Weekend Rewind

YEA for a long weekend!

On Saturday we set out with a to do list and completed quite a bit!  Just little jobs and necessary errands, but it was really nice to get them out of the way.  Unfortunately, Anna Reaghan started running a fever.  It got up to 102.4 or 102.6 at its highest, and she was pale and tired and you could tell she felt miserable.  Very hold-me-or-I'll-cry and sometimes hold-me-while-I-cry.  In the morning before the fever climbed so high, we ran to JoAnn's to get some things for a baby gift and a fundraiser coming up.  That was a LOT of fun.  I'm a fabric junkie.  Both kids napped, I totally lost track of time so Matt picked up dinner for us, and thankfully the fever broke before bedtime.

BUT, it came back on Sunday!  Since meds got it down on Saturday, we gave her some Motrin and headed to church (keeping her with us, of course).  We decided if she still seemed feverish after Sunday school, we'd come home instead of staying 2nd hour.  We came home. The fever was more persistent on Sunday and we ended up bathing her in lukewarm water to get it down to even 101.  Sweet baby girl.  We also ordered a new car seat for Asa (did you know that car seats "expire" nowadays?  Part of me thinks that's ridiculous, but I'm only willing to push the envelope so much).  Because Babies R Us was having their trade in event, our most often used online retailer was also having a sale and even $10 cheaper than BRU. Woo hoo!  His new seat will replace one in Matt's car.  Later in the year we plan to replace AR's in Matt's car--it has a different manufacture date, so it's not a potential issue like Asa's.  We also ordered some enlargements from Anna Reaghan's newborn and 4 month professional photo shoots.  We need to get this girl on our walls... that are pretty much "all Asa" at the moment while we tried to narrow our selections.

On Monday morning we were VERY glad the fever was GONE.  Anna Reaghan had received one shot on Friday, so I was concerned about a prolonged vaccine reaction and also because fever was not listed as a common side effect of that particular vaccine.  I was getting nervous and planned to call first thing Monday if she still had the fever.  She didn't, so we proceeded with our plans to drive to Pittsburgh to go to Ikea!  I'll spare you the details, but everything about getting around was a huge frustration.  Our van worked great and we didn't have car or construction problems, but the GPS seemed to have a mind of its own and even just the logistics of the parking lots in the shopping center were rather maddening.  We ended up finding everything we wanted to look at at Ikea and brought home a few things--a child-sized table and chairs for either the playroom or Asa's room, a car shaped rug for when we change him over to a "big boy room" (this summer at the latest.... if he becomes a crib escape artist it will be bumped up), 2 little sets of wooden train tracks for Asa (he is IN.LOVE.), some things for me to make into gifts (hard to explain... a platter and some dish towels... I'll share after the magic happens), some picture frames, a roll of art paper for Asa's easel, and a set of play breakfast food for his kitchen.  The kids were AMAZING!  Asa never napped, but he was cheerful, helpful, and sweet as can be the whole day.  He was *exhausted* by the time we got home (9:30 last night--eek!), but I will never forget him hugging the plastic-wrapped box of train tracks to his chest the entire time we shopped around Ikea, still hugging it to himself in the car on the way to dinner, and hearing, "Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou, for my trains, Daddy, and my tracks and my tunnel.  Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou.  I love my trains.  Thank you, Mommy."  The other unforgettable moment was passing a real train yard at dusk.  We directed Asa's attention out his window, and LITERALLY his jaw dropped open.  He stared out the window in amazement with his mouth gaping open at the sight of all the trains.  He cast a glance my direction with his eyes full of wonder and disbelief, then he turned back to the window and his gaping mouth turned to the biggest grin.  It almost makes me tear up to think of it.  It was a precious and priceless moment.  Lightning McQueen has some competition in this house (as of maybe 2 weeks ago).... trains are moving to town.

Today has been very low key since both kids are catching up from losing out on their normal rest yesterday.  And the biggest event at our house is that it turns our Anna Reaghan's fever was *not* a vaccine side effect, but the beginning of Roseola.  I read about the symptoms of Roseol and that it's often a 2 day fever followed by a rash.  We had no rash on Monday when the fever broke for good, so I ruled it out... prematurely.  She has the tell-tale rash on her trunk and hairline today.  Thankfully it's not itchy or painful, the worst (the fever) is over and we'll make it out of this unscathed.  Asa never had Roseola; apparently it's common in the 2nd six months.  Anna Reaghan sure likes to keep us on our toes and prove she is her *own* little lady and not going to do everything just like her big brother. ;)  One thing they do have in common:  a love of peaches.  Anna Reaghan tried them for the first time today, and in that respect, she and Asa are 2 peas in a pod. :)