My Girl is Growing Up!

Em was sent home from daycare yesterday morning with a 102 degree temperature.

She's had a cough for a couple weeks now, but that's normal for her during this time of year due to her allergies. However, when her fever kept returning when the Tylenol wore off, I figured it was time to get her to her doctor to make sure her cough hadn't developed into anything more.

Her doctor thought she had nothing more than a virus, and her lungs sounded good, so that was good.

She encouraged me to go ahead and get her a flu shot, even though she was sick during this visit. But I figured she knew best and went ahead and agreed to it. We couldn't do the mist up the nose due to her wheezing she gets with her allergies, so she had to get a shot.

I explained to her what was going to happen when the nurse came back in, and Em started crying and begging me not to make her get one. I told her it was so that she would stay healthy and wouldn't get more sick than she already was. She calmed down by the time the nurse came in, thankfully.

The nurse let her choose where she wanted her shot -- in her arm or her leg. She's never gotten a shot in her arm, but she chose it this time like a big girl. She did cry a bit, but she did really really good with it!

She got to pick out a huge teddy bear for being such a big girl, in addition to the usual sucker and sticker. She picked a pink one out with turtles on it.

She also got weighed and measured at this appointment, which she hasn't been in a while. I was shocked when I heard the numbers -- She is 46 inches tall and weighs 47 lbs. It's crazy how fast and how much she grows! I mean, she's not even 5 yet!