Another tooth, another ear infection, and another Caps game

Feb 19 - Today was another day at home. I still had a runny nose and a bit of a cough so instead of meeting with David and Ms. Nicole. We waited until Daddy got home and just hung out together.

Feb 20 - Today was another pj day. Didn't go anywhere or do anything. We just hung out at the house again. Mommy went outside to clean out the Saturn but I flipped when she left me inside with Daddy. This made Daddy feel bad. Sorry Daddy. Mommy came back inside and put me down for a nap in my room. I did one cool thing today. I was standing over on the fireplace against the couch where I usually stand. Then I tried to pull myself up over the arm of the couch and I made it. I got myself up on the couch all by myself. I was so proud of myself that I sat on the couch and kicked my feet in excitement. Daddy cheered for me too. Mommy was not so happy about my new achievement. She just thought about the danger of me possibly falling off the couch. She will have to watch for me because I thought it was great and you can bet I will do it again. I was sleep at 8:30pm.

Feb 21 - I woke up around 8am and I heard Mommy getting up and getting the animals fed like any other morning but I went back to sleep before she came and got me. I slept until 11:15am. When I woke up I was hungry and ate some french toast. This was the first morning that Mommy did not nurse me. She said that we are going to try weaning since I am doing so well with whole milk. I think it might be harder on Mommy than it is on me. Then we got dressed and went to the post office and the bank. Mommy had spent the last two days rolling all the coins from the laundry coin box and from the Saturn to cash in. She rolled $148.50. The two ladies at PNC gushed over me and both asked to hold me. I wasn't really interest in them holding me but I did flirt with them.

Then Mommy took me over to a play date at David's. We played a little in the living room then I started touring the house. I crawled upstairs and we checked out David's room. Then it was downstairs to the basement. I kept crawling back up the stairs though. I just was so proud of myself that I could get up the whole flight by myself, but I could see that it was driving Mommy crazy because she had to sit on the stairs with me. So I wasn't surprised when she said enough is enough. We said we had to go and Ms. Nicole and David walked us out. Mommy strapped me in the carseat and talked with Ms. Nicole for a couple more minutes and before she got in the car I was already knocked out. I slept for about 20 minutes in the car.

Then Mommy took me inside for some play time. She was tickling me and found another tooth pushing through. It was the top right back one to match the last one. That makes 10! Then Mommy started to go through some of the junk in the living room. This angered me. I wanted her to pay attention to me because I started to not feel so well. I tried to crawl into her lap. When I did that she felt that I was really warm. She rushed me back to my room and took my temperature with the ear thermometer. It was over 102 degrees! Yikes! So Mommy called my new doctor's office and they were having walk in hours for another 45 mins. We jumped in the car and down to Prince Frederick we went. We were the last paient they saw today. The nurse took my temperature in a different place than Mommy took it and it was down to 101.4 since Mommy gave me Tylenol. Then the funny Dr. Singh came in. He and I played and laughed while he checked me out. I really like him. He said that I am starting to get another ear infection and that is why I have a temperature. He wrote a prescription for amoxacillin and told me to stay inside for a couple days.

So we drove to CVS to get the medicine and Mommy let me walk around the aisles as she followed. I was really interested in the green dollar sign stickers on the floor and the bright colored shampoo bottles. We got the medicine and then came home. We got home at the same time Daddy got home from school. We all went inside, had dinner, then had a bath. I took my medicine "like a champ" Mommy said. Then it was time for bed. It had been a very busy day.

Feb 22 - Today we listened to doctor's orders and stayed inside all day. Dr. Singh had mentioned that I might have a fever again today but it was only 99 degrees today. I didn't act sick today. I was a happy, playful little toddler. Mommy was sitting on the couch and I remembered that I could get up on the couch now all by myself by using the fireplace as a step so I would get up and walk on the couch over to Mommy to try to play on her computer. Mommy would say no and put me back on the floor but I just thought it was a fun game we were playing and would do it again. Mommy started to get worried I was going to fall off the couch so she put the cushions from the other couch on the floor so if I fell it wouldn't hurt. She is one smart cookie cause guess what happened next? That's right! I fell. I slipped off the couch and fell on my head and my feet flipped over. Mommy starred at me and waited for the scream but I just looked at her with a bewildered look of "how did that happen." I was fine and picked myself up and climbed back on the couch. The color never really did return to Mommy's face the rest of the night. Daddy had gone to the grocery store on the way home. He picked up a bunch of yummy things. One thing he got was corn bread. He gave me some and it was fantastic! I got crumbs everywhere but I didn't care and just asked for more.

Mommy and Daddy gave me a bath and read to me. Then we went into my room for me to get changed for bed and play a little in there. Mommy read me another quick story called the Barnyard Dance. Then I got kisses goodnight.

Feb 23 - Today we had our visit with Ms. Bridget. I followed her around like always as she cleaned and also followed Mommy because she had the vacuum cleaner out. When Mommy went into the pet room I climbed into Osiris's cage. Mommy and Ms. Bridget thought that was funny.

When Ms. Bridget was done we gathered all the trash to go to the dump. We came straight home after because I was still recuperating. Mommy still has the cushions on the floor because I am still getting on the couch. No more spills...yet, anyway. But Mommy did get a video of me climbing the couch, getting down and climbing it again all by myself. I just played with all my toys today including my glowworm. Then Mommy gave me a bath and I got to see Daddy for a few minutes before bed.

Feb 24 - Mommy said there was a surprise out in the family room for me when I woke up today. It was Daddy. He took a personal day because things aren't going well at work. Something about the other boys aren't playing nice with him. So he stayed home with us today. We played a little and then took naps at the same time. Then I watched Mommy and Daddy play Donkey Kong while I ate an entire thing of easy mac and a couple of chicken fries. Daddy bathed me tonight while Mommy started reading me Pippi Longstocking. Then Mommy and Daddy talked in my bedroom as I played a little more. We went back out to the family room until about 9:30pm when Mommy said it was late enough and put me to bed.

Feb 25 - After breakfast Mommy called Aunt Lynn trying to figure out what we could do together. Mommy and I have been stuck in the house for days and it was time to get out and do something. So they planned for us to come over to their house and play and make cookies. Mommy and I finished up breakfast and watching American Idol from last night. I crawled into Mommy's lap. I have to say it has been a little hard with this weaning thing. I miss the closeness with Mommy. So I layed down next to her and we watch tv together for a while. Then I had enough and started to get up. The show was over so Mommy and I got moving and headed over to the Harrington House. Mommy let me walk up the stairs and into the house by myself. I love that she gives me little freedoms like that. Chachi was on the couch watching tv. I played with him for a while and then walked over to the steps. Mommy said not today. We went downstairs and found Aidan and Gavin playing. I played with some of their toys and tried to follow them around as they ran back and forth. Gavin knocked me down and I bumped my head. He had to stand in the corner for a few minutes and then say sorry to me. Then we took some toys upstairs and played at the table and ate lunch while Mommy and Aunt Lynn made Valentine's cookies. I know, it is way past Valentine's day but we were all sick we were supposed to do it. We all did a great job at the table.

We went back downstairs and I got in Gavin's crib and Aidan got in his bed. We all took naps. Then we hung out a little while longer until it was getting close to Aunt Lynn's hair appointment. Mommy and I went home and Daddy was already there. I got to play a little and ate a little more. Then Mommy got me ready for the hockey game. It had been a while since I had gone and was really excited. Daddy carried me into the Verizon Center and up the escalators. There is always so much to look at there. Mommy and Daddy got food so Uncle Dave asked to hold me so they could eat. I sat on his knee for the whole first period, the first intermission, and half the second period before I reached for Mommy. I was an angel. The Caps were not playing well at all and since I hadn't had dinner, Daddy had school tomorrow and I also needed to take my medicine We decided to leave a few minutes early. We said goodbye to Uncle Dave and drove home. I slept on the way home. Daddy woke me up so I could get changed for bed, eat dinner, and take my medicine. Then it was right to bed.