Caterpillar!

The Bugaboo found a caterpillar at the park today.

She was in 7th heaven.

She has a love for all living creatures and is always excited to see any bug or animal.

She let that caterpillar crawl all over her. It took every ounce of patience she had to let the other kids have turns holding it.
Unfortunately we weren't going straight home so we couldn't bring the little guy with with us. Next time for sure!
While we were getting in the car M-Bug was going on and on about caterpillars and how much she loves them. The last thing she said was "Mom I love caterpillars. They're so cute and tickley."

Speaking of her love for animals somehow she got on a camel kick. Every time I put her to bed, as I'm about to leave she says, "Mom, how much do you ride a camel?" I still haven't figured out what exactly she means by that but we proceed to talk about riding a camel, how to ride a camel, and that if she wants to ride a camel we have to take a trip to Egypt. She also wants to ride an elephant.
I think this all began when one night she asked me if she could ride a Hippo. I told her you can't ride hippos and a few nights later she started in on the camels.

So one day expect a picture of M-Bug on a camel!

First Broken Bone

The little Bugaboo broke her arm last week.

The credit goes to M-Bug's no fear personality. Even after telling her she should not try to get off the bunk bed without climbing down the ladder she had to try it out for herself.

It was such a small break that is was hard to know if she was really hurt or not. Lucky for me she is a pretty tough kid who happens to fall and get hurt A LOT with little to no whimpering and crying. She gets back on her feet and keeps going.

So, after an hour of crying and whimpering on the couch, and complaining that the ice pack (bag of peas) was hurting her arm I figured we better take her to our pediatrician.

They got her in within a few hours, x-rayed her arm (in the office I might add ~ love it!), and found a small buckle break. The doctor put on a splint and sent us on our way with instructions to take her to the children's hospital to get casted.

Yucky splint! It was too fat and M-Bug tried to take it off several times.

Waiting, and waiting, and waiting for the "real cast" at the children's hospital. I couldn't believe how many kids were in there that morning waiting to be casted. The nurse told us they had 91 appts. that morning. Bugaboo quickly made friends with another 3 yr. old girl, Sammy, who had also broken her left arm.

The final product!

A soft cast she only has to wear for 3 weeks and I get to peel it right off her arm.

M-Bug really wanted a pink cast, but purple was all that was available. The doctor sent us home with some pretty Co-Ban (spelling?) wrap to jazz it up a little.

Two more weeks to go!

Bundle of Joy

M-Bug is just a little bundle of joy, even when she's not!

She's as stubborn and headstrong as CoCo, but exerts it differently.

When CoCo was her age and I couldn't get her dressed to go out, I would throw my hands up and say, "Fine, if you won't get dressed we'll have to take you to the store in your underwear." I would even start carrying her to the car. She would flip out and get dressed, because naturally, you don't go out in your underwear.

M-Bug and I were having the same dilemma a few weeks ago so I told her what I use to tell CoCo. "I guess you'll just have to go the store in your underwear." A few minutes later she still wasn't dressed. When I ask her why she hadn't gotten dressed she said, as if I must have forgotten, "Mom, you said I could go to the store in my underwear!"

I caught this moment between the two of them tonight.

Although they are 3 years apart M-Bug & CoCo share a room and neither likes to fall asleep without the other. CoCo is pretty good about letting M-Bug pal around with her and keeps her eye on her when they are playing outside. Today M-Bug drew some pictures for CoCo and hung them by her bed. M-Bug was so thrilled when CoCo said she liked them.
They really are so much alike. I hope it keeps them close to each other.

Too Cute!

Too Cute to not take Pictures!