Three Year Old Mia

I can't believe Mia is three years old now!  This little girl brightens our day every single day.  She is absolutely precious, and we feel so blessed to have her as our daughter.  Over the last year, her speech has taken off.  Dr. White even commented today on how verbal Mia is.  Of course, she doesn't say everything perfectly yet, and there are a couple of things I love to hear her say and can't bear to correct her:

• "Blanana" for banana
• "Pakin' Hook" for Captain Hooks
• "Maked" for naked (she loves to take her clothes off at night and say "I'm maked!")
• "Free" for three (as in, "I'm free" when asked how old she is)

She had her well visit check-up today, and it went pretty well.  She is 32.4 pounds (65th percentile) and 3 feet tall (25th percentile).  Her blood pressure is 94 over 60 which is in the normal range.  I asked Dr. White about her hearing.  I have been concerned for a couple of weeks now.  When we visited the ENT a few months ago, they took out Mia's tubes, and she has seemed fine.  However, recently she has been turning the volume of her toys up and saying she can't hear things like the tv or radio.  I also know she had a little cold last week which could add to the fluid level.  Dr. White noted her right ear had a large amount of non-infected fluid in it, and her left ear seemed pretty normal.  It's something to watch for a few weeks to determine if we need to take her back to the ENT.  We'll see what happens with this.

A few things to note about Mia at this fun age.  She loves pirates.  She likes to watch Jake and the Neverland Pirates on Disney, and she likes to pretend that we are pirates.  When you ask what a pirate says, she crooks her arm, bring it in front of her and says "Arrr, matey."  She loves telling knock-knock jokes.  This is her favorite: "Knock, knock.  Who's there? Me.  Me who?  You know me!"  Mia laughs more than any child I have seen; she is such a happy little girl.  She is really enjoying books now which I love.  She is getting into Search and Find books which is fun.  Her favorite Bible story is David and Goliath.  She rarely walks anywhere; she prefers running.  She loves the scooter we gave her for her birthday.  She also likes to lay down on the ground in Lily's scooter path, a la old timey bandits with the damsel on the railroad track.  She loves to climb as high as possible on playgrounds and climbing walls.  The girl is fearless!  She is pretty athletic; she loves to catch, throw, roll and kick balls.  She loves to paint and attempt art projects.  Mia is a great eater.  Her favorite foods include spinach ravioli with a wild mushroom sauce (at Figo), a vegetarian burrito from Moes, bananas, raspberries, kiwi, strawberries, grapes and tomatoes ("matoes!").

Mia is such an amazing, smart, sweet and beautiful little girl.  We are so proud of her, and we love her more than we ever could have imagined!  I can't wait to see what this third year offers!