This has officially been one of the longest weeks I've ever had! Not to mention I'd like to write it off as if it had never occurred... Here's a little of what we've been through this week. Feel free to laugh at #1 (
I'm just getting to where I am able to laugh) . . .
1. Last Monday (a week ago) I went downtown Franklin to meet a friend. After our time together, I loaded up the car as I usually do, got Cole in his
car seat and shut the car doors. Except I forgot that I had locked the doors and my keys were on the front seat! Long story short, the police sent a fire truck and the rescue squad, blocked off downtown Main Street and managed to get my car unlocked. For those of you who are not familiar with Franklin, it is a
quaint downtown area with small little boutiques. I believe everyone who worked in Franklin and those just shopping were curbside, watching the fiasco I had created! To add to the mix, there was also a tour bus with elderly folks with huge "Nashville"
name tags, who gathered around my car, and one woman began to video tape me with her camera phone and proceeded to interview me about "improvements on downtown Franklin". So, if you see me on
utube, please send the link :) Did I mention I was on my way to the first doctor
appt. of the week?
2. Still Monday- first Dr.
appt (for Cole) showing signs of allergies and asthma.
3. Tuesday- back to the
dr. This time, sent us home with the
nebulizer. He managed to stay up almost all night having difficulty breathing. So, we decided to go back to the Dr. on Wednesday.
4. Wednesday- Sinus infection, ear infection, still on breathing treatments.
5. Today- Back to the
Dr. again, to find an ear infection in the OTHER ear. Got a shot, new antibiotics. Hopefully this is IT for a while!
So, that's what we've been doing! Things have been pretty boring other than this mess. We're still hoping that Cole doesn't have asthma (although it's looking like he does). As for Marc and I, we're ready for the weather to get warm again so we can enjoy being outside (it's 45 today,
grrr).
A week ago, we went to eat Mexican with some of our friends. I warned them when we arrived that Cole had not been cooperative in eating out situations lately. I gave him many choices about where to sit, what he was going to eat, and he was just not going to have any of it! The unfortunate thing: we hadn't even received our water when Cole started screaming "No, NO, NO" and a not-so-nice elderly couple was sitting next to us, giving the evil eye. After a few minutes of being patient, many tries at the table, and opportunities to run outside, I decided to take him to the car for "time out" (I was far from calm). On my way to the car, I heard someone say "Elise, over here" it was like an angel whispering from the sky! A dear friend of mine was on her way to the grocery store and offered to take Cole with her! What amazing timing! So, Marc and I had a nice dinner with our friends, and Cole had a great time at the grocery store. When he came back, he had a bag of lollipops, one of which he proceeded to use as a fork to eat his dinner. This was a battle I didn't pick! He ate all of his rice, beans and quesadillia, and sat quietly in his seat. Guess what's stashed in my car? Yep-the new utensil of choice.
He's really starting to say a lot of thing and Marc and I can tell he's picking up things we say~ Everything he says ends in "Mommy or Daddy" as if he's asking a question, here's an example: " Getting up in there, Mommy". He loves saying, "up in there" or "over in there"... can you tell he's busy?
Marc had a sweet moment when he saw Cole hiding in the same spot he used to as a kid in Mamaw's kitchen.
and this..
because Cole has a nasty respiratory "something" (virus and suspicion of asthma).
