tip top shape.

Carly went in for her 3 year check-up yesterday.

She is 3 feet, 4 inches tall (97th percentile!).

She weighed in at 31 lbs 12 oz (perfectly average).

We couldn't ask for a healthier, smarter, spunkier girl.

And with stats like that, this mama has collegiate volleyball on the brain.

A major event took place at the doctor's office today, an event Chris and I have been apprehensive about for quite a while.

If you know Carly, you've seen that dear White Towel she drags around everywhere. Well, it has been her beloved towel for quite a while now, and is showing the signs. It's strings are falling out, it has gaping holes, and it is dirty beyond anything any Pinterest trick can help it with (trust me, I've tried). We got White Towel for our wedding 6 years ago, and we have searched high and low for the same one, and even tried some that were "close enough", but nothing could replace him. A friend mentioned she had the exact same dish towel, and she was kind enough to send it our way (thank you, thank you Tennille!). It was bizarre when I opened it, to see White Towel in such pristine condition! I knew Carly's doctor appointment was coming up, so we started telling her Towel had to go to the doctor too, to get all his holes and strings fixed.

Today, after her check-up, I quickly switched Carly's old towel for the new one (she was carrying it in her purse, of course). When we got out to the parking lot, I showed her that the doctor had "made towel all better!". Her face was lit up and she grabbed it and . . . smelled it. Chris's mom had suggested we wash it in our laundry detergent first, to get the smell right, and she was right. Carly took a big whiff and beamed "White towel is all better!" And on the way home she said, "But mom, Towel has no more strings to pull." And I told her that was good, because towel wasn't sick anymore.

I think she is pretty happy to see her dear Towel back in tip top shape.

She keeps holding him up and asking, "Do you see any holes? Do you see any strings?"

The love of a girl and her towel is sweet.