This morning we went with Chrissy & Olivia to Fruitville Grove. You girls were so cute together & you held Olivia’s hand and walked her all around. We rode the train, ponies and the hay ride. We pet the goats & you guys got to hug them. I thought you might strangle them the way you were picking them up lol! Your eyes light up around any animals… you love them all! We saw several kids from school and you were chatty with everyone we saw.
Olivia needed to nap so they left. We ate lunch and picked some pumpkins. It was super hot, so we left & headed home. When we got in the car, you said “I might take a little snooze.” Your cheeks were so red & you were so hot, but the house was just a few minutes away, so you didn’t have enough time to fall asleep. When we got home, you caught a second wind so you were not tired! We played Paw Patrol & had so much fun!
When Olivia woke up, they came back over, picked us up & we went to Marina Jacks park. About 10 minutes after we arrived, a huge rain storm moved in so we had to pack back up & go home. You girls played for a bit & you were showing Olivia how to do donkey kicks. You & I ran to the grocery store while Daddy got the grill going. You wanted to bring your stuffed jaguar & your unicorn. Why not?!?! So we carried them all through the store & you were pretty happy about it lol. We snuggled on the couch, watched a little TV & sent Ms. Sandy lots of messages about how you hope her shoulder feels better.
When we were laying in bed, after you finished your Lingos, I was rubbing your belly. I told you I got a surprise for you. You asked what it was. I told you I bought tickets for the Polar Express train. You sat up swiftly, jumped onto of me and threw your arms around my neck & said “thank you so much Mama!!!! I LOVE the Polar Express so much!” I knew it would make your day!!!
went to visit sandy. Driving to Parrish you told daddy you were sad bc we don’t have a boat and you wanted us to rent a boat until we get the new boat at the new house
You slept all night in your bed. You came out around 7:40a & when you saw Daddy you told him you knew his shoulder was hurt too. “You asked him “how much did you miss me Daddy?” He said “to the moon and back.” You said “I miss you to the moon and the sun and the stars and all the way back to the earth!”
Today, you wanted to bring two Halloween books to school to share. We sang The Lion Sleeps Tonight on the way to school. I picked you up and you had a great day. When I arrived, you were giving Ms. Noelle the business about how you do not want to nap at school. lol.
We went to pick Daddy up at work because he returned his rental car & his car was home. You wanted to stop for donuts, so we did on the way home. The lady thought you were so cute, that she gave you all the donuts for free! When we got home, we made pizza & watched Wreck it Ralph.
You grabbed the blanket, pulled it over your head & asked Daddy to come over with you because you are wearing your wedding dress and needed him to go to the wedding with you. When you were finished, you said “I’m gonna take my wedding costume off.” You guys snuggled on the couch and it was so cute. You were watching Frozen & singing the songs. It was so sweet. We headed to bed shortly after, read two books & did one Kids Lingos. You wanted to snuggle and do skin to skin. You were asleep in 30 seconds after that!
You were back on track feeling great, so you were able to return to school today. Before school, we completed your homework. We walked around the house together to count how many smoke detectors and fire extinguishers are in our house. You were excited to run and count them all. You insisted on bringing your Spanish book to school. Ms. Ida was at the gate and you were so excited to show the book to her. You were allowed to read it on your mat before your nap.
I picked you up from school and brought you to my office. When we were walking up to the front door, I told you “Bianca is here and so is Romo.” You said, “I know. I saw who’s car is here.” lol. I had to sign a quick seller closing, so you had snacks and chatted with Bianca. We were done in just few minutes. We were a little too late to make it to gymnastics. Then we went to Whole Foods & home. You wanted to play in your room. We read Eek! Halloween then I had to go unload the groceries and cook. Chrissy & Olivia came over to play and have dinner. You danced with your new skeleton headband on your head and then on your belly. We danced and sang to Basho & Friends.
When they left, we walked them out to the car. You were standing in the yard naked in your Dalmatians robe. All the sudden you just peed in the grass and said “now the grass has water!”
We went inside to read your Spanish Book in your bed. When we finished, you asked me to rock you in your chair. You were out in 3 rocks. It was so sweet. I don’t think we have rocked in that chair in several months. I kissed your face a thousand times then laid you in your bed.
Daddy got home shortly after. He was sad to have missed you & you were trying to stay up to see him, but you needed the rest.
You have rebounded nicely & were excited to be able to go back to school today. You had a great day & you were so happy that Chrissy and Baby Olilvia picked you up from school. You went to circus park to play & told Chrissy that “when Ms. Sandy and Mommy pick me up from school we just go home, we don’t get to go to the park!” You were happy to show Baby Olivia all around.
Came home ate the rest of the broccoli soup. Then a bowl of veggie soup. You watched some TV with Olivia and you guys ate a bunch of snacks. Around 8p asked for scrambled eggs. I made one. You tore it up. Then you asked for an egg sandwich. You ate the whole thing. You asked for ANOTHER egg!!!! I made a 3rd egg & you ate the whole thing! I couldn’t believe it. I guess you were making up for the last few days!
We Facecalled Daddy and sent voice messages to Ms. Sandy. We headed to my room to do Lingos & go to sleep. I’m soooooo happy you feel so much better! You are excited that Daddy will be home tomorrow.
This morning you woke up around 8:15a. I’m actually surprised it was that early considering how late you were up. I was in your room chatting with Grandma Noot and you came in. You were crying and upset. When I asked you what was wrong you said “I said excuse me but you didn’t stop talking.” I came over to hug you and told you I didn’t hear you. We got you calmed down and we came out to the living room. I told you Aunt Deb was coming to hang with you. You asked if Fed was coming too? I said no because he has to go to school. You were again very upset and crying. Apparently Aunt Deb is disappointing lol.
Once you recovered, I offered you some breakfast. You asked for waffles so I made the batter really quick. I left for work & she cooked them for you. You were excited to show her Toy Story 3 because she hadn’t seen it. You were not eating and she asked if you wanted a bite. You had 1 bite of waffle, were drinking water & watching TV. You complained that your belly hurt and then you threw up. You rested on the couch for awhile, then had a couple more bites waffle and more water. After a little bit you threw up again & said your belly hurts. Aunt Deb offered applesauce but you didn’t want anything. You were still very talkative. She told you you needed charcoal & you didn’t want to take it. But, once she said you couldn’t go in the car to see Broadway unless she was sure you wouldn’t get sick, you wolfed it down!
You were in a great mood despite it all. ? You popped up and said “I’m going to put some shorts on so we can go see baby Broadway!” She said “don’t you want to finish the movie?” You said, “oh no, we can pause that and finish when we get back!”
You showed her where baby Olivia ripped the pages in your Spanish book. You said, “but I also ripped the pages when I was 3, but my Mom taped it.” You said, “I’m ready to go see Broadway. I made up a song for him to make his heart happy!”
You wanted to bring Harold to play with Broadway. You got to play with all the dogs outside for a bit. Then you went in to watch the Little Mermaid. You said you were hungry so she made you some mini pbj sandwiches. You had fun playing with all the dogs & getting tons of kisses from Broadway. You got to ride you bike, jump on the trampoline & swim with Broadway in the pool! You even scored an ice cream bar!
You went with Aunt Deb to pick up Fed from school. On the way you said, “I’m getting hungry!” She was happy your appetite was returning, but then realized she didn’t have any food! You scolded her for not bringing the snack bag because you wanted your long skinny crackers lol. Fortunately, she also overpacks Fed’s lunch so he had snacks to share with you which you were really happy about! Then you made Fed play numerous rounds of “Pretend I’m Alexa and ask me something I don’t know!” You used our new thermometer to take everyone’s temperature including Aunt Deb, the dogs and your Spanish book! You told them in the car “I don’t get any shots. Lillian had 3 band-aids on her arm because she got 3 shots, but I don’t get any shots!”
You dropped Fed off at rehearsal & then while heading back home, you had to stop at Panera for an emergency pee. When you walked in you said, “ooooooooh it smells good in here! Can we stay here and eat?” Aunt Deb said unfortunately no, because we have to get home to Mama. From the Panera at UTC you fell asleep in the car seat just past Benderson Park. She was like how did that happen?!?!?! She brought you inside and laid you on your bed.
You slept until 7p then came out to the living room and were looking for some broccoli soup. You are two big bowls! We face called Daddy then watched Ferdinand again! You ran to your toy room to get your lion king people.You wanted to have a snack (cheese and pretzels) then we played Lion King.
We climbed in my bed & you wanted to Face call Ms. Sandy. She was happy to see you even though she was in a lot of pain. After talking to her, we watched Polar Express. When the movie was over, we snuggled up and went to sleep. This has been a crazy week, but I have enjoyed spending time with you. I’m glad you are feeling so much better!
You slept all night & woke up at at 6am, sat straight up in bed & said “I’m so hungry! Can I have some applesauce?” You ate some applesauce and a half a cheese ball, then fell back to sleep until around 8am. Ms. Sandy came around 9am & you were excited to see her. We were laying in my bed watching Ferdinand the movie. It only had about 30 minutes left, but you started it over because “Ms. Sandy didn’t get to see all these parts!”
You looked much better this morning, not 100% but drastically better. Your low grade fever subsided. I was still struggling to leave you because I hate leaving when you don’t feel good. But you gave me a kiss & told me, “Mama, you better get going or you are gonna be late to work!” Basically, you just wanted me to stop kissing you and talking to you so you could watch your movie lol!
I felt much better knowing you felt much better. Around 11:20a, Ms. Sandy texted us that you were having some toast with honey & orange juice. You looked so cute in your robe. I thought you were well on your way to feeling better today, but you ended up still being pretty lazy and still not much appetite. Ms. Sandy had you take a bath after toast, which you needed. Unfortunately, she fell & broke her arm!! It was so awful. She called me in tears & I was in the middle of a closing. I called Grandma Noot & she came over right away to stay with you until I could get there. You guys watched 101 Dalmatians & you were feeling a little better.
I called to coordinate with Grandma Noot a plan for how I would get you – would she drop you at my office or could I make it home in time for her appointment. We decided I could make it home in time. You really wanted to come to my office & got upset that you couldn’t come. You were really upset and crying because you wanted to tell everyone hi. You sat in the corner of the bar on the floor and told her you were angry. She explained to you that you don’t want to get anyone else sick. You ended up falling asleep during your meltdown, literally while sitting up, because you were so exhausted. She moved you to the couch & when I got home around 3:30p you were still sleeping.
Literally passed out sitting up!!
You finally woke up at 8pm! You sat straight up and asked “is it morning time? Did I sleep all night on the couch??” You looked a million times better and definitely got your energy back! We got a new infrared thermometer today so you were excited to take me, Harry’s & your own temperature all evening! I made vegetable stew and you ate two bowls! Finally! You ate literally next to nothing the last two days. I will keep you home from school tomorrow just to give you an extra day to feel even better and then you should be good to go.
We watched a little bit of TV and then you wanted to FaceCall Ms. Sandy & Daddy, so we did. She was in a lot of pain but you were so compassionate. You told her you weren’t scared you just wanted to help her. We will have to go visit her in the next few days once she’s feeling a little better. Right before we headed to my room, you grabbed a spoon and dug into the veggie stew singing “stir, stir, stir the vegetables up!” You snagged a few more bites as well. Another good sign!
We climbed in my bed around 9:45p and called Daddy. You were all chatty about his day, asking where he was, what he was watching and where’s Mr. Tom? You told him all about Sandy’s fall. No news gets past you lol. We let Daddy go and then watched Ferdinand the movie in my bed. Of course you weren’t tired because you just woke up from a 5 hour nap not long ago lol. I’m sure I fell asleep before you. I woke up at 1:45am and the TV was still on and you were still awake snuggled right next to me watching Nickelodeon. I told you it’s time to turn the TV off & get some rest. You grabbed the remote, turned the TV off, snuggled right up next to me, asked me to scratch your back and you were asleep in 15 minutes!!!
You came to my room around 5:30am. You told me you took your night pants off already & you wanted to sleep nakie. You got up at 6:30a to pee & went back to sleep until about 8:15a. Daddy left around 4am for North Carolina for a work trip.
When you woke up, you came out of my room crying because your neck hurt. I was in your room straightening up for our house showing today. I rocked you in your chair then you said “I wanna call my Dad” so we did. You cried so hard about your neck and he was able to console you. It was so sweet. You came back to the living room, laid on the couch & wanted to watch a movie. When that was over, you wanted to watch another movie. I offered you some options for breakfast, but you didn’t want anything. I first, I was like, this is great, then you aren’t tearing up the rooms I just prepared for the showing. However, as the day went on, I became more concerned with your lack of energy.
When 11:30am rolled around, I was packing up to leave because the showing was scheduled for 11:45a. You were happy to jump in the car and excited that Harry was going in the car with us. We dropped off a donation at Goodwill & called Grandma Noot. You chatted her ear off lol. We drove back to our neighborhood and parked by the mailboxes until the people left. You were still in your jammies and not interested in changing.
When we got back home, I offered you lunch. You asked for a grilled cheese & frozen cherries. You ate literally a half a bite of sandwich & one cherry. You asked me to make broccoli soup for dinner. I needed groceries and asked if you wanted to go to the store and you said no. You wanted to watch another movie. I ordered groceries to be delivered from Whole Foods. You thought that was the most amazing thing! Around 3p you wanted to get off the couch and go lay in my bed. You wanted me to carry you all day, to the bathroom, the bed, the living room. You were so lethargic. It was definitely an “I want my Mama” kind of day! I tried to give you a tepid bath, but you refused because you didn’t want your stamps on your feet from gymnastics to come off!
As soon as the groceries were delivered, you laid down on my bed and slept for 2 hours. Sandy & Emily Brophy stopped by to pick up our Halloween costumes that need alterations. While they were visiting you woke up & came out to the living room crying hysterically. You climbed into my lap on the couch and I rocked you until you calmed down. A few minutes later, you were snoring on my shoulder. Grandma Noot came over to have soup with us & brought some broccoli (somehow it wasn’t in my delivery order). When I went to lay you down on the couch you were upset. I just needed to cook really quick. You finally laid down. You didn’t end up eating any soup at all. We watched two more movies. You were mostly snoozing since 3:30p with a few periods of wakefulness. Throughout the day you got worse, looked worse and felt warmer.
Grandma Noot left around 8. You wanted to Facecall Daddy, Aunt Deb and Ms. Sandy. You told everyone “Mama need groceries & I didn’t feel like leaving, so she had the groceries delivered to the house!” You also told them all “I ate zero of my soup” making a zero with your fingers for additional emphasis lol. Before hanging up the call with Daddy, you told him “Mommy is cozy. I like to snuggle with her. Mommy has big boobs.” Daddy was in the hotel lobby with Mr. Tom & they were both cracking up! I finally got you to eat a little applesauce around 10p. We watched Moana – our 5th movie of the day and then headed to my room around 11p. You asked me “can we check out what’s on Paw Patrol?” I turned it on, you snuggled next to me & we were both asleep in no time. I woke up around 1am & shut the TV off. I hope you feel better tomorrow!
You slept all night in your room & came to my room at 7:30a dressed in a unicorn T-shirt & panties. I told you you needed to wear you leotard because we are headed to gymnastics first. You said, “I know the party isn’t til later so I will wait to put my Leo on.” You were so excited for a big day today with two parties! I packed your leo and we changed in the gymnastics parking lot!
You did great today. You were jumping so high in the sky on the trampoline & jumping off the tall platform into the foam pit with no fear! Coach Kirsten blew bubbles at the end of class for all the kids to kick & you thought that was pretty cool! In the parking lot we were trying to leave, but you wanted to show Veda your new car seat. You two climbed into the car and she was super mad when her Mom made her leave! We had to go because we had to get to Abby Borland’s Halloween party!
We pulled over at Walgreens to pick up our passport photos & to change into your Buzz costume. You were in love immediately! You kept saying “to infinity & beyond!” In the store the shoppers and the clerk admired your costume. You were so happy about it! When we got to Abby’s house all the kids were so happy to see you. Everyone looked so cute & of course Norah Distler’s Cruella costume was a hit! You had so much fun playing and painting pumpkins. Unfortunately, you got paint on your costume so I had to order another one!! lol. I finally got you to change and eat a little bit of pizza. You were more worried about a worm you found and chasing bugs than you were eating…We stayed long past the end of the party, but needed to go so you could catch a snooze before Lillie Ziegler’s birthday party at 3p!
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In the car, you immediately started yawning. Then you said, “Mom. Did you know I have a timer in my mouth for how long you yawn. When you’re done yawning the timer goes off.” We ran to the car wash and your eyes were getting droopy. You fell asleep before we got home. When you woke up you were excited that it was your first nap in the new car seat. You were also delighted that you didn’t
Ms. Marcela came by this morning to drop off tile samples for the new house. You were so excited to see her. You told her all about Harry & then made ice cream for her. When she left you were sad because you wanted her to stay. We were running a little behind because of that, so we had to scoot & get in the car.
When we got to school, you insisted on a photo on your “other rock” and told me how the next day (your usual way to say tomorrow) you will choose this rock instead. You walked confidently in the gate carrying your lunch box telling Ms. Noelle all about your picture rock. It makes me so happy to see you so happy to go to school and so self-confident. I love it!
After work, the first thing you did was show me your food plate craft that you brought home from school. You made donuts, ice cream, grilled cheese, hamburger & oatmeal. Then you wanted to decorate the pumpkins. You have literally been asking me for two days, so we did. You gave orders about which pumpkins I would decorate, which you would decorate & which Daddy would decorate. We decorated them by drawing faces with black Sharpies. Then you took them all out to the front porch and arranged them just so.
Installed your new booster car seat tonight. You wanted to go for a drive to test it out. “We are all set & ready to go! Just need to grab my water bottle please Mama!” When you got all buckled in you said, “I can put jewelry & stuff in here!” as you explored the cupholders and armrests! We went to Target to pick up an order then stopped by Grandma Weezie’s to show her your new seat. You proudly showed her how you can buckle it yourself and showed her your armrests (arm-rest-es as you call them).
On the way home you asked me what my Dad’s name was. I told you, Joe Martarello and you said “wow that’s a funny name. Is that like my Kyle Koontz?” I said, yes that was my Dad’s name like your Dad’s name is Kyle Koontz. lol. When we got home, you had a pumpkin bread snack and we watched a little TV before heading to your room to do Lingos. We snuggled & you asked me to rub your belly. You were snoozing in no time.
