It was brought to my attention by one of my grandma's that I haven't updated in a while. Ooops!
I feel so busy lately and so tired at the end of the day!
Henry's Medical update- Henry went last Monday for his 1 year check up. I ended up taking Carson with me, Emilynn was with my sisters-Madison and Alyssa for the day. Carson and I got up and took our time getting ready and headed out to the "city" to run a few errands. We got Meme's birthday gift-a spa gift card first. I sure hope she appreciates what it took to unload those boys and go in there! Haha! Carson wasn't having any parts of it. I guess he was afraid he would have to get a haircut because he would not go past the front door.
We also went to the consignment shop, I was specifically looking for a dance leotard for Emmy. We didn't find that but did rack up on some other items- some stretchy jean shorts for Em for summer, rainboots for Carson, and I let him get a Bob the Builder DVD. That was a hit! I love the consignment store-it has a great selection and is so organized. Anyway, we then ate lunch that I had packed for us and headed to Target and Kohls.
It was so nice to spend one on one time with Carson. I love spending one on one time with the kids. Well, we had Henry too.
Henry's appointment was good. They listened and heard he was still wheezing a little, but not enough for breathing treatments-yay. He weighed 22 lbs. and was 28.7 inches long. He is only 15th percentile for his height-he is a shorty! He really does have the shortest little legs. He's normal for weight at 50th. I don't hold too much faith in those percentiles and such, but it is nice to compare I guess. We were debating on getting his shots and going over the pros and cons- a reason I love our nurse practitioner that we see. He always values my opinion as well. Our other pediatrician we saw when the twins were first born, well, she was a bit bossy I guess is the nicest way to put it. I liked her until the twins were about 2, then I think we outgrew her. This particular nurse practitioner told me at the visit that he was leaving! I was so sad. He's going to orthopedics, so it's not like we can move with him, bummer! I told him I didn't think we'd need orthopedics, and at that very moment Carson pulled and twisted Henry's leg.....I had to retract that statement! We may see him again one day after all. I think I will use the other nurse practitioner I like in the practice from here on out, or we may check out the new one that's replacing him. Anyway, after he checked Henry out, we decided against the shots because he had an ear infection in one ear and fluid in the other! Poor guy! Today is the last day of his antibiotics to clear that up. Today, we also go to get those shots. Emilynn is going with me today, Carson has gone to help Papa on the farm.
We are also getting Henry's haircut for the first time today. Makes me sad!!! His hair is sprouting out all around his helmet though, so it's time. Gone will be his baby look. Sniff, sniff...
Henry's helmet appt- On Wednesday of last week, Emilynn and I took Henry to his plagiocephaly check up. His numbers were changing, so he is still improving. These appointments are not really all that "medical", they are mostly the measurements, and then we talk about what's working and what's not. They want to know any wear patterns I'm noticing, like if his head is red in a certain area when we take the helmet off. They make some adjustments and send us on our way. It took a bit longer this appointment. Emilynn was content playing a pre-school app on my Kindle Fire. Thank goodness for that!! I feel like his helmet is back to falling over his right eye again, I don't know if I'm happy with the fit this time. We may go back earlier than the month check up. We'll see.
After the appointment, we had a treat-Emilynn, Henry, and I went and ate Mexican! Yep, my first time taking them by myself. I don't know if I'll do all 3 alone anytime soon, but two was very doable. I just didn't think I could handle a drive-thru and I had not planned ahead well and packed anything. Henry needed to be fed anyway, and I didn't want to do that in the car again-twice in one week! It was really nice. We then headed to another consignment store to look for rainboots for Emmy and the dance leotard. I found the dance leotard but no boots. :-( We instead headed to Kohl's and found a pair there on sale and I had a 30% coupon. Still, it pained my heart to pay retail for boots. I never buy stuff retail usually!!! Plus I know how my kids are with shoes. Her last pair of boots were pink cowgirls boots she got in November and they are in pieces now.
Anyway, these rainboots are adorable. I love the way they can dress themselves with boots!!
I also got a few summer things for Emilynn because I didn't want stuff to be picked over. I already knew what was at consignment, so I felt okay getting her a couple of things. She is now set for summer. She's at a weird stage because she is only 3 but needs 5 or 6 clothes, and some look just too old for her. I refuse to let her wear some things. So, there was a small rack of jumping beans matching sets, which I love on her, and we got some of those. They are elastic-a must. I also got the boys one matching outfit- I love when they match which is rare!
Anyway, I got two seperate days out with my two big kids. It was really nice!!! I think individuality is so important.
As for our circus experience-it was great overall! We left Sat. at 2:30 (even though we were going to the 7 pm show!). We met the family at 3:30 for an early dinner at Texas Roadhouse, my new favorite restaurant! We've had a gift card since Christmas and used it once already but we still had enough for dinner. It was a nice treat for everyone. The service was awesome and the food was great. Everyone behaved and ate well. A success overall! We then headed to the circus. It was good we left early, because traffic is always backed up when you get close. We finally parked and got inside after getting all our stuff together. You should have seen my backpack for the event. I had it packed to the brim. The poor man checking it just peeked in and said to go on. You can't leave and get back in, so I packed for every scenario I could imagine!!! Our seats were good and the show was great. The kids all were very content for the show, I wasn't sure how that would go but it was nice. I think Henry was done towards the end, but the others were fine. We have never done a movie or anything, so I had no idea how they'd do. It was so much going on that they were mesmerized. Emilynn's favorite part was the elephants and the "pink cars" which rode around the ring. Carson's was "nothing", but it was really the elephants. He always says nothing.
The part that annoyed me was the commercialism of it all. It's not enough they get $29 or more per seat, but then they bombard you with "stuff". Before we even sat down, a man came up to use in our row and asked if we wanted these light up swords. I told him no, not right then. My sister (it's all her fault! Just kidding!) got Hunter a snow cone. Of course my kids wanted one, so we got those. That was pricey ($10 each) but I conceded on those. I will not get them again because they were a mess! We kept getting ice everywhere. Emmy almost spilled hers on the man in front of us, so I decided never again on those. We'll do popcorn instead (at only $8). The souvenirs I took for them were a hit, however, they did not compare with these plastic spinny, light up things. The girl in front of us had one and Emilynn wanted one so bad. She ducked her head down and was devastated when I told her we weren't getting one right then. Amanda and I decided to go see what they had at the actual souvenir stand. Carson and Hunter went too, and Hunter wanted a sword. I decided to just let them get something because it truly wasn't fair that everyone had those things and they did not. I'm not that type of mom to worry about fair, but I wasn't prepared for how badly they push those things on you. The people literally walk right up to you again and again asking you to buy these things for your kids. So, we got two spinny things- a boy one and the pink one for Em. I will say she loves it and she held it up the rest of the circus in the air (kind of like a lighter at a concert). It really disappointed how overpriced and pushy they were about the stuff. I had looked online, but the spinners weren't on there. They only showed stuff animals and t-shirts, which I knew my kids wouldn't have to have. They just aren't stuff animal type kids.
So, YES, I caved and got the overpriced junk! Dustin later said, "Oh, I was going to get her one, but I couldn't flag the guy down!". He's more of a sucker than I am when it comes to stuff like that. They probably weren't bomarding his end of the row because all of the kids were in my lap basically! It was 15 of us, and we really did enjoy the show. I will definitely go back next year. I will plan better though, meaning- budget more for spending money there. I luckily had my vacation envelope (we do the Dave Ramsey system) with me just in case. It took quite the hit thanks to Ringling Brothers!
I will also put those special spinney things up to save for next year as soon as they lose their charm- which is any day now! Don't think they won't be in my backpack next year as we go in!
Lastly, they welcome comments and want you to be 100 % satisfied (or so it says on the special clown mug the snowcone came in), so I will be emailing them about my disappointment in the prices of stuff. They could have easily charged half the price for everything and still made a fortune.
Oh, cause I forgot to mention the price of the spinney things- $22 a piece! Yep, that's not a typo.
Anyway, enough of my ranting about the circus. The kids loved it and talk about it everyday. I am happy we all had a good time and it's definitely something our whole family can do and enjoy.
I'm off to get packed up for a somewhat long day. We are heading to Henry's appointment, haircut, then by to see Dustin's grandma at the nursing home (I hope to take her some soup from Panera if the kids are cooperating), and then to dance class before heading home. Long days like this wear me out. Dinner is in the crockpot though and I have all day home tomorrow to recover!
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