Long, Long, L O N G Day

It appeared today would never end.  Our days are usually limited to at most one major activity outside the home a day.  And we try to spend at least 1-2 days at home with no outings; this does not include walking to the park or enjoying the nature trail just "car" outings.  Experience has taught us that more than that tends to make for cranky babies, and parents too.

Today's schedule:

1. Bubeaner's Gym class
2. Grocery shopping (unplanned stop; out of toilet paper and other items)
3. Rush home to eat and get kids to nap (Bubeaner fell asleep in car before eating)
4. Appointment with Dr. Z (make sure kiddos only suffering from allergies)
5. Grocery store (forgot toilet paper!)
6. Rush home, change Bubeaner into swim trunks for make-up lesson
7. Dinner
8. Bathe babies
9. Bedtime

It was exhausting.  But Bubeaner and Bubita were amazing. There was only a little crankiness during the second grocery store stop from Bubeaner and some complaining from Bubita for being back in the car seat after rushing from the grocery store-home-swim class.  Bubeaner even enjoyed his sushi dinner.  His favorite was the miso soup loving what he call "panecitos" (tofu squares).  Bubeaner gave up on the spoon and used a straw to drink it.

Bubita was quite a trooper.  It cannot be comfortable to spend so much time strapped to the car seat.  Sometimes it is just necessary.  During Bubeaner's gym time, she stays in the car seat because usually she's finishing up her morning nap and later because it's a safe place for her.  Bubita is pretty mobile and would not stay put otherwise.  This is one of the reasons we are trying out a gym class for infants next week.  We'll see how Bubita enjoys it.  We assume it will not be a problem since she currently loves to crawl around, climb on anything she can and cruise along the furniture.  It's good to see him enjoy some of the simple pleasures of childhood playtime.

Bubeaner will also be trying out a gym class with a new coach next week.  This particular class is immediately after Bubita's (if we decide to enroll her) which would eliminate the need for an additional outing a week since it's on a different day than Bubeaner's current class.  However, we are not in a hurry to transfer Bubeaner if the fit is not right.  Bubeaner has come a long way from his shy demeanor and cautious class participation.  He was actually complimented today on how well he socializes with other kids and participates in class.

At our doctor's visit we found out the kiddos have not gained much weight from their last visit... actually even from their last well-child check up.  Bubeaner weighs 29+ pounds and Bubita weighs 16+ pounds.  It's pretty strange to us considering how much they actually eat on a daily basis.  They do appear to have gotten taller but we won't know for sure until their next well-child check up.  As to the coughing, sneezing, nasal drainage, et. al?  Dr. Z assumes, from lack of any other symptoms, that the kiddos are just dealing with some nasty allergies.  They are now to start taking Claritin on a daily basis along with using the saline rinse several times a day.  Bubeaner and Bubita are probably the only kids under 3 that know about saline rinses.