Doing really well

Megan had another great day today at school and then she did so awesome tonight.  She is walking really well and chatting up a storm.  We were playing tonight and I was getting her.  At one point Will told her to walk to me and she sat down, shook her head no and said "no no".

First day of Pre-K 4

Megan started school today and she did great.  She was so excited when we walked down the hall, granted she didn't want to walk much because there were people everywhere.  She was clapping and smiling and giving me kisses all the way to her door.  Her substitute teacher was standing in the hallway and Megan went right to her.  I took her back to say good-bye and after my sweet hug and kisses she got down, walked up to the table, pulled out a chair and climbed into it.  She was ready for her classmates to arrive so they could have some fun.

She was hungry and tired when I picked her up (she had a rough night) and still as happy as could be.

Speech and communication progress, growth spurt/new shoes, cousins

Megan started making great progress 2 weeks before we left NC.  She verbalized her first two-word phrase.  She was playing bubbles with the therapist and had been saying "mor" and then said "mor buh-buh".  It was a VERY exciting day.  She continued to verbalize "mor" and even said "o-en" for open during her last therapy session.  She has always "pointed" at things with her entire hand but has also started pointing with just one finger, which isn't a big difference to me, but it is on the checklist; so yay Megan!

She started climbing/walking like crazy at the playground by our house just before we left too.  She was walking over the hump bridge without holding onto anything, and Sam still doesn't do that.  She was so proud of herself.  She learned how to climb onto the coffee table and can get up on our couch if she tries really hard, it is a little too high for her to reach easily.  

About 2 weeks before we left NC Megan had an appointment with her orthopedist and he said he thought she would outgrow her orthotics in 3-6 months so we should just keep an eye on them.  Within 3 days of being in TX she started having issues with them and by 3 days later they were too small.  Yesterday I spoke to her NC doctor and he agreed to fax a prescription for her to an orthotist so they can fit her since we can't get in to see a new doctor here until November.  In the mean time they told us to just put her in tennis shoes since she is able to walk barefoot and she should be fine.  Fine was an understatement.  We went yesterday afternoon and got her fitted (she is now a size 5!) and she loved them.  She walked everywhere.  We let her walk some in the mall and she kept going into a store and turning around and coming out, she did that at least 10 times before I directed her to keep walking down the hall.  

The last time she was downgraded as far as support goes she started doing better and yesterday was no different.  

We are staying with my mom until our house closes and my nephew Chris lives with her.  Megan adores him and can't get enough of her extra-large (6'8") cousin.  She also loves my mom's furniture because it is low enough she can climb off/on by herself.  

Finally getting regular sleep

Megan slept 10 hours last night and that is what she has been getting every night this week.  Her doctor suggested switching her allergy meds to the morning to see if they were waking her up.  Originally her allergy meds were the only thing helping her sleep but obviously that changed and they were indeed the cause of her waking up in the middle of the night because as soon as we switched she stopped waking up.

I was nervous that giving it to her in the morning would knock her out but it hasn't caused any issues.

Moving down a size

All of the walking Megan has been doing has caused her to lose most of her cute little love handles.  Without the extra little girth she can no longer keep her 3T shorts up so I had to pull out her 2T shorts again.

Happy 4th birthday

Megan had a great day yesterday.  We gave her a tricycle that also has a handle on the back so we can push her around.  She loves to be pushed but to also just use her feet on the floor.

She really enjoyed her chocolate cupcake too.

Today was her 4 year checkup.  She is now exactly 3' tall and she was 1/2 ounce shy of being 26 pounds.  The doctor was please with her jump in height and her progress.  He said she was wonderful, then no amazing and that still wasn't a good enough word.  She walked all over the place and had a blast.  He asked for updates on her throughout the years because he is going to miss our little miracle.