shot day

Emilia had an appointment today at her peds office for an immunization and weight check. We have chosen a delayed vaccination schedule with many shots split... for example we are doing the MMR in 3 separate preservative free shots. Today she went in for her 2nd "M" of the MMR. She has already received the mumps vaccine and today got the measles vaccine... rubella will be in January. She weighed 26 lbs, which is quite impressive considering she had lost weight when she was sick. Hopefully a couple more months on whole milk combined with the holidays will plump her up a bit more, although I have been a bit spoiled by carrying a lighter child around! Maybe I should start working out? :) After her appointment, we stopped by Starbucks and then headed to Paradise Park. I was a bit panicked when I pulled in the parking lot and saw no other cars, although it was only 945am. I did not want to be the one to tell her it was not open! Turns out we were just the first ones of the day, which was great because Emilia actually got the ball pit to herself. Sometimes it gets so packed that I am afraid she will get trampled, so we usually play in a different area. The other advantage to being the first ones there is that everything is so clean, which I love. They have a cleaning crew come round and clean everything in the morning before they open, so it is spotless. Even the balls in the ball pit are sanitized, which is great considering it is flu and RSV season. The fewer germs, the better! Emilia also loves the face painting station. She always picks a diferent animal she wants to be... it so cute. She paints on her own face for a bit, then chooses an animal for me to "make" her into... today she chose a mouse. She gets quite into it, and spent most the morning squeeking at me! Chris works right down the street, so Emilia and I played until lunch time, then Chris met us for lunch. There is a cute little cafe there with great wraps, pizza, and Emilia's fav... mac n cheese.

Chris is having his wisdom teeth out tomorrow, so wish him luck. From the looks of his xray, he will be SORE!