It's amazing how much quickly Faith got better once she got antibiotics and she is now basically 100%, except for a runny nose and cough. The fact that she slept 18-20 hours a day last week seems to have caught up with her and now she is NUTS. Yesterday morning she decided to strip down to her diaper and chase the dog around the house swinging her pajamas. The baby just wishes she was born into a normal family.
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| You better run Peanut, you better RUN |
We didn't leave the house at all yesterday and I used my free time to find a new doctor for the girls instead of running. The doctor I had in mind doesn't take our insurance (even though he has treated Faith in the past), so I had to choose a new one. Cordelia needs her 4 month shots, so I was under somewhat of a time crunch but I finally settled on a practice with a great reputation, but it's not close to where we live. I used to think it was more important to have a doctor close by, but now I feel more motivated to drive further to get to a better practice.
I know, way to be a responsible parent, right?
Today has been a better day because both girls seem to finally feel better. Both are still blowing snot, but it's clear and they don't seem bothered by it. I know you came to this blog to learn the color of my kid's snot, so you're welcome.
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| Her snot might be clear, but she still smells bad Mommy |
Cordelia has been working a new life skill and brace yourself to be amazed...she can sit by herself:
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| No one is wowed by this |
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| What is the French for "Yeah right"? |
If you can't tell by that blur, that is Sophie the Giraffe, aka the hottest toy in the house. Sure, I felt like a sucker buying a 15 dollar teether that is essentially a rubber dog toy (but from FRANCE) for Faith, but now it's her favorite toy. All I had to do was give it to Cordelia.
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| I want my own overpriced plastic toy |
I actually got the chance to run today, but it's one of those days when I have to jot down my mileage on the back of a McDonald's coupon on the kitchen island because my run is so segmented. I was aiming for 7.5 miles for the day, but because I was an English major I ended up with 8.15 miles. I'm so proud of my addition skills. I'd like to blame lack of sleep for this one, how long can I keep blaming the baby?
Are you calculator dependent like me or are you one of those annoying math-inclined people like my husband who can instantly do math in your head?
Audrey can sit up for about five seconds before she topples. I'm both excited for this development and TERRIFIED. It's a slippery slope from here to walking. Then driving. Sheesh.
ReplyDeleteWe like Sophie so much that I splurged on the mini-version for teething as well.
Any independence for the kids is a fantastic thing. I'm still trying to make Faith feed herself and she still insists on me helping. Hopefully she'll drop that habit before she wants to date :)
DeleteSo, I had to comment on this. My friend went though this when her daughter was born and her son always made her feed him. He loved me and would always ask me to come over for dinner - so I did and he asked that I feed him. After that he became much more independent because I told him big boys feed themselves :)
DeleteCordelia is in the 200th percentile for core development. Way to go! Those people who can do math in .2 seconds in their head are good to have around, but make me feel like an idiot. I'm with you on that one.
ReplyDeleteI can do it, I just need a pencil and a piece of paper haha
DeleteAnd some time.
DeleteAnd a calculator if it involves long division. :)
Deletewhatever, I want to see the baby hold a plank.
DeleteDid you lose your abacus again? Girl, just give the abacus to Cordelia. That way Faith will keep it for you.
DeleteWe have a sophie too. Don't take it into a pool though, because it's near impossible to get the water out of it afterwards.
ReplyDeleteTrue story.
Cool story bro.
DeleteHot glue the opening to prevent water from getting in and the inevitable mold that follows. Especially if your toddler likes to throw any and all toys in the tub, kitchen sink, and toilet. I don't know this from experience or anything...
DeleteYou probably still do math better than those FoxNews anchors.
ReplyDeleteAre you saying she dresses better than a homeless person?
DeleteI used to be able to do two-digit by two-digit multiplication in my head (I was on the math team in middle school), but once I started a job that required math, I became completely reliant on computers. It's barely even an exaggeration to say that I doublecheck 2 + 2 on a calculator if I'm trying to problem-solve something that isn't adding up right.
ReplyDeleteHaha math team. Did it have a fun name like "AcadaMANAICS!"
DeleteYou know what, I don't think we had a name! I feel very deprived now.
DeleteWhat the hell is that last gif?
ReplyDeleteI don't know, but I can't stop watching it. I googled "math is hard" and it was in the first line of image results.
DeleteI think it's from some sort of music video. I saw it on Tosh.0 once.
DeleteFound it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_Ua8iOR0g8
DeleteThere is a lot of crazy shit on the internet.
DeleteI was wondering the same thing. I need to hear the audio...it looks amazing.
DeleteI think Kara lives so far out of civilization that she doesn't have internet. I thinks he sends her blog posts in by snail mail.
DeleteBeing normal is way overrated. I always tell my kids that normal is boring:) Maybe that's why they are the way they are;)
ReplyDeleteso. bad. at. math. an old lady i used to work with told everyone that i couldn't make change, so i told everyone she uses two hands on her computer mouse and didn't know her computer has a calculator.
ReplyDeleteI am calculator dependent.
ReplyDeleteI have my 12 year old to make me feel like a complete idiot. Who knew a 6th grader was smarter than a nurse?
Great job Miss Cordelia! Glad your girls are doing better, sick kids really aren't that much fun.
ReplyDeleteI much prefer a calculator, we shouldn't have to worry about doing simple math in our heads when even our phone have calculators.
My middle son made the cut off for rolling over by only one day. My suspicion was that he was just so huge that he physically couldn't heft his body over. Sitting up came a bit easier just because his rotundness could support his entire body. I'm happy to say he can now walk, talk and program computers so his initial slowness wasn't indicative of anything drastic.
ReplyDeleteMy husband is crazy good at math, & gives our seven year old quizzes all the time. That I can't answer. We're talking square root & stuff. People, that's what a calculator is for! I have zero desire to learn those skills this late in life. I survived college, I'm good.
ReplyDeleteI am terrible at math in my head. In calculus I used to lose so many points not because I did any of the 3 pages of solving a derivative wrong - it was because 2+1 does not equal 4. Yikes.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you everyone is feeling better!
And that last sentence is a combo of "so glad you are all feeling better" and "so glad everyone is feeling better". It's a new kind of English.
DeleteFYI I came to your blog for the color of your kids' snot and you didn't even say what color is was. YOU ARE PEDDLING LIES.
ReplyDeleteoh, nevermind, you said it was clear....I had read it as "it's clear they don't seem bothered by it." everybody loves clear snot!
DeleteI was never good at math, but now I have even lost the skill to add up single digits in my head. I think the math/science side of my brain just went to sleep and never woke up.
ReplyDeleteYay, glad both the girls are feeling better! Color of snot and frequency of bowel movements are some of the first questions my mom (a nurse) asks when any of us are sick.
ReplyDeleteI can spend the entire second half of a run trying to figure out what my total mileage will be if I turn around at an odd increment. :/
ReplyDeleteI am so jealous! Phoenix is seven months old and he doesn't sit up! I am glad both your daughters are feeling better.
ReplyDeleteMy snot is also currently clear. Which is good - because it was kind of greenish yellow last week. If Cordelia isn't speaking French by next week, I'll call social services.
ReplyDeleteWow, that is awesome Cordelia is sitting! Glad Both girls are feeling better!
ReplyDeleteMy husband always just hands me the bill to calculate the tip because apparently it is so OMGHARD. Is this why I get to make people call me doctor?
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the tipped over by butterfly wings thing. That was annoying as all get out with my two stupid dogs. They actually still like to knock my kid over on a regular basis. They've also invented a sport we call toddler bowling.
I'm so glad I watch Tosh.0 so I could get that last picture. :)
ReplyDeleteThat article is hilarious. I teach mental math strategies and sometimes I try to check the kids answers really fast while I walk around and look at their work but sometimes I get lazy and just see what the super genius kids wrote and consider that the answer. Look at Cordelia sitting up! She'll be giving Faith a run for her money in no time!
ReplyDeleteI do math all day everyday and still can't do very much mental math. Pathetic.
ReplyDeleteAt least your kids like the $15 giraffe. Harrison chews on it for about 30 seconds, then chucks it. Money well spent. I'm with you on the math- the bf is an accountant. Can't win there.
ReplyDeleteYour math inclined husband is very upset that you did not save the money from the toy and put it in the emergency fund. Gosh.
ReplyDeleteI keep my phone on the treadmill with me - and when I stop running (segments), I type the time/mileage into notepad. That way I won't forget or start running numbers together. Let's face it, at a certain point one more minute feels like 5 sometimes. At least for us normal people. :)
ReplyDeleteSounds like you have one of those new fangled "fancy" phones. Mine can barely text :)
DeleteSo, Kara, does that mean you can't facetime on your phone? I hear from the techy phone people that that is how the hip crowd do video chatting...
DeleteI'm pretty sure I can count to 7.5 without a calculator or my fingers. I'm glad everyone is feeling better.
ReplyDeleteI like math. Not that calculus shit though. Sometimes when I run, to distract myself, I will calculate various race distance times for different paces. Or take say a 1:50 HM and try to determine rhe pace. I can't guarantee the accuracy, but it does distract me.
ReplyDeleteIn the latter stages of a marathon I can not only not calculate paces, I'm lucky to remember my name.
ReplyDeleteOh and it is a good thing I'm not staying up late tonight ruining my marathon like that Alyssa chick.
ReplyDeleteYou're damn right Cordelia, NO ONE is wowed by your sitting. Everyone can do that. Try harder next time.
ReplyDeleteI kind of love math, not gonna lie.
ReplyDeleteAnd, Avery has the same love of stripping out of pajamas. And she owns those same pajamas. Ergot, it must be the pajamas.