December Daily 12.30.10 - Sick

Today, Noah had his first official visit with Dr. D. Back in Houston, I don't take Noah to the doctor very often. One, because he's luckily not sick that often, and two, the whole "it's a virus, not much we can do, see you next time," kind of seems like a waste of our time.

But, this morning Noah woke up running fever, and he wasn't very interested in eating. Both my mom and dad suggested I take him to the doctor, but I didn't listen. Then after nap, Noah was still running fever and had a cough, so I decided I should take him to see Dr. D.

Please note that at this point it was 4:15 in the afternoon. My husband can attest that this may be one of my more aggravating qualities. He is not unaccustomed to getting medical related phone calls in the late afternoon when it is more than likely too late to do anything about it. Well, this is a small town, and we're back door patients at Dr. D's, so my dad (somewhat aggravated because he told me to take Noah at noon) brought Noah and I to the doctor.

If you've ever been a patient of Dr. D, you probably know that he is awesome. I mean, really. He checked Noah in less than three minutes. Found clear ears, clear chest, and a cruddy throat. Sent the nurse in for a shot (aka the Holy trinity), and sent us on our way with a prescription for antibiotics and three lollipops. Noah handled the appointment with minimal fuss, and probably because he didn't really know what was coming, fussed more than cried over the shot.

Now, actually taking the antibiotics and cough syrup is a completely different story. If you've actually made it to the end of this post, any tips on getting your child to take medicine without holding them down and trying to shoot the medicine down their throat is greatly appreciated. If only I had an extra set of hands.

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December Daily 12.29.10 - Good Dog

My brother D has a dog named Cole.  And, it is seriously, the calmest dog I've ever seen.  After being over to D's multiply times in the last two months, I think Noah finally caught on to this fact.  Tonight, he was brave enough to go over and pet him or push him, or poke him... whatever you want to call it. 

Hi Cole.  My name is Noah.

What a good dog.

December Daily 12.28.10 - Fox in Socks

If this Christmas had a theme it would be Dr. Seuss. Today, we've read Fox in Socks no less than 5 times. Do you read Fox in Socks to your children? If so, you will completely understand why today's post is so late. I leave you with these words from the great Dr. Seuss.

When a fox is in the bottle where the tweetle beetles battle
with their paddles in a puddle on a noodle-eating poodle,
THIS is what they call...

...a tweetle beetle noodle poodle bottled paddled
muddled duddled fuddled wuddled fox in socks, sir!

Fox in socks, our game is done, sir. Thank you for a lot of fun, sir.

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December Daily 12.27.10 - Road Trip

Noah and I got on the road today for a return trip to Louisiana.  Five-plus hours in the car.  Listening to Cat in the Hat, Fox in Socks, and the Grinch Who Stole Christmas books on CD.  An early morning pit stop at Sonic.  Diet Coke for Momma.  Chocolate milk and french fries for Noah.  A halfway there pit stop at Starbucks for a bathroom break.  Another chocolate milk for Noah. A decaf vanilla latte for Momma.  Elmo's Potty Time on DVD times two.  And, finally a much anticipated arrival at our destination - Grammy and PaPa's house.  Thanks for being the best car rider ever, Noah.  You help make a long and boring drive so much easier.

Despite the cold, so happy to be in Grammy's backyard.

December Daily 12.26.10 - No Nap Today

Noah did not nap today.  And, that's really all I have to say about our afternoon.

Well, except that later on he asked for ice cream.  And, I gave it to him. 

And, he was really, really happy.  But only until it was gone. 

I have no pictures to document the aftermath.  The End.

December Daily 12.25.10 - Christmas Morning

Noah slept in this morning until about 6:30AM. Sad, that I call that sleeping in. Santa decided to drop off all the presents in Momma and Daddy's room last night, so Noah's face looked like this when he walked in our door. Notice Daddy's face... he definitely does not call 6:30AM sleeping in.

The loot.

Noah ran straight for the basket of toys. He grabbed his new guitar first and then a candy cane. By 7:15AM, he'd eaten about five. Well, not really five whole candy canes, he just sucks on the top until it becomes pointy then throws it in the trash. But, I did open five. I figured it's Christmas morning.

Santa didn't forget about Momma this year either. Be on the look out for more and better quality pictures on the blog. Yay for new gadgets! I love Noah's face in this one.

Merry Christmas Y'all!

December Daily 12.24.10 - Dear Santa

We did not leave you any cookies this year.  I hope you don't take it personally and decide to skip our house.  Noah isn't really excited that you are coming.  I asked him again today, if he wanted you to come to our house and bring him gifts.  I even specifically mentioned the ones we talked about like a play drum and guitar.  He wasn't buying it.  In his defense, he really doesn't like strangers, and he doesn't really know you all that well.  I mean, he is only three, which means this is only his fourth Christmas.  Four times is really not quite enough for Noah to make a friend.  You're lucky he knows your name.  Anyway, I hope you took into account how much of a good boy Noah was this year.  Momma and Daddy are so proud of how hard he works  in school and the good talking he has been doing lately.  And, he has done so well lately with his big boy bed transition.  Like I said, good boy.  So, we hope to see you pass by this evening.  Who knows maybe there's a chance you can win over this little guy. 

 I mean, he is representing tonight with his pjs.

Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas!