I woke up Monday morning with Grandma Droste! I was in a great mood and we played in my room and got dressed before breakfast. I ate well and then we played in the living room, including reading Clifford about twenty times. Then we played with puzzles, blocks puppets, blocks, and matching the letter cards. I had a snack and then watched Ocean Emotion before more playing. I didn’t eat a great lunch. I took a good nap and called for Grandma Droste when I got up.
Grandma left to go home and Rachel came over to play with me. I was in a good mood and then when Mom got home I ate a good dinner. Mom put a bunch of lotion on my cheeks and then got to bed around 7:30.
Mom woke me up on Tuesday morning. I was in a good mood, but kept wanting to go back to sleep. I ate some blueberries and enjoyed listening to music on the way to school. I didn’t want to say good-bye to Mom, but after she left I had a pretty good day. I was full of energy but got in trouble because I didn’t use “gentle hands with friends!” Mom was late to get me and we listened to more music on the way home. I was really sleepy and had a runny nose, so dinner didn’t go too well. I didn’t get to bed until 7:50.
I woke up in the middle of the night feeling pretty bad — I had a fever and a bad cough. I had breakfast with Julie and then Nana came over to give me some TLC! I had a rough morning and I was ready for my nap at 11:45, but I didn’t fall asleep until 2:25. All in all, it was not a pleasant day at all. I’m lucky that Nana was taking care of me! When Mom got home I barely ate any food. I took a shower with Mom to clear my nose. I got in bed at 7:15 and didn’t want Mom to turn on my frog humidifier.
I was in no shape to go to school on Thursday. I woke up at 7:00 am with Julie and took some motrin. I ate an egg and blueberries and played until Nana got here at 9:00. I still had a runnynose and cough, but I was in better shape than yesterday. I didn’t eat that well, but was willing to eat my favorites (blueberries and nana’s cereal). I slept better, and my afternoon a bit better, thanks to Stewie the Duck! Rachel came to play with me and felt so bad for me that she let me eat two cups ofyogurt and three slices of pickles! Mom got home and I refused to eat any dinner (maybe due to the pickles?!). After some more listening to Stewie I was ready for bed, only slightly warm and coughy. I struggled to fall asleep, so Mom rocked me with a cool washcloth on my head.
I was feeling better on Friday. Nana came over, as usual, and I played with her all morning. When I got up from my nap, Grandpa Yagan was here to play with me until Mom and Dad took over and played with me. It was a pretty long week but I was finally starting to feel better.
Saturday was pretty unusual because I woke up with Mom and Dad was gone to speak at a conference. I took a shower with Mom, had breakfast, and then helped Mom get ready for her trip. We forgot all about soccer practice and I was excited when Mom’s friend, Kyle, came over (and she was even officially responsible for me for a while when Mom went to the store!). Dad finally got back and we played in the office, where I watched two movies and colored while Mom finished packing. Then Mom got in a taxi (for people who don’t have cars?!) and left. I said goodbye and blew her kisses. Dad and I went to all three grocery stores and then had dinner — mostly cheese and hummus — before going to sleep. Check it out:
On Sunday I got up with Dad at 7:00 and took a shower. I had a terrible breakfast, steadfastly rejecting eggs and oatmeal. We watched movies in the office, read books, and then took off for Nana’s and Grandpa’s. I got a bloody nose when I whacked my head on their table. We got home late and I didn’t get to sleep for my nap until 1:45. When I got up, Dad and I had some quality time down the office, which is becoming my favorite place to play:
Then we went upstairs and cooked dinner. I actually ate a great dinner, devouring my salmon and cauliflower:
After finishing, I went to sleep as normal, but got up four times asking for sips of “Daddy’s water.”
Last year I rejected spinach!
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