Saturday: 4 for 4

Wednesday: Ben sprained his wrist and ended up at urgent care.

Thursday: Joshua came down with pneumonia.

Friday: Isaac didn't feel well after his shots.

Saturday: Amanda got a fever, Isaac still wasn't his normal self.

Sigh.  Hopefully we'll either be done tomorrow or we'll end up at the vet's because Flurry doesn't want to miss out on the family action.

Friday: well child visits

Today we had our well child visits.

Isaac's weight is at the 40th percentile and height at the 47% percentile...right on track with what was measured last year.  He hit all the milestones the doctor asked about, except for being able to hop on one foot.  (And the milestones seemed surprising, actually.  I feel as though he had hit most of them last year.)  He got three shots and one of them bothered him all day; he fell asleep in the car when we were picking up Ben and he rarely does that anymore.

He dragged his quilt off his bed to use while watching TV.

Joshua comes in at the 4th percentile for weight and the 40th for height.  We forgot to look at the charts, but I think the weight is similar to what it has been.  Joshua's lungs sounded good, so the medicines are working.  Joshua did not get his vaccinations since he's still sick.  He also hit all the milestones that the doctor asked about.

Joshua seems to enjoy the mask medicine.  We'll tell him it's time for the mask medicine and he goes right to the chair and tells us the nebulizer isn't set up.  It makes me wonder if it makes him feel that much better or if he just likes the process.  Ben was trying to get Joshua to write his name this evening and had Joshua say the letters back to him as they were writing.  We heard very clear Js, Os, Ss and Hs.

Time to pray!

Tuesday: sick

Last night Joshua came down with croup.  Isaac has had it before, although not quite this bad, but I kind of knew what to expect.

I brought him to daycare, but wasn't sure he would stay.  The teacher suggested that he not stay, so my backup plan was to just bring him with me.  He went in the carrier.  During the morning I thought it wasn't a bad thing to keep him out of daycare...he was a bit sleepy and lethargic, but part of me thought he probably would have been ok.

Then, in the middle of the next class something happened and I decided he was not ok.  I'm not really sure what it was...maybe a cough that sounded different?  Anyway, I made a doctor's appointment.

We went and by that time I was so glad that we did.  He had a temperature and was so lethargic and his breathing was rather laboured.  Well, the NP gave him a steriod, a gas to breathe (I forgot what it was) and a prescription for more gas, the gas machine, and an antibiotic.  Wowzers.  We came home and gave him Tynenol.

By dinner time he had started to perk up.  His breathing was still not so good, but he was running around and we even saw some smiles.  (Not the best idea, but try telling that to a one year old.)

Here's hoping to a good night that isn't spent on the couch.

Tuesday: storm and Isaac quotes

We had a wonderful storm here tonight...a thunder storm.  With rain.  I love rain, and I love thunder storms, but it would have been a really, really cool snow storm.  It makes me a little sad.

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Yesterday morning Isaac said, "I don't feel good when I have a baby in my tummy either."  It was a bit funny because he was talking about conversations from Sunday, when we met with a bunch of people that are pregnant.  (We're not.) (It was just a coincidence.)  I was a bit surprised that he had picked up on the topic since he wasn't near us very much and that he remembered.  But hey, he probably wouldn't feel good with a baby in his tummy.

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As we were getting in the car this morning Isaac starting asking what would happen in the plants were covered with dust.  I said they would probably die and started going into photosynthesis.  Then he said the plants might turn bad and spiky.  Hmm...ok.  He kept talking.

Then, about three minutes into the conversation, Isaac said, "Perry was in the bag and Doofenshmirtz spread the dust and then the plants captured him but Perry escaped and came back to cut the plants and save Doofenshmirtz.  Why does [Doofenshmirtz] call him Perry the platypus?"

"Sometimes people have more than one name, like you.  You're Isaac and Puppy-dog"

"Yeah.  I'm Isaac puppy dog and puppy dog.  (Pause.) And sometimes Isaac."

For the record, we saw this episode of Phineas and Ferb about a month ago.

49 months

Isaac turned 49 months a few days ago.

Attitude: we ended the month better than we started the month.  There is still a lack of focus, which frustrates Ben and me, but not so much blatant non-listening.  Beyond that he is still very silly and will laugh at the drop of a hat.  [Probably literally, although I haven't actually tried it.]

Learning: I'm so happy with how much he is learning academically.   He still sounds out the first letter of words and gets them.  The other day he read "Off" and "Go" without any context (and "on" and "stop" after the former ones).  I'm sure there are other words he knows, I just haven't found them yet.  He can mostly count 1-20 but does get stuck on 12.  Listening him count backwards from 10 is pretty funny...he mostly gets it but not completely.  He knows that 100 and million and billion are big numbers.

Socializing: We've noticed Isaac tends to play by himself when by other kids, but that isn't always the case.  As I've been watching more closely I see him playing with others too, just not as much as by himself.  (Which is fine.  Both in moderation, right?)  I think he likes school except for the nap time...nap time really breaks it for him.  But he happily goes into the class room.

Imagination: He is still a puppy dog.  (Joshua called him Isaac the other day and Ben and I were so proud and Isaac yells over "My name is Puppy Dog!")  However, there hasn't been as much actually being a puppy again this month.  He still loves playing imagination games like Castle and Bucky the pirate ship and takes an hour to get dressed, probably because he is playing with them.

Doing stuff by himself: This past month we celebrated his complete independence with the toilet.  He likes to use the TV remote and does a good job with the new one we have.  He can make his own tasty water.  He can do lego instructions as long as there are a limited number of pieces (so only the pieces for a few of the steps at a time).

(He likes his new quilt because it's soft.)

Sunday: Bible study

Our Bible study meet today.  It was the first time in a while, and was really nice to talk with everyone.  Isaac and Joshua enjoyed playing with all the different toys (and somewhat with the other kids).  In fact, they even played well with each other twice today.

Saturday night

Friend: I think my daughter has been feeling a little sick to her stomach because I've been feeding her expletives.

Everyone breaks out laughing

Friend: No! No!  Laxitives!  I always get those mixed up.