Kherington was still getting over a cold on Valentines day so there was no playgroup which was sad, but we still had some fun.
We had a yummy breakfast complete with hashbrowns, eggs, homemade heart shaped english muffins, blood oranges and blood orange juice. Kherington had her very own Valentines day box complete with 3 Valentines (Ryan and I both made her one with candy we found in my purse). She enjoyed tearing the hearts off the wall and popping the red, pink and white balloons.
We've now lived in Belgium for over a year and FINALLY decided to make a trip over to Paris. We had originally thought about spending a weekend there, but in the end decided to make a it a day trip and decide if we liked it we'd plan a future overnight trip.
We took our time getting out the door in the morning (didn't leave until 9 or 10) and drove all the way to downtown Paris. It took awhile getting across the city, but since I wasn't driving I thought it was cool to just look around and see the people and shops and sites. We parked right near the Eiffel Tower and spent the day walking around. The street sales people that walk around selling knick knacks were pretty aggressive there (more so than any other city we've been in)
Rainbow bear is Kherington's favorite friend. She didn't do the binky thing or suck or thumb, but she LOVES this bear. It goes to bed with her each night, comes out of bed in the morning, and has made many trips with us. When she gets hurt or is sad she'll run grab Rainbow Bear and give him a hug.
Well, about a week ago we decided he was in need of a bath, so into the washer he went. Since we don't have a dryer and bedtime was rapidly approaching we were trying to figure out how to dry him faster. Ryan whipped out my hair dryer, turned it up to the highest heat and held it up against the leg...this was the result:
About 10 weeks until baby #2 makes his debut...I not really sure what to think about that.
In case you haven't heard, March 30th is my chosen due date, so we'll see if the little guy cooperates with my timeline.
I don't get sick while I'm pregnant. I even managed to avoid the stomach flu that EVERYONE had over Christmas (I guess I'm just a carrier). I do however get tired. With Kheringotn it wasn't that bad because she was active during the day so I got a quality night sleep each night. This little guy is not as considerate. He has decided that night time is the perfect time to start dancing. So now I stay up WAY to late and sleep in as late as possible. Ryan gets up with Kherington in the morning and plops her on the bed at the last minute before heading off to work. I then get up and count the time until Kherington's nap time comes so I can go back to sleep. I don't have much else to say about being pregnant, so we'll leave it at that.
Ryan had his very first Kidney stone!
Here he is in his glory...Kherington ate a LOT of chocolate (leftover easter chocolates that I had luckily stuck in my purse) and shared Rainbow bear with her dad.
Not exactly a good thing. He wasn't feeling very good starting about 5am. He decided to stay home from work because he wasn't feeling good...that should give you an indication of how bad he felt. I figured he'd take some medicine, sleep it off and feel better by the end of the day. Well, he felt bad enough to try and track down a doctor. He went to one doctor's office and found that for just that day it was closed until 4pm. Finally around 10am he asked if we could go over to the hospital (that's where we took Kherington when she got sick on a weekend...really it's just a euro or two more expensive for us than going to the doctor). We dropped him off and went to find parking and by the time we got in, he was already strapped to a bed with an IV. The pain started going away, they still did some type of scan though.
In the meantime, for 5 HOURS Kherington and I played in their play area, walked the halls, read books, did laps around the elevators, stopped for a sandwich at the cafe. Now that is a long time to try and keep a toddler entertained. We were happy to finally go home with a pain free daddy.
Saturday we arrived safely in Myrtle Beach! We'll be here (and Florida) for the next MONTH...one of the perks of working in Europe is TONS of vacation which we'll be using up.
The flight was surprisingly uneventful considering Kherington has had the stomach flu. Kherington started throwing up Thursday...like throwing up as in all over mom for a couple hours (I have very thankful for hardwood floors and leather couches). Since then she has just been really really mellow. We weren't sure how the plane would go, but she just wanted to be held and to sleep. She didn't throw up at all on the plane and even saved her diarrhea for Myrtle Beach :). I think this morning she is finally starting to feel a little better...she has been eating everything in sight and had some chunky poo which I think are both good signs. Hopefully it all stays down and she'll go back to her normal self (I've now decided mellow is overrated).
Anyways...since we were making the trip we decided we should pack back some chocolates and favorite European candies to share with those we'll see.
