Another word for Poop

To start off I would like to give you a recent funny:

Me: Jillian, that blister on your toe looks much better.
J: yes, it does - but don't touch it.
Me: ok let me just pull that dead skin off
J: NO! Don't touch my blister or you'll make it defecate!
Me: I'll make it what?
J: You'll make it defecate - that's what you said would happen if I picked at it so leave it alone or you'll make it defecate!
Me: laughing hysterically.....
J: What's so funny - you said so.
Me: I said it would "infect" it - like it would get an infection. Defecate is another word for pooping
J: laughs hysterically.....

So things are well with Jillian. I did not update after her appointment. My apologies. She did not get an echo - she just had an EKG and all her vitals. Oxygen level is good. Dr. R says everything looks good. Does detect a murmur in both groin arteries now. He said there is no intervention that can be done to open those arteries up at this point, she's too young. But he said exercising her legs to the point of pain will help open them up and increase blood flow to her legs. Yeah. Right. Just go ahead and try that with a 7 year old. But she's staying active so that helps.

He didn't break up with me though. He said he'll see us again in 6 months. So I'm thinking he either

1. forgot that he was considering only seeing her once per year
2. figured that she was so darn cute he couldn't go for a whole year without seeing her
3. he heard that I'm a freak and would pass out in his office if he told me I had to go a whole year without seeing him.

**I'm going with option #2**

School is going well. She brought a progress report home and has all A grades. She is reading like an addict. We check out about 18 books at the library - big chapter books. And she finishes them in about 1 or 2 days. She LOVES to read. And she is now into legos. The older girls didn't do the lego thing so it's new to me. And she wants new kits every day. Those things are expensive. So she is saving up some money to buy more. She spent the whole day on Saturday at the table putting together these intricate lego kits. Amazing.

Karate is good. Her instructor is so good with her. They do know about her heart condition so I think that makes the instructor take a softer stance with her. I almost fall apart whenever he works one on one with her because he gets on eye level with her and just is very tender with her but makes her work hard. If you ever want to get your kids into karate Kovar's is awesome and specificaly the one on Waterman in Elk Grove!!

Speech is still an issue. From what I hear from her she is going to speech at her school. She is still on the waiting list at Sac State (they left me a message yesterday saying maybe they could get to her 2nd semester). And yet again I had somebody ask me the other day if she was from Russia. So yes, I bristle when somebody tries to convince me that she doesn't have a speech issue.

And can I say tall? Yes. I can. Poor baby had to go to school today in dirty jeans. Did I just admit that. Ok, they were not dirty she just had worn them earlier in the week. The reason? I did not anticipate the huge growth spurt she has had the past couple of months. And the closetfull of pants/jeans she has in her closet? None, I mean NONE, of them fit. They are all about 4 inches too short!

Hey honey? We are going shopping today.

She is doing absolutely fantabulous and everyday I am so thankful for that little girl.