A McKenna "Funny"

I had a doctor's appt this morning and decided to take McKenna along to see if she could handle coming or if it'd be easier dropping her with a friend for the morning the next time. I packed the portable DVD player (in case we were there for years) and she was a perfect, little angel :o)

The staff thought she was just the cutest thing ever and they thought she was hysterically funny after she and I entered the restroom so I could do the routine "tinkle in a cup". The restroom was directly in front of the nurses' station/reception area. McKenna decides that this would be a great time to use her outside voice and become my personal cheerleader for going potty!

"What you doin' Mommy?" yells my daughter. "Mommy has to go potty for the doctors, McKenna," I explain. "OH! You go pee-pee on the potty Mommy?" "Yes. Please whisper McKenna." "What dat is Mom?" "It's a cup that Mommy has to give the doctors, sis." "You put your tinkle in dat cup Mom?" "Yes. Shhhh. McKenna, please be quiet." "Eeeewwwww! Yuck!!! Blah!!! (more loud gagging noises). That's yucky Mommy!"

By this time, I know for a fact the entire, quaint, office can hear our bathroom happenings (sigh).

I quickly finish what needs to be done and McKenna feels the need to instruct my next few actions. "Wipe Mommy! Flush Mommy! Wash your hands Mommy!" And for the grand finale she throws her hands up in the air and shouts, "HOOO-RAAAAY!!!" I dreaded opening the door...but I knew we couldn't stay in there for ever. McKenna walked out first, ran up to the counter and yelled, "Mommy did it!!!!!" That's all it took for the entire staff to erupt in a fit of hysterics! And what did I do??? I took center stage and I took a bow for the audience :o)

The rest of the check up was routine with no more comedy acts. The nurses kept saying that she had made their morning and appreciated the laughs. My girl does tend to bring smiles to those she's around and I am oh-so-thankful.

We got to hear the baby's heartbeat, I've gained 5 lbs (oiy!), and the doctor told McKenna that the baby sounded "healthy and strong," so McK has repeated this about a million times today..."Mom, the baby is healdy and trooooong in your belly!" During our bedtime prayers we have been praying that Jesus would keep the baby in mommy's belly healthy and strong, so it was so incredibly fitting for the doctor to use these words. Thank you Jesus! We go back again in 4 weeks for our next check up, and whether or not I'll take my sidekick with me is still up in the air :o)

On a different note, I wanted to make sure and "record" that McKenna has learned her first Bible verse! She has learned I Corinthians 13:4, "Love is patient, Love is kind." She brought this verse home from church one Sunday and I felt that it would be a perfect one to practice for both McKenna and Mommy! She fills in the blanks. So we will say, "Love is _____." She will fill it in with "patient" and then we repeat, "Love is ______" and she says, "kind." This verse has been SO helpful when McKenna is NOT being patient or kind in her words, actions, or attitude. We will stop and I will have her fill in the blanks to say the verse and I'll ask her, "are you being patient/kind?" and she is usually honest in her response, "no". This has been fabulous when playing with others. I'm trying to teach her that we show love to others by being patient and kind...I'm really thinking she's putting it all together. I love using scripture to explain why we need to do what we do. I love knowing she is already hiding God's word in her heart. I pray this is something she'll continue to practice all her life.

And the fun continues...