Why?

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Meredith asked her first "WHY?" question on: Friday, October 24, 2008 @ 7:04pm.

What Happened: On October 24th we were all getting ready for a late dinner. She was sitting at the table waiting for Mama to put her food on the table. She must have suddenly thought she was thirsty because the asked me for milk and this is the conversation that followed:

"Milk, Please."

"Did you finish your apple juice?"

"No. Milk."

"You need to finish your apple juice first."

"WHY?"

Isn't she brilliant. I thought this was a momentous occasion and should be documented for all time.

Graduation to the toddler bed.

This weekend we finally changed Meredith's bed from a crib bed to a toddler bed. She loves it. She has been practicing getting in and out all week. Getting in at this point is much easier than getting out, but she is getting better and better at it. She has only fallen out once. She seems very happy with her new bed.

Meredith's Favorite Questions

In the past few months Meredith has become quite the talker. She knows A LOT of words and she can have entire conversations with us and herself. But Merediths favorite thing in the world is asking questions. She has three specific questions which she will ask over and Over and OVER again, sometimes she even asks them in her sleep.

Her favorite questions:

1. WHAT HAPPENED?

2. WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

3. SHOW ME?

She is amazing.

Search for the Great Pumpkin.

This year we all went to a Fall Festival hosted by the same church that hosted the pumpkin patch we went to last year. When we got there we found that we were not the only family out for a fall festival eztravaganza. There were jump houses, pony rides, free cotton candy, popcorn and drinks. There we also about a trillion people milling around and having a great time. Our search for the great pumpkin was VERY successful. Meredith found THE perfect pumpkin.

When we got home we painted our pumpkins. As you can see Meredith had an abstract decorative concept. While Ryan and I did a more traditional pumpkin ghost. Next year I think we till try Meredith's Methods.

Meredith's Hello Kitty Birthday Party!

Meredith's Second Birthday Party was a Hello Kitty Birthday Party. We made pizzas, played relay race games, had a licorige eating contest, played "Pin the Pucker on the Kitty", had treats from a a Hello Kitty Pinata, ate great cake and cookies (which are Hello Kitty's favorites), and had lots of fun.

Meredith's 2 Year Old Check-Up

Meredith went to the doctor last Tuesday for her 2 year old visit. On the way to the doctors office Meredith and I talked about what the doctor and the nurses were going to do and what she could expect and let me tell you Meredith is BRILLIANT! She went into the office she got on the scale and stood with her little hands down ready to be weighed (just like we do at Publix) then she stood straight next to the ruler thing on the wall and they measured her height.

We went into our exam room and the doctor came and she looked in Meredith's eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, listened to her heart and lungs and checked her tummy and neck. Meredith did great. She was not even nervous because she knew what was going to happen. Then the shot lady came in. Now, I told myself not to lie to her and I told her about the 2 shots she had to have and that they were going to hurt, but the pain would be somewhat quick and then it would go away. Well she had her shots and she cried and I cried and then we were all done and thank goodness we don't have to do this again for a long, long time. Her next check up is not until she is 3 years old and then there will be no shots.

So, how is Meredith doing? She is 36 inches tall, which puts her at the 95th percentile for other kids her age. She weighs 29 pounds which puts her at the 75th percentile of other kids her age. Her BMI is at 15.8 which is a very healthy weight for a young girl her age. Overall, she is healthy and shiny and perfect.