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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Ugh.

So I'm still in the midst of the "Recap" post - but this weekend has been a total downer.  Nothing major really, just seems to be an endless amount of "crap" for one weekend.  Wren was really coughing when I picked the kids up on Friday.  Enough so that I actually called and got her an appointment on Saturday morning at the pediatrician's office.  The plan was to go to the doctor at 10:30 and then meet the boys at the Trolley Stop Cafe for lunch around 11:45 -- just enough time for some yum brunch before naps.

Ha.

We didn't make it out of the waiting room at the pediatrician's office until just after 11.  Then, we had to do a breathing treatment (10 minutes) and wait a wee bit longer for the RSV test to come back (positive - faint, but positive).  Lovely.  So, armed with a prescription for a nebulizer and some albuterol, we headed across the street to a local pharmacy that the doc knew would have a nebulizer in stock.  Of course, Wren was a new patient - so after filling out all the forms and waiting a bit, we picked up the albuterol.  We were then sent to the other side of the store for the machine.  Sure... then I discovered I have a $250 equipment deductible on my insurance??  I actually need to double check that tomorrow - but who had time to argue when trying to coral a hungry and tired 20 month old?  I went back to the front of the store to pay my $65 for the machine, the back to the other side of the store to get the machine.  Now lugging a squirmy toddler a bag of medicine and a nebulizer, we headed to the car.  Greg and Atticus had long given up on us and already gone for lunch.  I debated on stopping somewhere or going through a drive-thru... but what sounded good was Chick-fil-A and their drive thru normally takes I swear close to 30 minutes at "meal time".  Apparently being the only Chick-fil-A in town makes you quite desirable!  (Perhaps we should open a franchise closer to Tulane and Loyola???)  I opted not to get a sandwich, but I swung through the Cafe du Monde drive through for some coffee -- I had a feeling I was going to need it.  They do offer beignets to go - but I didn't think I could pull off powdered sugar covered beignets while driving!!

As we exit the freeway to head home, Wren falls asleep.  That was it - I couldn't get her back to sleep after we got home.  Atticus did manage to finally fall asleep around 2:15.  Ugh.  Then -- we've had the joy of continuing the breathing treatments at home at meal times.  Wren is usually good for about 3-4 minutes, but it takes close to 10 to get all the medicine down.  Oh, and add to all this that Atticus is dying to push buttons.  He's asked 1000 times (and no I'm really not exaggerating) if he could turn the machine on/off.  He's been a handful all freaking weekend with the button pushing.  He can not sit still - he has to always be touching something, climbing on something, opening drawers, etc.  It's enough to honestly drive Greg and I nuts.

Today, we thought we'd go to brunch/lunch before naptime since we missed it yesterday.  We all piled into the car and headed over to Trolley Stop.  We should have known when it took 5 minutes to find a parking spot that we were in trouble.  The line was to the door - we didn't even bother.  Back to the car, we thought we'd head to the place around the corner from our house.  We park, walk across the street and discover that both of the places around the corner from us have gone out of business.  Ugh.  So... we headed home where I warmed up some pancakes that I'd previously made and frozen, whipped up some scrambled eggs and sausage for the kids - and we did a make shift Baden Brunch.  Then.. we thought surely everyone will nap!  Ha.  Wren napped for just under an hour - and then she woke up about the time Atticus was starting to settle down, and then it was game over.  He didn't want to go to sleep if she was awake and playing.  It was a mess.  Greg finally went in and got Atticus to settle down and I played with Wren.  She's breathing better and coughing less with the albuterol, but I think it's a bit of a stimulant that she's not used to!

And now... if I can't get the freaking dogs behind our house and next door to be quiet I'm going to go insane.  Atticus takes after Greg and it takes him a while to settle down and fall asleep.  Add to that, he's a feather light sleeper even after he's crashed... the yappy yappy *&%$ dogs won't stop barking.  I can't believe how inconsiderate some folks are.  If you're going to leave your bleeping animal outside for hours on end - don't have an animal!  It's not fair to the animal, to your neighbors, etc etc.

Oy.

End rant.

I've got more important things to worry about and organize.  Till the next update (which will actually appear before this one once it's done...

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Stoked

Greg surprised me this afternoon by telling me that he got me a ticket to see Sleep No More.  I am beyond excited.  I read about the show while on my trip to NYC last month and I've been drooling over tickets since then.  I only mentioned the show to Greg once, so the fact that he remembered and managed to score tickets to a sold out show has me over the moon.

Seriously stoked.

Click HERE to see any number of reviews.

Monday, January 9, 2012

Siblings

I haven't done a very good job lately of just documenting the ordinary things... so, my intention for this year is to drone on and on a bit more about the mundane day to day happenings in our lives.  I know most of you will find it rather boring -- but hopefully one day I'll get the oomph to print out all the ramblings and my kids will know more about their childhood than I can actually remember at that given point in time.  :)

So -- while I'm thinking about (mostly because Greg pointed it out to Rob while he was in town)... we're noticing a lot more sibling interaction.  The kids are waaaay more aware of each other.  Where the other one is, what they're doing (or not doing) and how they can engage one another.  Lately this has involved a lot (and I mean a LOT) of screaming and hitting -- but hey, they're engaging right?  Atticus always wants to be the first one to open Wren's door in the morning and tell her good morning.  Granted, normally, it's because of his stomping, flopping, thrashing that she's waking up in the first place -- but that's a whole different story!  Wren's favorite words I swear are Atti, brother, bubba and Atticus.  She will repeat them over and over.  She loves looking at pictures on the computer, phone, bookshelf of Atticus and pointing him out to me and Greg.

On occasion, they will also play quietly together for about 2 minutes or so.  It's a start, right?  Yesterday afternoon, they both had a ball at the small park/green space that's next to our house.  They were chasing each other up and down the hills and around and around.  It's nice to see some interaction between them.  Sometimes there is sharing.  Sometimes not.  But it's finally starting to look like the age gap will be a good thing for them -- hopefully they'll end up friends in the long run!

Friday, January 6, 2012

Love You

Last night when I was putting Wren to bed, I kissed her head and said I love you.  And for the first time, she repeated it back to me.  Love you.  Two of the sweetest little words ever....

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Verbose

Wren is my little talker.  She must have 300 words already and she'll repeat just about anything you say to her.  She's begun using 2 and 3 word sentences.  We should have known she'd be an early talker -- little lady has been screaming since the day she entered this world.  Now it's just a combination of screaming and words.  :)

Favorites from the recent road trip: "Yeah Texas" when we crossed the border and hearing her rattle off her good-byes as we drove away.  Buh bye Bubbe, buh bye Pop, buh bye Uncle Shawn, buh bye Molly...

You want what for breakfast?

Atticus has been asking for some odd things for breakfast lately.  Since they aren't really bad options, I've been letting him choose...

While we were in Houston, he asked for broccoli with his breakfast.  And then today, he asked if he could have chips and salsa when he finished his yogurt and banana.  Ummm, okay -- if that's what you want!!

I did say no to Smarties (the candy) for breakfast, but I've indulged in some of the other odd requests!  I suppose you crave what you crave!

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Build a Paci?

Just read a great suggestion.  Since Atticus still isn't keen on the Paci Fairy coming to visit us -- what if I take him up to Build-A-Bear at the mall and let him pick out a bear, and put the paci inside the bear?  That way it's still close -- and he can sleep with his new guy at night, but no more paci???

Think it would work?