Little Miss Copycat

Finley is definitely at the stage (she's 21 months today!!!! All About Finley post coming soon!) where she is copying everything we do! Even though it puts a lot of pressure on us, it is really fun to see what she chooses to imitate. Here are a few stories from the last few weeks that I absolutely do not want to forget!!!!!

Story #1:

I have always encouraged Finley to play by herself for part of her playtime. I adore playing and interacting with her, but I also see the importance of her being able to entertain herself so last Friday after we had played together for awhile, I laid down on the playroom floor and picked up a book to read. At some point, I got up to check on something and when I came back into the playroom, this is what I found!!!!!

Story #2:

Finley has really enjoyed the pink car we bought her for her birthday. It is one of her main constant toys that she never gets tired of. Well, the other day, she kept getting in and out of it which is pretty normal, but then she started coming over to me and kissing me on the lips which she NEVER does... she always kisses my cheek... and would say "Bye-Bye" and then get in her car and wave. Well, it took me awhile, but after several times, I realized that she was totally emulating Devin!!!!! He ALWAYS gives me a kiss and says bye before getting into his car to go to work. I thought this was the sweetest thing.

Story #3:

Another funny story is that when Finley stayed with Aunt Beth, they would have their milk and coffee together on the couch in the morning. Well, one morning, I guess it was a bit cool and Beth covered her legs with a blanket. From then on, Finley would crawl up on the couch and would cover herself and this has continued on to our house! She loves crawling up on the couch or our bed and covering herself with the nearest blanket or pillow. It makes me laugh how a one time occurrence has such an impact!

Story #4:

Last story though I feel like I'm forgetting one... I have totally given up on saving the environment and am thoroughly enjoying Wet Wipes these days. They are just such a quick way to get Finley's face and hands clean. Well, she pulled out a diaper wipe after I changed her diaper and was playing with it. She came over to me and started wiping my face which I thought was pretty cute, but it got EVEN better because then she SPIT on it and tried to wipe my face!!!!!!!! I have NEVER, EVER, EVER spit on anything to wipe her face so I am not sure who has shown her this, but it just CRACKED me up!!!!!!!!!

Finley's First Procedure...

So for awhile now, Finley's pediatrician has been telling us that she has really small ear canals. Apparently, this causes a lot of wax build-up and Dr. K prepared us that at some point he would need to refer us to an ENT to have them look at them.

Well, a few weeks ago, I took Finley in because she had a little bug and Dr. K said he couldn't see anything past the wax in her ears and that it was time to consult the ENT.

So yesterday, with binky, snacks, and Lola in hand, we headed to see Dr. R. I wasn't sure what to expect, but the nurse came in and explained the whole procedure and then the doctor came in and reassured me some more! Both were super nice which put me at ease.

Because the exam room was really small, I wasn't allowed in with her which was both a blessing and a curse. I was a little thankful to not have to see Finley look at me with those "Momma, why are you letting them do this to me?" eyes, but at the same time, I hated not being able to comfort her. They did let Lola go with her which was helpful... Lola's ears checked out fine so that was good. ;)

The procedure was only about 5 minutes long, but I could hear her crying and fussing in the exam room which only caused me to cry and panic. Of course, Finley came back into the room smiling and I instantly felt all better.

The doctor said her ear canals are super delicate and that there isn't a way to prevent the wax build-up, but that hopefully as she gets bigger, they will grow as well and that we won't have to continue these procedures.

Afterwards, I took Finley for a slush at Sonic. I was too worried about her tummy to let her drink more than 1/4 of it, but she sure enjoyed it and I was happy to see my little one smiling and enjoying life again!

Devin and I are anxious to see if this procedure changes her speech at all. We already feel like she speaks fairly articulately and we've never noticed any hearing issues, but it would seem that ears that clogged with wax would impair her hearing at least a bit!