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There are a few things that as a Pediatric Nurse I just thought would never happen to my kids. One happened to us a year ago when Emma and Kate got into my prenatal vitamins. A second one happened yesterday...

I was sitting nursing Mary and Kate came running to me tell me that her green "circle" (eraser) was stuck up her nose. We have never had an instance of anything like this before. I asked her why she put it up her nose, she said "Because I needed a tissue." Maybe a plug was a good idea... Well I went to try to get it out and it by the time I found tweezers it was so far in her nose I couldn't see it anymore. I got on the phone to call the pediatrician, mostly to see did we go there or to the ER. While talking to their office she started crying so hard that it slipped out on it's own. I was thrilled hung up the phone and we went on with our day.

I only have a few things left that my kids should never do, me being a nurse, and I'd really like to think that those will truly never happen.

One thing from the event sticks out to me... the pediatrician's office says "no, you don't need to go to ER but we can't see you until 2pm" what??? I don't think the three year old would have coped well with an eraser stuck up her nose for 6 hours!

Everyone is learning something...

Mary:

• is getting good at moving. Today she started pulling up, mostly on me everything else is to high to reach but I give her a week...
• She has also mastered eating vege puffs and keeping them in her mouth. This is an exciting feat for James and I because this is a tested and proven way to keep infants quiet during church!!
• Lastly she is getting very good at giving kisses, though they are extremely slobbery and energetic as she smashes her faces against your check. Who can't help but love it though.

Emma:

• Is writing notes to people, you tell her what letters to write, she writes them. She does not need any help writing her name, Kate's name or Mary's

Kate and Emma:

• Both learned today how to put on shirts all by themselves (the one piece of clothing that has stumped them for months). I was slow getting upstairs to put them to bed and by the time I got to the stairs they were both standing there fully dressed and ready for bed. All they need us for is brushing teeth and reading books.

 
 

Jenny wanted me to post these pictures for you. The girls have been playing soccer this season at SOAR in Columbia. They weren't quite focusing on the game until for some reason, it popped into one of their minds that they should play holding hands. They actually were doing fairly well except for the whole three-legged race reverse manuever.