Autumn has turned into the "dress-up queen". She loves putting necklaces, bracelets and purses on!
So of course with the colder weather comes those nasty germs and it just seems that our poor kids catch everything. A few weeks back it was a nasty 48 hour flu and now we're into ear infection city. Liam's tubes have fallen out and with that came some sleepless nights this past week and his poor ears aching and sure enough a visit to the doctor proved that those darn tubes may still be a necessity. He's feeling 100% better but the last 24 hours have been quite similar with Autumn. After waking up at 2:30 am and not wanting to go back to sleep and just being extremely needy we took her to the clinic this morning and the poor thing has an ear infection and a mild case of RSV(Respiratory syncytial virus). Her stuffy nose and wheezing make it difficult for her to breathe, although the doctor did give her a breathing test and she apparently is getting 100% oxygen into her lungs,I don't know how, but that is a relief!
It's hard not to look at yourself, as a parent, at times like these and wonder what you could be doing differently - they eat from all 4 food groups (it's a fight most days, but it happens), they have regular naps and good bedtimes, they dress warmly when going outside, they get regular excercise, they take a multivitamin every morning and we're good about house cleanliness, so why are they so sick?? It can be quite frustrating!
On the positive side of things, we're making headway with the potty training with Liam, he initiates a pee break a few times a day and we think he is more aware of the BM's and when they're about to happen, but so far only one success with that. His vocabulary is expanding and has been saying, "That's impossible" all week long. He's loving Batman and Superman still and actually has added The Joker into the mix as the bad guy. He also carts around several Bakugan balls and cards. We've watched several episodes of this Japanese Anime cartoon and still are confused as to how he understands it. Autumn and him have really bonded with Rory at school and sometimes in the car they hold hands, it's sooooooooo cute!
Rory has her Christmas Dance recital on Tuesday and has one jazz and one tap performance. Her dance outfits are adorable, we'll make sure to get lots of photos. We attended her first parent/teacher conference and it was no surprise that she is doing well. She is sent home with little 5-page books to read once a week and we've been working on Green Eggs and Ham. She is getting better at really looking at the word and sounding it out. Duncan has a few more gray hairs this week after Rory confessed to kissing a boy (Anthony) at school on the cheek. We remained calm and told her we were happy that she told us, but that she is too young to be kissing anyone besides mommy and daddy!
Autumn is our little terror, even when she's sick she's relentless. Last night she was not crying but calling, "Mama" from her bed from 2:30 - 4:30, with me going in every 15 - 20 minutes to lay her back down (At this point I didn't know she had an ear infection or I would have handled things differently). It's kind of sad that when you find out they're sick, you breathe a sigh of relief that your child is just sick, not evil! As I may have mentioned she is into EVERYTHING! This week she took a bottle of hair conditioner and had it turned upside down, open squeezing it all over her leg and the carpet. She's a cutie, she'll hear a dog bark and run to the window and point and say, "papa".
Duncan still is working harder than ever. Now that the big lawsuit is settled, they continue to work on the "psycho" lawsuit and are now looking for new development to start, at least the latter has the potential of money coming in! Tonight he is off to a Utah Jazz game with Barrett, Brandon and Harrison. I hope he enjoys it, he doesn't get to go out much and I know when he has time off the last thing he wants to do is "socialize".
Wednesdays have become our "date night" and this last one was a lot of fun. We went to the Hale Center Theater and saw a live production of "Little Shop of Horrors". It was excellent! So good in fact, Duncan took Rory on a Daddy-Daughter night on Friday to see it again! We hope to get to go see more theater in the future!
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