Catch Up!

So much to report, so few brain cells to recall exactly what it was that I was going to report. Mika's been well, aside from a bit of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease that she's currently over. Nana came to stay with Mika on Wednesday and they had a blast. I took Thursday and Friday off work as we couldn't find anyone to stay with our infectious child. We had to keep her home so that she didn't infect the entire daycare. It was nice being able to stay home with my little Nugget again for a couple of days. I didn't want to come back to work on Monday.
Mika saw a Ear/Nose/Throat specialist last Friday as well. The doc recommends tubes for her ears due to the frequency and severity of her recurring ear infections. The waiting list is a few months long, so we have time to think it over and maybe not go forward with the tubes. The process freaks me out a bit..still unsure as to whether we think it's best for her.

We took Mika to Klondike Days over at the fairgrounds @ Northlands for a few hours in the evening last week. She wasn't overly impressed, except for watching all the puke-inducing adult rides. She squealed with delight and giggled like a maniac watching those. When it came time to go on the carousel with Mama, she somewhat resisted. We ended up sitting on one of the seats instead of the horses. Meh. Kdays. I can live without it. I was really only in it for the corn dogs, as gross as most people think that they are.

Lesse...what else? Mika got to spend some time this past weekend with Kerry and Damon as we were trading jobs again (Damon does my handyman work, I do his computer upgrades/troubleshooting/etc.). This time, Mika warmed up to Kerry enough to dish out hugs - a big step for the wee girl.

The daycare reported that yesterday, while having a late afternoon snack in her highchair, Mika spoke clear as a bell "I want my Daddy". You should have seen the glowing pride on Daddy's face as he was telling me.

Mika is back in swimming lessons again. I don't really care for the instructor this time. I mean, she's a nice enough girl and all, but disorganized and new at the Mom n Tot lessons. Oh well, its still fun. The class is small..there are three boys and Mika. That's it!

On the play front, Mika is still entirely consumed by books, balls, puppies, and kitties. She's been getting into pretend play and seems to enjoy being a cat herself. Charlie Parker Played Be-Bop has been shelved in favour of the books featuring animals. Peek-A-Who is still a fave though. The best is one of her zoo books with gorilla pictures: she sees the gorilla and says 'Daddy!' everytime. No, I didn't teach her this...the kid comes up with the great jokes all on her own. We thought she'd associate the gorillas with me as the page talks about a young gorilla riding on Mommy's back. But no. :)

The other day I went in to Mika's room to wake her. She popped up instantly when I walked in and with half-open eyes said "Kitty?" not even 2 seconds after waking. This kid loves her kitties. I swear that she has kitties on the brain every waking moment. She talks to the cats and her stuffed kitties all day when she's home. She meows and purrs and is loving the FurReal kitty friends that her Great Great Grandma left her.
Oh, and shoes! She seriously loves shoes now too. Everybody's shoes. She wants to know why you're not wearing shoes while in the house and will gladly bring people their shoes. She's often following me around the condo carrying my crocs demanding that I wear them. She does the same thing to her Daddy with his runners and sandals.

This weekend is going to be hella busy - starting with the cats' vet appointment on Saturday at 9AM to hopefully closing the weekend with a good run at Heritage Days. We'll be attending Josh and Kira's carnival themed outdoor wedding reception on Sunday. Maybe Mika will get her face painted like a kitty!

I had more in mind to post about, but am drawing a blank for now.