At the doctor's office....again!

I have stopped counting the amount of times I've been to the doctor in the last month (for me and the kids). Needless to say, I was there again today with Gianna. Her last visit at the office resulted in the diagnosis of an ear infection. Well, she finished her medicine last week and then started running a fever this weekend. After 2 days of running hot I decided a visit to the doctor was in order.

After the doctor examined her, he said he needed to run some blood work. Her ears looked OK, and since she didn't have any cold symptoms, he wanted to check if it was viral.

Great. A blood draw.

However, it was a snap! The nurse poked her finger and Gianna never made a peep! She just watched as the nurse squeezed her little finger to collect the sample! What a trooper. (I was soooo relieved!!!) The band-aid annoyed her more than anything.


Now I need to collect a urine sample from the little princess. The doctor wants to rule out a bladdar infection. I pray it's nothing and hopefully this bug will be out of her system quickly! David and I have been very fortunate to have healthy children and I want to keep it that way.

Dentist appointment

The kids had a dentist appointment yesterday and this is the first time Gianna has been in the office as a "walker". Fortunately, she found something to help keep her busy!

By the way, it was her idea to get in the toy box, not mine!!!

Here are the patients after their exams! No cavities!!!

Dining out

Spencer had a field trip yesterday to the Mill City Museum and David was able to attend (he will be posting pictures later!) After everyone got home from school, David had an excellent idea for dinner....let's go out! We headed over to our favorite Mexican restaurant and indulged on chips and salsa.

Cute faces! Spencer is an incredibly picky eater, however he actually likes the salsa at this restaurant. Other than french fries, it's the only way we can get him to eat a vegetable!

Naughty mommy

Little Miss Gianna was in a rather less than pleasant mood this morning. Nothing was making her happy and when it was time for breakfast, nothing seemed appetizing to her. So after four attempts with various items, I let her out of her chair and on her way for the morning.

Forty-five minutes later, we left the house to take the kids to school and then to do some grocery shopping. Once the kids jumped out of the car at school Gianna started screaming - she was hungry! What's a mom supposed to do when she failed to put any snacks in the diaper bag?

I found a snack-bag of Cheetos in the back seat.

I let my daughter eat Cheetos for breakfast.

Artist in training....

Gianna was feeling creative this morning, so we took advantage of the moment!

Apparently, Gianna felt the need to alter the paper a bit!

At last....the masterpiece is complete!

Family Dinner

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUDY AND JIM (JUDY'S DAD)!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN AND DAVID!



CUTE FACES!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY NONNA AND GRANDPA - 55 YEARS!!!!

Random photos

Gianna is starting to take in interest with some of Gemma's toys. She found a doll crib and was playing with it for a while. The next think I saw was this....Notice her foot in the above pic...it was a tight squeeze!

Little children imitate what they see. The memory that sticks with me happened when Gemma was about 3 and Spencer was 2. We were outside playing - Gemma in the toy car and Spencer in the playhouse. Gemma "drove" up to the playhouse, knocked on the window and asked for french fries. I quickly changed my ways. However, I'm now seeing something from Gianna...she is always "talking" on the phone. Very long conversations with such dramatic body language. I wonder where she gets that from????

Gotta love Minnesota?

For those who may be out of state reading this...we received a dumping of snow today. At last check it was 5 inches. They fell in just 3 hours. I left the house at 3:15 to pick up the kids from school - it's only a 5 minutes drive, but I thought I'd take my time and leave early. Well, good thing I did....I didn't arrive until 4:00 - I'm suppose to be there by 3:40!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I wasn't the only parent late, but I felt so rushed and stressed. I can't count how many times I got stuck - I'm just thankful I didn't get into an accident!!!

Spring is just around the corner...spring is just around the corner....

Not in the mood

I haven't been in much of a blogging mood with all that is going on with the family. Nothing much is new...over the past 6 days Gianna and Spencer were diagnosed with ear infections, Gemma had a tummy bug and all three were cursed with nasty colds. Overall, pretty minor compared to others. Gianna and Spencer are responding nicely to their meds and Gemma is feeling better after a day home from school yesterday.

David's birthday was a bit of a bust since we couldn't go to dinner. (Taking sick children out to dinner is not my idea of fun). I also think our moods have been altered a bit...I know my mind is preoccupied with other things, I can only imagine how David's mind has been working.

I'll try to have a cute pic of the kids up in the next day or two. Maybe I'll be in a more cheery, blogging kinda mood.

Happy Birthday David!

Today is my sweetie's 38th birthday. Unfortunately, it started with Gemma throwing-up. She's feeling better, but I think our dinner at Outback will turn into Outback to-go.