It was Millie's half-birthday on Friday. She was thrilled and enjoyed soaking up the attention on her special day! First, she requested blue pancakes...
Then we had an after-school playdate at the trampoline park followed by dinner at Chuy's with the besties!
Remember this very first half-birthday pic?!
Her drawings have become quite interesting. This is a snake squeezing a mouse to death. *squeak*
Millie is extremely hands-y with Syd. Constantly loving, hugging, kissing, touching. I say this all of the time, but she really is a wonderful big sister. She watches out for her and remembers not to leave her behind. Syd is a very lucky girl!
Back in dance! I think it was the right decision to forego all extracurricular activities while Millie was transitioning into kindergarten life. In November, we added gymnastics one night a week. Now, we've added dance one night a week. She loves both! She's so happy performing, and she's actually quite good at both. It's fun to watch her, especially since she's enjoying herself so much.
Our brave girl participated in a sleep study last week. She has trouble breathing when she's relaxing or sleeping, and the doctors think it may be her tonsils causing obstructive sleep apnea. Thus, they hooked her up to a million wires and watched her sleep.
It was brutal. A full hour of scrubbing her down, glueing wires to her head and body, and then keeping her up way past her bedtime. I don't think either of us slept much that night. I really hope they got the info they needed because we NEVER want to do that again. I was so proud of her though. She really was very brave and strong, never crying or getting overwhelmed. I've witnessed her bravery many times, and it's easy to overlook in children. But when I stop to think about it, I believe this really is one of her personality traits: bravery. She was also very brave starting kindergarten at a new school where she didn't know anyone. Even watching her get a flu shot this year was impressive.
They kicked us out at 5am the next morning. Yeesh. She hasn't napped in years, but it was fun to snuggle with her the day after the sleep study. A much needed nap before heading back to school after Christmas break the next day.
Happy half-birthday, Mills! Five and a half years with you has been a joy. A born performer, a magical big sister, a terrific kid, a fabulous cartwheel-er, a teacher's dream student, a beautiful snuggler, a lover of life, and a one-of-a-kind Millie Bear. You've taught us to love more than we ever knew possible. So grateful you're ours, sweet girl.
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