This week Ally had a quick trip to the doctor - she is fine but we had a small concern we wanted checked out. While she was there Becky asked for a weight check and we are thrilled to say Ally is 29.5 pounds! This is WONDERFUL - and we checked her height at home and she is 36.5 inches tall!! Go Ally! She is getting so big (and grown up). We decided it was time to haul out some of her bigger clothes and see how they fit. Ally got these Princess PJ's from her Uncle Frank for Christmas. They are still big, but not too big, and Ally really likes princesses right now so they were a big hit. Thanks Uncle Frank!
I also wanted to mention a few funny things to remember about Ally from July:
- "I see 2 mamas now" or "I see 3 mommies now". It was bizarre but we'd be eating dinner or reading books or anything and Ally would all of a sudden, with a huge grin and sly smile start saying this. At first we did wonder about double vision, but we soon realized it was her way of getting attention and being silly. It got kind of annoying for a while, but we started responding with "I see 5 Allys" or "I see 13 Allys now". And it seems that as with all things, this too has passed.
- Bryce(y) - Ally has become obsessed with our small black Cat Bryce. He has long hair and it so matted that we had to have him shaved. He looks kind of like a lion. And since the haircut Ally will not leave him alone. She is always hugging him or petting him. She even puts jewelry and ribbons on him. He is super patient with her, but every once in a while he scratches her. One day he swatted her face. Of course she cried, but about 2 hours later she was bugging him again. I reminded her about how he scratched her and she said, "yeah but it did not hurt too much, so that is OK". ARGH Becky and I are starting to lose our minds telling Ally "to be gentle" and "to give him some space" we talk about how Bryce can't talk so when he squirms or backs/runs away that means stop.
- Target moment - Ally had a new T.oy Story thermos cup to keep water cold and she chewed the straw so much that the cup no longer closes and water leaks out. So Becky stalked our Target and found a new pink cup. We brought Ally to the store, showed it to her and Becky was very firm and explained to Ally that she had to stop chewing the straw or this one would break too. Becky asked if Ally could do that, be a big girl and not chew the straw. Ally was sure she could. And while they are having this intense conversation another woman starts giggling and she says her son chewed his too and basically was like"good luck with the reasoning...hahaha" well I am happy to report that was 2 weeks ago and Ally has not gnawed on her straw. She is very proud of the fact that she has kept the straw intact. I say...take that random Target woman!
- Gymnastics - Ally started gymnastics this month. It is going very well. Who knows how long we'll stick with it, but she really likes it and pays very close attention to her teacher and tries very hard.
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