I went to Burbank again to play at an indoor playground called Rockin’ Kids. Veronica, Chris, and Crystal came, too!
Veronica and I said “hi” to each other, then never spoke or acknowledged each other’s existence again. Chris tried to play football with me. And Crystal helped me stomp virtual bubbles on the floor. And, of course, I played with cars!
I went to the La Brea Tar Pits and LACMA with Andy yesterday. We walked around while I chewed on a Tootsie Roll, made some paintings, and saw an exhibit called Metropolis II that had 1,100 miniature cars whizzing around!
Metropolis from the Dexter Video Collection.
Mommy wanted to see her old Conan friends before we leave, so she hauled me up to Burbank to visit the Warner Bros. lot.
Conan was a nice guy, but I wouldn’t pose for a picture with him or let him pick me up. So he snuck up behind me while I was playing on a computer so Mommy could get a picture. Sneaky guy! Then I visited the studio and said hi to about a hundred other people.
Yesterday was my last day of physical therapy. This time, I had my session with Lindsay. And in honor of my last day, she decided to let me go crazy! I rode Frank the Fire Truck out in the office hallway and practiced doing steps in the stairwell. I will miss you gals!
My 3-year stats!
Length: 35.25 in (10th percentile)
Weight: 28 lbs 8 oz (25th percentile) I’M GROWING!
Number of teeth: 16 (but 2 more are on their way!)
Favorite food: Trader Joe’s organic whole milk plain yogurt – STILL!
Favorite toy: I still love all my cars and trucks equally.
Favorite book: I like a lot of books right now. Probably my favorite, though, is Cars Galore by Peter Stein and Bob Staake.
Fun words I say: Miralax, probiotic, iPad, Kindle, lugubrious (Daddy just taught me that one).
Stuff I can do: Read numbers from 0-19; type “Tayo” in the search field on YouTube; tell the difference between a flat head and a Phillips head.
Compare with my last checkup!
Thank you and goodbye to my feeding therapist, Debra!
When I started with Debra a little over a year ago, I couldn’t have my face cleaned without me screaming, I wouldn’t let anyone brush my teeth, wouldn’t drink out of a bottle or cup, and wouldn’t put anything in my mouth except for yogurt, baby oatmeal, and strawberry puree. Now, I have no problem having my face cleaned (even my nose!), having my teeth brushed (my dentist is super happy!), drinking out of a cup (still don’t understand that whole straw thing, though), or putting lots of different foods in my mouth.
Pretty soon, I’ll start seeing the doctors and therapists at Portland’s pediatric feeding clinic, and they will take me to the next level of actually chewing and swallowing the food that I put in my mouth. Debra told me to let her know when that happens. She’ll be so happy!
As much as I love Debra, though, I would not let Mommy take a picture of us on our last day. But Debra tricked me and asked me to help her move the garbage can. And Mommy got her picture! Nooooo!
Yesterday, I had a birthday party at my school, where my nickname is “Ducky.” And Daddy came to my party! I was so happy!
I just had my third and best visit to the dentist! I was pretty nervous, but it went okay. I didn’t scream too much. And I continue to be cavity free. Mommy was glad to hear I was teething, because I’ve been…er…”challenging” lately. She was afraid I’d never sleep or eat again, but I guess I will once my last set of molars come in.
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Yesterday, it rained.
A little something about me: I absolutely hate windshield wipers and refuse to look at them.
But we had places to go, so this was me the entire ride.
We went to Trader Joe’s and I submitted the bus I made (which I named Lani, after the yellow bus in Tayo) to the Junior Joe’s Art Gallery. Then we did some grocery shopping and, as we were leaving, I was, like, “we can’t forget Lani.” And Mommy said, “No, we’re leaving her here in the art gallery.”
Well, there was absolutely no way that was happening. I didn’t know I was LEAVING HER. No. We had to go get the man to take her off the wall so I could bring her home.
