the [unforgettable] birthday

Woot.  Woot.  We've got a 3 year old in the house.  

I love this girl.  In typical fashion she is full of sweet, sass, and surprises.  She loves to talk!  Often in and out of reality and her imaginary world.  She came to the dinner table the other night with her shirt pulled up over her hair because she was "Princess Celestia".  For her birthday she said she wanted her friend "Sally" to come over and I was like, "Who's SALLY?"  The mayor of Whoville's wife, of course, one of Horton's peeps.  Oh my, girl.  

We had a mini-party in the screen room in the afternoon.  Just the five of us.  A day Addie will soon forget but I don't think the rest of us will forget her 3rd birthday... 

 

Later, at a friends' house for a Father's Day BBQ, Addie decided to climb up on a 2-wheel bike and ride it.  She'd never been on one before.  Quickly, she fell off and nearly bit through her tongue.  

A call to the doctor, who said we didn't need to bring her to the ER but that the tongue heals itself amazingly well and fast.  Next, stop for popsicles and tylenol right before the long night, with this thought running through my mind...I'm so sorry, birthday girl.  

Today Addie had her 3-year well checkup with her pediatrician.  She loves him so she pulled out all the extra sweetness and sang to him unprompted, hugged him and patted him on the back. 

She is also growing!  I've gotten so used to who she is now and sometimes I forget she is the same girl who [at 1yr old] was below the 5th percentile on growth charts and now [at 3yr old] is in the 70-80th percentile. 

He used words to describe her like...verbal.  active.  daring.  strong.  He also commented how much her personality has changed from quiet to way out of her shell.  She is wa-a-a-a-a-y out.