We had to sneak in the back at the doctor's office due to the rash and they put us right into an exam room to wait for a nurse. About two minutes in, I hear this noise. I turn around and suddenly there is this giant puddle on the floor. Yes, Aubree has thrown up on the floor and worse, on herself. She hadn't eaten supper or breakfast so it was all liquid (thankfully!) but it was quite a mess. She was quick to assure me, "I'm not sick, Mom, I feel fine." And it's true that none of them complained about any discomfort or sick feeling while they had their respective fevers. Anywho, I don't carry around extra clothes for the girls so unfortunately Aubree had no choice but to keep wearing her dress which I tried to clean as best I could with baby wipes. The floor I had to wipe up with little paper towels I found after Calleigh and Brady had both stepped into it a few times. Yuck. But I suppose if you're going to be sick, what better place than at the doctor?
The doctor looked Brady over and found nothing wrong with him and declared the rash to just be some viral infection that would pass...which it did. I thought maybe the girls would get the rash too but they haven't. So all they really had was the fever for like a day and Aubree the one vomiting episode and that was it. No idea what that was all about but I'm glad it came and went quickly.
As for Colby, thankfully he didn't get any of it which is no small miracle when you consider how much the girls are in his face. We were able to focus on his check up and I watched with baited breath as he got weighed which came in at 12 lbs, 11 oz. Yippee!! The nurse gave me his measurements and I looked at the markings of height, weight, and length all in the 90 - 95th percentiles and I thought, "Finally, I get a fat baby!" But then the doctor came in and said "Hmm, looks like the nurse put him on the girl chart by accident." Devastating. But wait, after re-doing the card, he was still in the 75th percentile for weight so still good. For comparisons, Brady weighed 11 lbs, 2 oz and the girls each weighed about 10 lbs, 4 oz at two months so he is by far the biggest. Now if we can just keep this up. Brady totally tanked after two month since he only weighed 12 pounds, 10 oz at four months. Let's hope Colby doesn't follow that same trend.
Colby got a few shots too. I just love his pediatrician. He is so nice and thorough, explaining each shot in detail and acting like he had all the time in the world to sit and talk to us. You don't always get that from doctors. The rest of us got our flu mists and called it a day. It was funny because I went first to show them it wasn't a big deal and then Calleigh went and she was a little apprehensive but then finally cooperated. That made me a little worried about how Aubree and Brady (who hasn't had the mist before) would react but neither of them uttered a peep or moved a muscle when they got theirs so just goes to show you that sometimes your kids can really surprise you.
On Sunday we had the pleasure of attending Forest Lake Education Center's (FLEC) fall festival. Ron and Elaine met us there and it was a gorgeous fall day. Calleigh and Aubree unfortunately got it in their heads that they really wanted their faces painted so they spent probably a good 45 minutes in line waiting. The face painters were not professionals so they spent an inordinate amount of time on each face getting it just so which created long lines and very impatient parents. I was like, "What is this? Disney World?" That's how it felt waiting. At long last, when it was their turn, I convinced them to get a simple baseball stamp and "RED SOX" written on their facees which only took about three minutes. The girl doing Aubree's face had to ask me how to spell it, bless her heart. Other than that, it was a great time although I did have a momentary bit of panic when at about noon I realized I had not set the DVR to record the Patriots game at 1:00. Thank goodness for neighbors who can pop into your house and set it for you. Thanks Allen!
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| Whew. Spelled it right. You know how tricky it can be to spell "RED." |
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| Going on a little train ride. |
Speaking of Red Sox, this was of course a big week with the World Series. Unfortunately, Ricky, who had been watching the games with me, flew up to my parents house on Friday (a week ago this past Friday) so I was left to watch Games 3 - 6 all by myself. Not exactly as fun watching the World Series by your lonesome. Duncan was into it back in 2004 when they hadn't won it in 86 years but this time, not so much. The kids watched in an inning or two with me and I tried to teach them everything I knew. Brady kept calling it hockey though and Aubree asked me if my favorite player was Tom Brady. So we still have some work to do, clearly. It was a little sad when they got the final out on Wednesday night and were crowned champions and all I had for company was a sleeping Colby in his swing but that's how it goes sometimes. Still very exciting to see them win their third championship in the last decade. But you know who is probably most excited? Mrs. Napoli, Mrs. Pedroia, and Mrs. Gomes who were like "Yes! The season is over and now our husbands can shave those horrendous beards." Seriously, I don't know what woman could put up with their hubby sporting a mountain man beard like that but I suppose if said hubby was making millions of dollars, its more tolerable. Anyway, with this victory, I now have a sports trivia question. Which one of my children was NOT born in a year that a Boston team won a championship? See end for answer.
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The blog was meant to encompass the last week but I'm so doggone tired that I'm going to have to finish the rest tomorrow night. But wait, I'm supposed to be getting an extra hour of sleep tonight, right? Funny.
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| We had lunch at Grandma and Grandpa's after the doctor's appointment and found this new play set that a neighbor was getting rid of. Perfect for Brady and Colby. |
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| Poor Aubs. This was her on Monday afternoon after the doctor's appointment. |
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| Calleigh made this card for Aubree which I thought was really sweet. |
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| As you can see, we do need to work on spelling. |
Trivia Answer: Aubree. The Red Sox won in 2007 and 2013 and Bruins in 2011.