Our busy girl

A while back I posted about some fevers MaryP had been having. They were gone for the entire month of March and I thought maybe we were in the clear. But this last week she had another stretch of fevers (only getting up to 104 this time, so not so bad) that were otherwise symptom-free. I was frustrated by this but we just watched her and by Friday the fevers were gone. Woo-hoo! Then on Saturday she started acting sick again and the fever was back on Sunday. Nuts. To add to that, on Sunday you could tell she was feeling miserable and she would stop mid-playing and just stand there and start crying an "I'm hurting" cry. No mother likes to see their child hurt and it is hard when you have no idea why. Is it your thoat, your ears, your stomach, what???

So, we took her to the doctor today (of course she was feeling better) and thankfully this time the doctor we saw suggested a blood draw and catheter. Neither of which were very fun for MaryP. But she was really a sweetie about the whole thing and even talked to the nurses (between sobs) while they were taking her blood. It didn't help that we had to swaddle her and pin her down. Anyway, long story short, she is healthy as a horse, everything looks normal which means ..... she is just one of those kids that gets fevers. Your kid and my kid may get the same thing and yours may act a little whiny for a day or two, and mine will spike a fever. Go figure. The pediatrician said she would probably grow out of this, which is good. Maybe around the same time she can eat peanutbutter, and we'll just have a big party. In the mean time I am so grateful they did those tests - it gives me such peace of mind to know that there isn't something else going on - it's just her.

On another note, MaryP is a delightful, busy, busy, busy little girl. Busy getting into things she shouldn't be. Busy eating the toothpaste, some paint, stuff like that. Seriously though, she is a lot of fun. She is talking so much more, is extremely social and rarely shy. She is very good at being polite and asking "please" with most things. She LOVES the fies and sings (slides and swings) and asks for them every day. Sometimes when we get her up in the morning the first words out of her mouth are "fies, sings" followed by "coat, shoes!" She is ready to go. 6:30 in the morning is too early for me to go to the park, so she has to wait and hope it is not a rainy day. I plan on spending a LOT of time at the park this summer. I think it will be good for both of us.

*A note about the bag picture - she put this on her head and thought she was soooooo funny.
She also loves all things baby. She loves real babies and wants to hold them. And if she ever sees a vacated baby car seat she makes a b-line for it. She can be content for an hour playing with a baby car seat.

MaryP is such a spunky little girl. She loves people and will yell "HI!!" to as we pass them. It often gets a smile. A few weeks ago in the grocery store the lady at the fish -counter yelled "HI!!" back to her and so they went back and forth yelling "HI!!!" as I pushed her through the store until she was finally distracted by something else. One of the things I love about her is how excited she is about the little things. She has great vision and often picks out birds and such before I see them and will excitedly point them out to me.

MaryP loved hunting for Easter eggs, so Wood hid them for her over and over again. Dying eggs was less exciting to her. It sure was exciting for us when she accidentally dumped the red dye on Wood's lap and carpet. Whoops! We were able to get the dye out of his pants and somewhat out of the carpet. And a big thanks to Lysol for removing the dye from our kitchen table! I think she'll enjoy it more next year, and we will be more prepared!

She loves to pretend to read and will often end her stories in "bye". Here is a short clip I caught of her - she had been "reading" before I got out the camera. Also note that she pulled the chair over to the counter ... I am running out of safe places to put things!
She is just such a delight and blessing to our family!