Happy Birthday, America! I got up this morning with Mom and Aunt Claire. Given how fussy I was last night, I’d say that I was in a pretty good mood. It was raining like crazy, though! Aunt Sarah, Aunt Claire, and Dad decided to take a road trip (with me!) to buy some donuts. Now, I’ve never had donuts, but we drove 10 miles in the rain to get them, so they must be really good! After checking out three places for “fluffy icing” (two of which were closed for the holiday), we ended up at Mister Donut! Dad let me run around the restaurant and I said hi to everyone who was there eating. Everyone was so nice and waved back, especially the really old man with the cane.
I was in a great mood…until we got home. Then everything blew up. Dad read me a book in the living room and then tried to put me in my crib (while Mom was still sleeping in the room). Well, I started crying almost immediately after Dad left the room. Mom got up and they spent the next two hours trying to get me to sleep. Finally Mom’s radar detected that something was wrong because I just wasn’t myself.
At home, we would have gone to my doctor’s office, but here in Dow (on a holiday weekend, no less), it wasn’t clear what to do. We first tried the Take Care Clinic at Walgreens. It would have been great, except they don’t see kids under 18 months old! So, then we went to the emergency room (my third trip to one in the last month!) at Alton Memorial Hospital (where Aunt Claire and Aunt Sarah were born!).
I’m glad it wasn’t a realy emergency, because we waited for about an hour to see a doctor. Finally we saw Dr. Sajit. He quickly diagnosed me with two more ear infections, but I don’t think Mom appreciate the lecture he gave them about not sending kids to day care! Anyway, I got out of there with a prescription for Augmentin and I got to take the motrin that we bought at Walgreens.
While we were waiting for the prescription (this time at CVS), Mom and Dad (who hadn’t eaten) drove through McDonald’s. Mom & Dad got some food and even shared part of a bun with me, officially making that the first McDonald’s I’ve ever had! We got the medicine (I took my first dose in the parking lot) and stopped by Great Grandma Droste’s to pick up a DVD. By the time we got home, I was in a great mood again, waving to everyone as I came in. They had my lunch ready (red beans and rice, one of my favorites!) and I was happy.
Grandpa Droste, Aunt Sarah, and Dustin were all in the yard. I wasn’t sure what they were doing until I went out there and saw that they were assembling a HUGE swing set for me! I had fun swinging and going down the slide. Mom and Dad came out with the bubbles and a camera (you can guess who had which).
We all sat down for dinner together. I didn’t eat great, but I loved the peas. My cousin Stephen came by with his fiancee Stephanie and a friend. I was pretty fussy while Dad gave me a bath, but I calmed down while he read my goodnight story and then I went to sleep pretty much right away. I sure could use a long night of sleep!
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