Chinchilla

I saw a chinchilla at school today!
 
What's a chinchilla?

It's like a mouse.  A chinchilla is a mouse's friend!

Grace's uncontrollable diarrhea

David and I were on the couch when Grace came rushing in the family room bare bottomed and announced that she needed to wear a diaper.  And she handed us one.  Now this is highly unusual.  Grace hasn't worn diapers in months.

So, I asked Grace if she had an accident thinking she may have tee-teed in her pants.  Grace simply looked back at me and restated that she needed a diaper.  Now.  So I held her hand and walked to her room first and then the bathroom.  There I found Grace's underpants lying in a puddle of poop along with an entire roll of toilet paper in the trash can.  Apparently Grace had tried to clean her mess up only somewhat successfully.  

Grace finally looked up at me and simply said, "My poopoos just melted out of my hiney."  I can't think of a more apt description...

Poor spiders. Perspire.

Momma, I poor spy-ers.

You pour spiders?

No!  I poor spy-ders!

What about spiders?

No, Momma!  I'm hot in sweh-dee!  I POOR-SPY-DURS! 

(No, Momma! I'm hot and sweaty! I PERSPIRE!)

It's hot in my how-suh!  Tan I take my sweh-er off? 

(It's hot in my house!  Can I take my sweater off?)

Oh.  I got it.  You're hot and you're perspiring. 

Yes!  I POOR-SPY-RING!  (Yes!  I'm perspiring!) 

And so we both collapsed in giggles...

A little birdy's house and a spinning flower

I found a steal of a deal at Michael's today.

These wooden birdhouses and flower spinners were just over a buck a piece. 

 Grace immediately picked the birdhouse "witt duh fuhL-OWW-wur" (with the flower.)

 So I poured some paint in Grace's little palette.

And she went to work!

 Guess what color Grace decided to paint her little birdy house? 

 Pink, of course!

 "All fin-ushed!"  (All finished!)

 Meanwhile, Faith was completely enthralled with Grace's activities.

 And she smiled any time Grace looked over at her.

 Next, Grace moved on to her flower spinner.

 It was destined to be pink, too.

 Even the back got painted.

 And Faith continued to be fascinated.

 "You like dem, Bait?  You like my floww-wer and burd hOWs?  Watch dis!" 

(You like them, Faith?  You like my flower and birdhouse?  Watch this!"

 Then Grace huffed and puffed.

 And blew her flower all around!  Watch out for flying paint...

Grace is going to take her birdhouse for Show-n-Tell at school tomorrow.

Grace's art smock

I finished another project today - an art smock for Grace!

 When she got home from school today, we tried it on and it fit her beautifully!

 And it has pockets on the front.  Grace adores pockets!  You can find the tutorial I used here.

"What next?"  On to painting, I suppose...

Where's Faith?

Faith is quite the explorer nowadays.

Today she ventured underneath a chair. 

 And grabbed onto that rail to pull herself up.

 And she giggled and giggled when I found her.

Next time I just might find her on top of the countertops...

Doctors, and medicines, and appointments...oh, my!

Two weeks ago I took both girls in to see the pediatrician because both girls were sick with yucky green runny noses, slight fevers, and horrible wheezy sounding breathing.  Since our pediatrician wasn't in the office, we saw her partner.  Both girls were diagnosed with "colds" but Grace also had a double ear infection.  I can't believe that Grace had ear infections in both ears and never complained that they hurt.  When asked if they hurt she just looked at me like I was silly and said, "No.  My ee-rrs dun hurt, Momma.  My tummy hurts!"  (No.  My ears don't hurt, Momma.  My tummy hurts!)  So Grace was given a prescription for antibiotics and Faith got nothing...  As a side note, I like our regular pediatrican much better...

So anyway, I took Grace back in for a followup visit and Faith in for her 6 month checkup yesterday.  Grace had been acting much better after finishing her round of antibiotics.  She has no snotty nose, cough, or complaints.  Faith, however, still has the same runny nose, same wheezing, and a horrible diaper rash to boot that just won't go away. 

We began our visit with a nurse weighing Grace (34 1/2 pounds - 45th percentile) and measuring her height (39 1/2 inches - 85th percentile) and then doing the same for Faith (15 pounds 8 ounces - 50th percentile, 27 1/2 inches - 95th percentile).  And then we waited for our pediatrician.  She checked Grace out first and said that Grace still has an ear infection in her left ear.  So Grace gets to start a second round of stronger antibiotics.  And she needs a follow up visit in 2 more weeks.  And maybe another visit to the Ear, Nose, Throat specialist...

Next, Faith was diagnosed with the beginnings of sinuitis so she also is starting antibiotics.  And Faith's diaper rash isn't a diaper rash after all.  It's a yeast infection.  So we now have prescription diaper cream for that.  And another prescription for a yeast infection in her mouth.  Which means I also have to use a prescription cream since I'm still nursing Faith so I won't get her infection.  And I'm still on antibiotics, too.

Luckily though, Faith no longer has a fever so she was able to get her immunizations (rotavirus, DTap, Hib, PCV).  And her first flu shot.  She has a follow up visit in 4 weeks for her second flu shot.  And her next well visit is scheduled in 12 weeks for her nine month checkup.

So in summary, we have a lot of doctor's appointments in the near future.  And it seems like anytime one of us goes to the doctor, we walk away with at least five prescriptions...