On the mend

Louise went back to daycare today. Taking protein and fat out of her diet = night without vomit. We will make every effort to hold off on real food until this weekend. We sympathize with parents whose kids are on a permanently restricted diet...























Meanwhile, Charlotte is being particularly helpful to Claire:

Environmentalism

Louise's appetite has returned, but she remains ill. She woke with the pathetic cry, "I'm stuck to the bed!", but she did allow us to bathe her and change the sheets. Today she has rested and brainstormed about possibilities for her sisters' Halloween costumes. We haven't yet received results from the samples we took to the paediatrician's office.

Whether C&C are environmentalists, or Claire believes she's a princess whose feet ought not touch the ground. Either way, looks like hard work for Charlotte:

Sam and Ella

Today, Mummy turned in the paperwork for Claire to be evaluated by a speech therapist on Friday. This afternoon, Claire looked at the keyhole to the ignition switch on the car and said, with perfectly clear diction, "I need money!" Her daily report from day care and a quick, unscientific test also showed that she can recognize some letters. So although she has trouble telling the difference between a car and a shopping mall ride, perhaps Mummy was more worried than she needed to be.


















Louise went back to the doctor's office today. The good news: he didn't brush her off with "it's a virus" again. The bad news: "It might be salmonella." We don't know yet - we came home with three primary-colored test tubes that look like something out of a Hollywood movie about science. We'll send them back with stool samples and find out in a few days...

Meanwhile, she is still full of energy - perhaps she represents a new evolutionary stage, and although she enjoys food, she runs on energy that she sucks out of the ether and those around her.

Thomas is REAL!

Unfortunately, Nana and Grandad couldn't be with us this weekend as we traveled to the NC Transportation Museum to see Thomas, and to ride on one of the coaches he was pulling. All three girls sported Thomas t-shirts, thanks to Nana's generosity and thoughtfulness. (Regrettably, she wasn't able to get t-shirts for Daddy or Mummy).

We also enjoyed a neighbourhood party, despite unseasonably cold weather. Claire's good friend Asha makes a cameo appearance in a photo below.

In other news: Louise is still sick, and Mummy and Daddy are worried about her. Charlotte surprised Mummy with a sentence we didn't know she had mastered yet: "I check my email."

Peek-a-boo

Charlotte became a Big Girl this weekend. She moved into her Big Girl bed (and immediately started sleeping better and waking up happier). She also decided that it was time to be potty trained (during the day, at least). We were outside socializing with the neighbours yesterday. She tapped Mummy and said, "I go potty!" Mummy was not immediately responsive and continued chatting with the grown-ups. So Charlotte improvised and began pulling down her trousers and diapers. Today at daycare, she kept her diaper dry and pottied like crazy.

She and Claire performed a magic trick for the camera: