Samara's 4 yr well visit

SAMARA REAGAN
A.K.A. FANCY NANCY

Samara had her 4yr well visit today and is growing into a beautiful young girl. She did really well considering that she really doesn't like to go to the doctors. We did an eye test which she didn't do very good on but Dr said we will re check her in a few months and then decide if we should take her to the pediatric optometrist, she got a lot of the shapes wrong when she was far away from them, but up close got them right, so I am thinking since she is mommy's twin she will be following in my footsteps with needing glasses sooner than later. She is already looking like me(super skinny legs as a child, missing a lateral incisor, crazy kaliks, brown eyes, doesn't sit still, sleeps sideways). Just to name a few.... the only one thing that I see a huge difference in the two of us is that she has a great memory for learning the words of songs, she can hear a song and remember all the words to it and till this day I couldn' t do that even if I tried. Hopefully that will mean she will have the brains like Daddy. See it once, learned it forever and who knows her hatred for Doctors will maybe make her want to be one someday so she can help people overcome their fears of them. Who Knows? Only time will tell with my little Mara!

Mara's 4yr stats:

weight: 30lbs

height: 3ft

eye test: failed

heart and soul: passed

hearing: passed

ears,nose, throat: clear

tummy: no frogs in the belly

back: backbone straight as an arrow

learning skills: doesn't know her opposites(up,down, cold,hot)

went pee pee in a cup for her first urine test: passed

3 shots: accomplished but not very happy about it(I'm not getting that flu shot, right?)

Mara's favorite things:

Favorite book: Goodnight Moon(ONLY MY DADDY CAN READ IT TO ME!)

In a great green room, tucked away in bed, is a little bunny. "Goodnight room, goodnight moon." And to all the familiar things in the softly lit room--to the picture of the three little bears sitting in chairs, to the clocks and his socks, to the mittens and the kittens, to everything one by one--he says goodnight.In this classic of modern children's literature, beloved by generations of readers and listeners, the quiet poetry of the words and the gentle, lulling illustrations combine to make a perfect book for the end of the day.

favorite food: mmm, that is a tricky one. Candy if you can call that a food! If not, some of her favorites are: cucumbers and apples(skin off please,mom), clementines(oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my darling Clementine,thou art lost and gone forever,dreadful sorry, Clementine), fruit snacks and believe it or not she enjoys a meal some of the time.

Mara's lunch: strawberries, cheese, grilled cheese sandwich, cheese sandwich, hot dog with ketchup

but really if you could just eat these all day everyday she would be happy as a clam(OOPS I meant fish)!

YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT. BE DELICIOUS.

Nutrition Facts

based on the small 2.1g piece size

• 19 pieces (40g) Serving size
• 140 Calories

% Daily Value *

• 0%Total Fat 0g
• 1%Sodium 30mg
• 12%Total Carbohydrate 36g
  • Sugars 29g
• Protein 0g

Not a significant source of calories from fat, saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, dietary fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, and iron. *Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet

a.k.a.= FROZEN FISH IN MARA TERMS
 Mara's favorite toy:

Mara's American Girl Doll who she named "Meghan" and her new baby doll bed.

Some of her other favorites are:

undressing and dressing her baby dolls(think she has enough babies)
her favorite thing to tell me is that she is going to have a baby someday and be a mommy just like you, mommy.

Mommy's Iphone, Daddy's Ipad
if you can't find it, some little monkey captured it and is playing angry birds or monkey preschool

Favorite Song: The Songs by the Fresh Beat Band and anything her Poppy sings her. She is still walking around in the morning when I am getting ready singing "No,it's snot" some crazy song my dad sings to her when he is here visiting.

Favorite Activities: Preschool(of course all the crafts) and Dance(ballet and tap)
Favorite Movie: Alvin and the Chipmunks still at number one
Favorite TV show: Peppa the Pig(everyday at 2pm)
Mara's number one thing she dislikes:
SOCKS...ALL OF THEM and PIGGIE PAJAMAS(she doesn't like anything that zippers up close to her neck)

she doesn't like to keep socks on for even two seconds. I get her dressed for school or anywhere and as soon as we get int he car the shoes and socks are off before I can even look back to tell her not to take them off. Don't know what it is but she doesn't like her feet to be covered. Meg is following in her footsteps because the back of my van is covered in socks. If you can't find one and you think the dryer ate it, you might want to think again because I think the van may have ate it first.

I was super happy with Mara's visit to the doctor today because he told her that she had to start sleeping in her own bed again because it isn't right to sleep with Mommy and Daddy and you won't believe it, but she actually listened.

Samara sleeping in her own bed under a pile of pillow pets!
Goodnight my little princess and sweet dreams. I am so happy that we have you to bring such laughter and joy to our days. We love you so much. I know you are sorry when you drive us crazy but we will always love you forever to the moon and back again.

As Mara calls it, "I'm a big girl now, right mom"

Samara looks so grown up and had a great first day of school today. She did manage to get a splinter and a bandaid on her first day because she fell into a wooden basket that I am now informed is no longer in the classroom. She had a great time playing with Makayla and Gabriella as she told me and going down the slide was fun too. I asked her if the helped her with her first project and glueing the pieces down and she said "no, I did it myself and then starting laughing." She is my little sneak, of course she needed help, but she wants me to believe that she can do everything by herself now. Please don't try to grow up too fast, those little brown eyes need to stay close to me for a while longer because I'm just not ready to totally let go of you and let you be the preschooler that you want to be, not just yet.

 Connor is so loving and caring. He just loves his little sister so much and was very excited for her to start her first day of school today. He is getting so much like a little man. The first thing he said to me when he got off the bus today is "mommy, so how was Mara's first day at school and of course my reply to him was, "Connor, she is right here just ask her?" so he did and she was so happy to tell him all that she did and the friends that she met. He did let her know that Kindergarten is so much better than preschool because you get to stay there all day, you can ride the bus and get lunch too. "Mara, you will love it!"

 There she goes, not even needing her mommy's hand, just taking a stroll right in to the big school.

 of course, she had to put a little lip gloss on before we got there, such a pretty girl...

I informed Samara today that she was not to lose her headband because if I came to pick her up and it was gone I would be very upset and the first thing the teachers said to me was, " Mara has been holding on to this all day and won't let us put it in her cubby or school bag, she said she can't lose it" Too funny that she listens to me when I'm not around but If I asked her to do it at home it would have been put somewhere to never be found again. She still amazes me everyday.

 Goodbye kisses and good luck to his little baby girl. Such a sweet picture, I just love it.

 Don was so proud of her today.

 Mara has the ferriswheel cubby and she told me that she is going to have the ferriswheel all year.

 Pop Pop came to watch Mara go off to Preschool, such a bitter sweet moment for him. We all know that she is his favorite, the little girl that he never had and he just adores her to pieces.

 See you later everyone, It's time for me to have some real fun here at preschool.

Congrats Samara on having such a fun day and being such a wonderful, sweet, adorable and charming little girl(Today) who brings so much laughter to our lives.