Battle Scars

Madison had a busy day with Mommy today, the first stop being music class, which Madison enjoyed quite a bit. She's just starting, but she's having a good time and learning a few things along the way. Daddy hopes to join her in a future class, but it sounds like they had a great time.

Not so great was the doctor's visit. Madison had to get about five shots today, one of them being a flu shot (with a promise of a return visit for another shot). Madison did pretty good for the first few in the arm, but the leg shots were painful for her. Part of it is the anticipation, of course. But the other part is that these hurt a little more, and she let Mommy know with an "Owww!"

Mommy felt so bad, and Madison did so good that we took her out to ice cream afterwards. Daddy met everyone for a delicious ice cream. Madison was proudly showing off her band-aids, her battle scars that were hard won in that ferocious skirmish at the doctor's office.

Seriously, the doctor has given Madison the all-clear, explaining that developmentally, she's doing just fine. She's about 32 pounds, which is ideal for her size. She had fun with the hearing test and eye charts, and did really well with those. As for her speech, everything seems to be normal, though we're on the list for a speech therapist to help accelerate things a bit. You've got to realize that she's only been hearing English for two years, so this sort of thing takes time.

It was a big day for Madison, and we're still recovering from vacation a bit. She had lunch with Ba-ba and Nana at the new house - they're staying there as they help fix things up. They're actually spending the night there on the new couch - and they're enjoying the new television set too!