with only numbing the area, and in the end a small scar and no big bald spot.  

There you go.  Today's medical lesson on dermatology.  

Forget Me Nots in Bloom

Last year we were given 6 forget me not plants, but they never got to bloom before winter set in.

This year seeds were planted and are starting to bloom.

We have a lot of forget me nots growing - 

The other day we were out in the backyard and -

" I kiss Nee-ya," she says as she kisses the butterflies in the backyard.
Nee-ya is how she pronounces Nadia.

Old Macdonald Had a Farm

Emily got a My Little Busy Box by Alex Little Hands for Christmas.  It's full of craft supplies for all sorts of projects.

One of the projects has animal pieces that you stick in clay.  These were Emily's creations -

horse

dog

cow

She sang Old Macdonald while she played.

Camping at Baker Creek

We spent a night at Baker Creek.  

Emily played in the creek.

And did lots of exploring of rocks, pinecones, sticks, and wildflowers.

Friday

We started off the morning at story time.  She's saying good bye to the book bunny puppet -

Emi loves reading/looking at books at home, but isn't so enthusiastic about listening at the library.  She would prefer to take the books off the shelf and look at ones she's selected.  However, between the three stories that are read, the librarian sings songs and there's a craft at the end which Emi does like, so we go.

Then off to the park.  Once upon a time, all Emily would do is go down the slide.  Then it transitioned to wanting only the swing.  Now, it's a lot of swinging but turning into climbing.  She's a monkey.  She can climb practically anything.

Exhausted and ready for a nap...

2 year well check

Emily weighed 22 pounds today and was 33 inches long.  She's fitting right in on the growth curve now!

This was our final visit with Dr. Scott, who is finally able to retire on September.  She wasn't only our pediatrician, but she's also a neonatologist in the Twin Falls NICU, so when she called Emily "normal" today, it meant a lot.  Most 27 weekers don't end up as lucky as Emi.

She was really impressed with Emily's speech.  Emily is either talking or singing almost constantly these days.  We must sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star 100 times a day.  Dr. Scott doesn't have any concerns, and agreed that we could go to physical therapy every three months on a monitor basis.  And she does want us to visit a dermatologist about the aplasia cutis spot on her scalp - not because she's concerned, but wanted a dermatologist to be aware of it and watch it as Emily continues to grow.

It was a different story yesterday -

Emily spent all day on the couch (or in Dad's chair) with a 102 fever.  Summer dehydration and 2 molars coming in...

A Week With Just Dad...

I had to attend a week long math training, so Dad and Emily spent the week together... here's the photo evidence that they had a good time and both were able to survive without me.  

Then last night we attended a NRA banquet that Aaron spearheaded.  Emily's shirt read "My Dad can shoot better than your dad."  Appropriate, right?  And a necessity in every 2 year old girl's closet?  It was a big hit with the crowd...

Summer is quickly slipping away.  Hope everyone is enjoying it!