Phoebe Singing =) 5/23/2009

Our little diva is definitely not shy!!



She's singing:
Jesus Loves Me
Itsy Bitsy Spider
ABC's
Fuzzy Caterpillar

Old McDonald's Farm 5/23/2009

Momma, Dadda and Phoebe took a trip to the petting zoo today. The weather was nice, it was overcast so it wasn't too hot. And we didn't wear ourselves out by staying a long time. We got there, went straight to feeding the animals, walked around, rode the choo choo... and that was it! Phoebe loved the animals (of course)... she wasn't scared (never is) and she was in a great mood (as usual)! So it was the perfect day for us! After leaving, we stopped to grab lunch and now we're back home.


I have to add that she was a little upset that she couldn't take George with her. We told her to leave him in the car because the sheep would probably want to eat him. (we were just being honest!) Hehe! And we parked in the shade so it wouldn't get too hot for George :) She was happy to be reunited with him when we were done.

Phoebe's Spring Program 5/18/09

Phoebe performed at the Mother's Day Out Spring Program. She was so excited and she did very well on stage again. I couldn't image being 3 years old and performing on stage while looking out into a crowd. The girl is brave!! :) Michael was able to make it to this one and he loved seeing her up there. We got to go see her in class after and she wanted to stay there (we gave her the option to come home or stay)... they were going to have a bday cake for someone in class so she opted to stay. :)

Gymnastics / KinderGym

We signed Phoebe up for gymnastics today! I am so excited!!! I have a feeling she's going to love it. I took her to a birthday party a few weeks ago at Kids in Action - it has a toddler gymnastics type area for them to play in. She was all over everything in there and she seemed fearless! We were thinking of putting her in Creative Dance but we both agree that she'd probably have more freedom in Gymnastics and it seems to suit her more. We'll find out though! It's an 8 week program over the summer. If she does well, we'll enroll her in the fall, if not, we'll try dance. :) Classes begin on June 8th - her first class will be on Tues, June 9th. She'll attend class once a week. We have to get her a leotard... hehe! =)

5/30/09- We got her first leotard. She tried it on and loves it! She looks sooo adorable! :)

















She began dancing around as soon as she put on her leotard!

First Trip to the Dentist

Today was Phoebe's first dentist appt and I take full responsibility for not doing my homework before taking her. The dentist was horrible. She was a pediatric dentist but you could tell that she must not have kids of her own, she was not kid friendly at all. Poor Phoebe was so upset, granted... she was tired and didn't have a nap but she was terrified. We ended up leaving the room to see if she'd calm down but she didn't. I was lucky to have work calling me with an urgency at the time because I don't think I could've handled it. While we were there, Michael thought she was just cranky from missing her nap and I thought she was probably just scared of the equipment and all that was lying around. But after we left, we had a chance to let it all sink in and realize that the dentist didn't even try to talk to Phoebe, she just came in and wanted to get straight to work. Every pediatric doctor "should" know that you can't just rush in on children... you need to be patient and give them a chance to realize you're not there to hurt them. I feel so guilty for making her sit through that. The dentist said "all 3 year olds get a cleaning from me but I could barely even brush her teeth because she was fighting me so much. You'll have to take her to a dentist that can put her to sleep to work on her teeth". Lady, I just "put my dog to sleep", don't use those words!!! Phoebe was soooo upset, her face was all broken out from screaming and straining so much. (Click on the image for a larger pic & you can see her face)..My poor baby.


So yes, I feel horrible. I have definitely learned my lesson from this and I vow to research physicians or anyone that will care for Phoebe... and I will get referrals from other parents.

Oh and pass it on... DO NOT USE JENNIFER CHUO ON GREENS ROAD IN HOUSTON!!!!!!!!!!! We also didn't know anything about the area... it ended up being the GHETTO! There were like 5 cars pulled over by police on our way back to the interstate. Everything about the experience was horrible. Phoebe, I'm so sorry baby girl.