The Baby Shower

I took the kids to the store with me to pick up some ingredients for a cake I was making. The cake was for Aunt Felicia's baby shower. When Rachel asked me what we were getting I said "stuff for Felicia's baby shower." Rachel looked confused and asked "is it you are going to buy her baby a shower?"

On Wednesday night Lilly had a horrible cough. We could hear her hacking in her sleep. Eventually she came upstairs to our room crying. I cuddled her and gave her a drink while she tried to explain her chest hurt and she couldn't breathe. Then I put her back to bed. A few minutes later, we could still hear her crying downstairs. It was heartbreaking! I brought her upstairs and put her on the couch to sleep. I was rubbing Vick's Vapor Rub on her chest and telling her how sorry I was that she didn't feel good when she said "It's OK mom, I think I am going to be just fine!"

Rachel had to get shots for Kindergarten yesterday. She knew that was why we were going to see the doctor, but was strangely excited about it. When she asked me questions about what it was like, I was honest but not too descriptive. I think all she absorbed from her questions was that I would take her out for ice cream afterwards. This is all Lilly absorbed too because for days she has been whining that she wants shots too. Just Rachel and I went to the appointment, and while we were waiting at the doctor's office I asked her if she was scared. She looked at me like "why would I be scared?" She got a total of three shots, two in one leg and one in the other. After the first shot she gave me a shocked look and started to cry. After the second one, the nurse switched to the other side, and Rachel lost it. She became hysterical and screamed "No! No more shots!" The nurse quickly gave her the last shot before Rachel bolted off the table. Poor Rachel was inconsolable. I think mostly her feelings were hurt that her mother and this nice lady would do something so awful to her. On the way out, she just kept saying "I wish we hadn't done that." It was pretty heart breaking. I got her the world's biggest vanilla milk shake knowing she would never be able to finish it. Mostly I got it out of guilt for subjecting her to so much torture. When we got home, she assured Lilly that getting shots was NOT fun, and she should not look forward to it in the future.

It is beautiful outside today, so I took the kids for a walk. There is an older couple named Paul and Marylin who live on the street by ours. I often see them walking in the morning while I am out running, but they have never met the kids. They were outside when we walked by so we went to say "hi". Carson immediately ran up to Paul and put his arms up to be picked up. Something about older men really appeals to Carson. I am sure it made Paul's day. In fact, mostly I think it makes people feel good. The only concern I have about his friendliness is that it would be very easy for someone to walk off with him.