Caps

The week got off to a rocky start. Scarlett's daycare provider, Betsie, sent me a text message that afternoon asking what Scarlett was like over the weekend. I told her that she had been a very happy camper and ate a ton. This was a different Scarlett. She said she had been really fussy all day and wouldn't eat much at all. She thought she might have an ear infection but also said that her mouth seemed to be bothering her. Betsie never says anything is wrong, so we took it pretty seriously. We made a sick appointment that night at the pediatrician (luckily, they still had an opening at 7:30 PM!). It turned out that she did have some fluid in her ears, but no infection. We saw Dr. Fox (one of our favorites) who didn't seem concerned but said to come back if she wasn't better in a few days. He also said that it was very strange that she likes iron supplements. That stuff is nasty!

Paul went to the Maryland-Duke game on Wednesday night so it was just us girls. She was just adorable that night and we had a lot of fun (sorry, Daddy). The next night Paul had some quality time with her while I went to yoga with Juli. On Friday night we took her to the Kidz Club at the gym so we could get a workout in, but she started feeling crappy again. It seemed to be teething -- she has two teeth on the top that have been fighting to come through for almost a month now. She has the classic teething symptoms: runny nose, fever, chewing on everything, not eating much, and she seems to be trying to tell me that her mouth hurts.

On Saturday morning we were supposed to meet a woman from my mom group and her kids at the soft play room (along with Jacy, Joel & Liam) because we're still trying to figure something out for Friday care. This woman stays at home and is willing to take Scarlett in on Fridays for a reasonable (around here anyway!) fee. She has a 21 month year old girl, so it might be fun for her. Anyway, we want to meet them and see how the kids get along, but Scarlett woke up with a fever and I didn't want to scare them off or have Scarlett be grouchy upon their first introduction. We cancelled and will try again next week. Of course, we gave her some Tylenol and within an hour she was running around our house like a wild woman. It was raining, so we started trying to figure out where we could take her to get some energy out. Most of the kids places are closed for parties on weekends but I had called the soft playroom the day before and they said they were open. Long story short, we got there followed by Jacy & clan, only to find out that it was closed for a party. Sigh. After a few more attempts, we gave up and went to the Torpedo Factory in Old Town Alexandria. I remembered them having big, open hallways so thought it might be a good rainy option. The kids seemed to have fun, although it mostly involved climbing up and down stairs. Scarlett did befriend a set of three kids. The youngest was probably three, but she was pretty fearless and just tried to join right in. They liked her and the older girl wanted to pick her up and carry her around. These days anything (or anyone) new is fun, so it worked out well.

On Sunday we went to the Caps game to watch them face off with their rivals, the Pittsburgh Penguins..... Shonna and I did some Verizon Center brunch research the night before and we found that The District Chop House had a fantastic menu and reviews to go with it. I've been there a few times for lunch and for pre-game beers. Its definitely a well rounded restaurant/brewery. Doubt we will ever know about the brunch. We met uncle Dave and his lovely guest before the game, ordered an hour before we had to be there, and the food showed up at game time. I couple of bites later and a few minutes into the game, we left, left our togo boxes at the host stand (never to be seen again), and headed to The Verizon Center. The game was the usual. Many eyes on Scarlett, Scarlett being the center of attention, and Scarlett being pretty good ESPECIALLY for an almost 15 month old with extremely high energy. After a shaky start, Scarlett is now 2-1, all high profile games (MTL in the playoffs, Flyers, Penguins). We missed out on the debut of her shirt "I cry less than Crosby" and possibly "Unleash on Fleury", but perhaps during the playoffs if the teams meet. I wish I could add pictures, but they are on my other laptop and can't access it until we return from our trip (I am 2 weeks late finishing this blog). Anyway hope you enjoy the next couple of blogs. She has been a handful and rapidly changing. I am writing this from the future... :)