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iHop's Scary Face Pancake

Last weekend Grandma and Pap took the girls and I to iHop for breakfast. The girls really wanted the scary face pancakes. Doesn't Layne look so grown up with that look on her face and the glasses on the top of her head?!

Hayden sat by Pap and mooched off of his plate the entire meal. And of course, he was happy to give her anything off of his plate :)

The BIG Doctor's Visit

Today Hayden had her 4 year old doctor's visit. There were lots of new things that she got to do now that she's 4 years old! She got to look at pictures on the eye chart and tell the nurse what she saw. Then we stood back further and Hayden covered one eye and told the nurse about the pictures that she saw. She has 20/40 vision which is normal for a 4 year old.

They also checked her hearing and blood pressure.

Then they weighed her- 29 pounds 2 ounces and measured her height 3 feet 3 inches.

Next she got dressed in her little paper robe and we got to see Dr. Jattan (our favorite part!). Next it was the long wait for the nurse to come in with the SIX shots. I wanted Hayden to have the flu vaccination. They offer the mist (live virus sprayed up her nose) and she had it last year. She said that she DID NOT want that again this year. So I told her that it would mean getting one more shot and she was ok with that.

Dr. Jattan brought Hayden some stickers and 2 lollipops before the nurse came in with the shots. So, when it was time I told Hayden that she could have one of her lollipops. She just laid on the table and took it like a grown woman! The nurse told me that I had to hold her hands tight and not let them go. I did but I knew that Hayden wouldn't have trouble. I told her from the beginning that she was going to get shots and asked her if she wanted to try and be a big girl and not cry. She of course said yes. So, I knew that she had decided that she wasn't going to cry....no matter what! And that's how it happened.

The nurses and doctor were all SO impressed with what a brave little girl Hayden was. We didn't make it back to school in time for lunch bunch, but we did swing by Sonic so that she could get a very special treat for being so brave.