Micah has had an excellent birthday so far. On Sunday we partied at the baseball field. We brought a whole slew of balls of all sizes for kids to play with, a little grill for cooking hotdogs and hamburgers, and everyone pitched in by bringing a dish to share. As with last year, I think everyone enjoyed themselves even if it wasn't your run of the mill kids' birthday party!
Micah got totally overwhelmed with shyness when everyone started singing to him. He hugged my leg and grinned from ear to ear. He is also now old enough to be able to blow out his birthday candle without assistance!
Today in our preschool class, they sang to him as well. When the teacher put the candle in front of him, he got upset because he wasn't done eating yet. The kid can put away biscuits and apples like no one's business! Again, he enjoyed being sung to and blowing out his candle.
At the end of class, everyone goes outside to play for a half hour but since we had a doctor appointment for him, I wanted to skip it. He wouldn't have it and promised that he just wanted to make "one sandcastle" and then he would be ready to leave. I was pleasantly surprised to find that he was fairly true to his word. He very carefully took off his shoes and socks, got a bucket and a shovel, made a sand castle, put a twig in it for a flag, stomped on it, and then made "just one more." And then he left with me completely willingly.
At the doctor, he practically begged for a shot, but the only one he needs is a flu shot and they don't expect theirs to be delivered until tonight! He is 32 pounds and 37 inches tall. The doctor was impressed that he didn't want to sit on my lap, he wanted to sit on the table and he did everything that was asked of him, laid down so the doctor could feel his stomach, giggled as the doctor felt his pelvis, watched as the doctor listened to his heart, sat still while he looked at his eyes and in his ears. He also had a blast with the vision test, finding the smallest pictures he could with each eye. I promised him that we will go back for a shot. :)
And now, here's a quote from our conversation in the car on our was to school this morning:
Micah: I just farted.
Mama: Do you need to use the potty?
Micah: No, not with my butt, with my mouth! I didn't get poop in my mouth! Then to go to the potty, I would have to put my head upside down! Then my butt would be a face! And I could be a butt!
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