Thursday, Elias was running a little bit of a temp. but was still playing and napping fine, so I didn't think anything about it. Friday morning, he woke up with a temp of 102.3, and since our dr. office is closed on Saturdays, I packed him up and carried him to the dr. Nothing big, just a viral infection, but we definitely wanted to get him checked out, in case it had turned worse.
By the time we got to the dr. office, you could tell he was feeling a bit better, but still not himself. My friend Jen works there, and we arrived at the same time. She asked where Jacob was (with Paw-Paw), and then Elias starts looking around, asking 'Where's Jacob?' and looking at me like I forgot him! I guess because I'm with him all the time, I don't realize that he actually can speak in full sentences, clearly enough to be understood by someone.
At the dr. they drew blood, just to check his counts (all good!) and usually he clots really quickly, but for some reason his finger kept bleeding. I didn't realize this (it had a band-aid on) until he looked up at me with blood all around his mouth! I thought he might have bit his tongue, but then he keeps on showing me his band-aid and when I touch it, blood oozes out. 2 more band-aids, and we finally got it to stop bleeding!
In other fun news - Elias has realized he can climb up on the toilet and turn the faucet on. I realized this Friday morning (should have known he wasn't really sick!) when he took my make-up bag and floated it & all my make-up in the sink. Always an adventure!
I also realized how extremely grateful I am for my family. Zach's dad was supposed to go to B'ham Friday morning with a friend, but delayed his trip so he could watch Jacob while I took Elias to the dr. Friday night my dad took us out to dinner - yummy! Then Saturday, the boys & I hung out with my dad & went shopping for clothes while Zach's dad helped him with a plumbing project. Sat. night, Zach's parents kept the boys overnight and let us have date night (to Sam's to buy diapers!) and brought them to church Sunday. Every Sunday & Wed. night, Zach's parents come and help us with the boys at church, and even come to the worship kinship to help watch them. I know the boys are cute, but I also know it takes some time for them to come do this all the time. They are all just the best grandparents, ever!
Amen for awesome grandparents! When we drove to Pelham on Saturday to pick out granite, Ron was gracious enough to take Ben with him on his errand-running, knowing a toddler would find that more fun than 3 hours to and fro Pelham. Last night, Dad and Patsy cooked dinner for us. We needed diapers and they let Ben stay and watch a Maisy video while we ran to Wal-Mart. Heaven help families who live far away from the grandparents!
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