Daddy Daughter Date Night

Haley was obviously sick last night.  I had to go in there three times I think.  Two of the times, I ended up bringing her to bed with us.  I would just lay by her and keep a wet wash cloth over her forehead.  Katelyn and I had a discussion because I thought I was being nice by cooling off her hands and feet with the rag too. Katelyn said that this is not a good idea because you are supposed to try to warm the feet to draw the fever from the head.  It was a battle of the laws of thermodynamics vs. the laws of "I saw this on a little women movie one time".  As always, science proved to be wrong... Anyway, none of us got very much sleep so we were all tired this morning.  Katelyn had women's bible study, so she took Emily while I took Haley to the doctor.  The weird thing about Haley's sickness is that she still had an appetite.  She ate two pancakes this morning.  However, she was still wheezy and overall fussy.  The doctor did a flu test and an RSV test.  Both came back negative but she prescribed an antibiotic and sent us to get chest X-rays done just in case it was pneumonia.  The radiologist loved Haley.  Haley said her usual things: "all done", "luz" (spanish for light), and "thank you".  After the X-rays we went home for lunch.  Haley ate hardly anything.  I think just part of a valentines day hostess cake. Then she went down for a nap.  Emily was still awake for a little while so Katelyn fed her and read a book.  I lay on the bed next to them for a few minutes till Jon texted and we went to Starbucks.  Katelyn said Emily slept a while, but when I got home, both babies were awake.  We got our shoes and jackets on and headed out to Lifeway.  Katelyn is leading girls youth group for two girls at our church along with Amanda.  She thought it would be cool to study Tim Keller's: Freedom of Self Forgetfulness.  Lifeway didn't have it so we tried Mardel.  They didn't have it either. Lifeway is just a little past the gym and when we drove by Haley said: "play with toys!", soon followed by "bye bye toys."  The Mardel store is in the same strip mall as Hobby Lobby, which Haley for some reason LOVES.  She yelled out: "HOBBY LOBBY!" along with "CHRISTMAS TREEEEEE!"  I guess we must have been there once when there were Christmas trees in there and she remembers that.  Then we went home for a quick dinner.  Katelyn had to go pick Ella up from her house so I took Haley and Emily for a night out on the town.  I figured we would go to the pet store till that got boring and then maybe go to the mall so Haley could play on the 25 cent rides.  I asked Haley if she wanted to go see "animales" and she got pretty excited.  She started naming them off: peces (fish), tuga (should be tortuga for turtle), perro (dog), gato (cat), parrot (english for perico)... I was quite impressed that she associated all those together and seemed to really know what we were about to do.  We got ready and left.  I had Emily in the babybjorn and Haley just walked around.  Her favorites are the fish.  She kept saying peces so we went over there first.  She really likes the clownfish and called out "Nemooo" as she looked for them.  She also looked for the bus that lets an air bubble up while calling out "buuuubbles".  Then she wanted to see some hamsters whom she just kept saying were crazy.  When I really consider a furry little animal running on a wheel, I can see how crazy comes to mind.  She liked that they had a bowl with what looked like really dark cheerios in it and commanded them to eat several times.  We both found it surprising that they eat apples too!  Then she said "gato" and headed off to the back of the store where she has been on only one occasion for like 2 minutes and immediately found the cats.  She doesn't much like them.  She literally looks at them for a second and says "all done". Then we went and looked at puppies for a few minutes until she remembered the chinchilla in the ball from last time and started looking for it.  I'm still not sure she knew there was an animal in there.  It was in it's cage this time though, so I took her over to it and said ball and pointed to it.  It kind of does look like a ball actually.  The lady said they are trying to get it to lose weight.  I touched it and asked Haley if she wanted to touch it.  Last time she did without hesitation.  I don't think that will happen again.  It was eating and as she stuck her pointer finger in to touch it, it bit her.  I think just a nibble, maybe not hard even because I looked and there was not even a mark on it.  Never the less she said "ouchie" and "hurts".  She didn't cry though, or even get sad.  She just stopped giving it the time of day so we moved on to some bearded dragons, back to the fish, to the turtles, bunnies, fish, turtles, fish.  She said the puppies were crazy and playing and wooooooooow.  She said the tuga's were sleeping.  She pointed out their eyes, and they actually were!  She also saw a fish that was pooping.  I actually pointed it out.  But she did say "poopie pez" a lot after that.  Her biggest discovery will be included later in the Haleyism.  Emily didn't make a sound but she did like seeing the animals I think, especially the puppies.  Then we packed up and headed to Walmart.  We were running out of baby ibuprofen so we picked some of that up.  I told Haley she could have either a donut or ice cream.  She picked ice cream so we headed to the checkout line.  I had Emily in the bjorn once again and the cashier really liked her.  Although when there is a baby smiling at you, it's hard not to like it back.  She asked how old Emily was.  I had maybe a 15 second conversation with her and then looked down to see the blank floor where Haley had been standing.  I looked around and behind me and called out to her but she didn't answer.  The lady who was checking out in front of me had two kids and I must have looked panicked because our eyes met for probably half a second and yet somehow they said to me "Your panic is my panic, I know exactly how you feel and I will help you find that little girl and if I see someone taking her I will kill them or die trying".  It's crazy how two parents connect so automatically.  I took off to the left and she went to the right.  I found Haley in a matter of about five seconds because she was in the next isle, looking at candy duh.  I was so happy.  I called out to the other lady who was only about 10 steps from her original spot and we were all relieved.  Needless to say I held Haley the rest of the time.  The cashier said I should get one of those leashes for babies.  I'm thinking more like a ball and chain the whole family can strap into, like a chain gang :)

After the scare we went to chic fil a to get ice cream and so that Haley could play on the playground to kill some time.  I was so happy Haley hadn't asked to use the potty at Wet Pets n Critters or at Walmart, but you can't be too careful so I took her at chic fil a.  That is interesting.  Holding a kid over a potty while another is strapped to your chest.  I kept telling Haley not to touch anything.  She ate some ice cream (which I am sure is just awesome for bronchitis) and then played on the toys.  She was pretty daring.  She climbed up the slide and played all around in there with a bunch of other kids.  Usually she just hangs around the bottom of the slide.  I tried giving Emily just a taste of the ice cream.  It must have had an effect because the next time I looked at her face there was drool all over her cheeks and hands.  After that we went home and Haley watched the Bible while she had a nebulizer treatment.  Emily ate some of mommy's milk.  Then I put the girls to bed while Katelyn took Ella home and I typed up the very words you are reading.

Haleyism: Haley's favorite part of the pet store is the 25 cent candy machines at the front of the store.  She tried to turn the knob on each one and checked for candy.  No harm there.  When she got to the skittles, there were some in there!  I let her eat them, then I tried turning it. Although it didn't turn far, more came down!  She ate some more and gave some to her father who was with her, and he ate...  We stopped then and I didn't let her turn it more cuz I felt bad, but now as I type this, I am realizing that it was sin!  Psalty the singing songbook comes to mind, and all I can think of is when he sings: "This is like a miracle, all this candy's freeeeeee!"  Crap! Some great dad I am.  I'm gonna stop telling stories.

Emilyism:  She ate a bunch of carrots for the first time today.  She wasn't sure about them at first, but I think in the end she liked them ok.  I tasted them and somehow they are so much worse pureed than whole.

Haley doesn't care for cats, even ones with babies.

She really liked the turtles.  She kept saying "sleeping" and "tugas night night" when she realized they were asleep. She looked at me and pointed to her eye and said: "eyes" to show me how she knew.

This is a rare lizard only native to Colorado.  It basically just chills all the time except when it likes to snowboard.  Its growing its hair out and doesn't bathe.  Its what you would call a "gateway" lizard...gets you hooked on all kinds of reptiles.

Seriously, is the lizzard a drug addict, do they throw in some weed when you buy one, or is this just the most brazen and ingenious way of growing marijuana anyone has ever come up with?  I can just see the teenagers lining up in front of the terrarium now: "Uh yeah, I would DEFINITELY be interested in purchasing that lizard."

Haley looking at those crazy hamsters.

Emily to the doctor "No she doesn't ride me! I swear, I fell and my face hit a doorknob!"