Annual Check-up

Just a quick update - Emily had her annual check-up last week and she is now 4 feet, 3.75 inches tall. That puts her in the 30th percentile and means that she grew just over two inches in the past year. She also had a dental cleaning last week and I was really hopeful that she would ask the dentist to pull out her crazy baby tooth that is sticking out at an angle. The permanent tooth has already come in behind it and it seems like this crazy tooth would be annoying to her because it looks like it is poking into her lip or cheek. However, she doesn't seem bothered by it and didn't want the dentist to pull it, so there it sits. I guess maybe eventually the roots will disintegrate and it will fall out.

The Other Mother from Coraline

The other big item on the agenda is Halloween, of course. Emily has decided to be The Other Mother from Coraline. As you can see, there is the less scary version and the more scary version. I think that she is aiming for the more scary version, but my guess is that we will end up somewhere in between. We ordered a black wig and a polka dot dress, so now the issue will just be the makeup, including the button eyes, which are probably the creepiest part. Of course, this is just her trick-or-treating costume. She wants to be scary for trick-or-treating, but she doesn't want to scare the little kids at her school, so the costume for the school party will just be your basic witch costume. Stay tuned for pictures of both!