Ups and downs this week. I had to go up to Sydney on Saturday for my aunt's memorial service. It was lovely to get together with family again, but I wish it could have been under happier circumstances. Carmie didn't want me to leave either, which didn't make it any easier. She can really lay on the guilt! It was only a day trip though, and I managed to get home to say goodnight to both of the kids.
It was a rainy weekend, so Sunday was spent indoors, baking and painting and playing with Play-doh. Monday was rainy too, but it cleared up in the afternoon, so we promised the kids that after Arley's nap we would take them into town for a treat and a walk around. But then poor little Arley had a bit of an episode. He suddenly developed a limp again, and was walking strangely, like he had sea legs. He said, "Pick me up, pick me up, pick me up!" and didn't want to be put down. I asked him if his legs hurt, and he said no, that they were wobbly. We had him walk around, and it didn't go away. Because of what happened last November, we were pretty scared. We took them into town anyway, hoping that if he walked around, he could shake it off. He couldn't walk down to the bakery, I had to carry him. When we realised it wasn't getting better, I called the office of the paediatrician who he saw at the hospital, and they said to get him X-rayed as soon as possible, so I called the X-ray lab in Ulladulla, and to our relief, they said to bring him right in. So he got his hips X-rayed. We took the kids home, and sat Arley down on the couch to watch TV while we made dinner, and then when it was ready, I went to help Arley to the table, and he got up and ran! All better. So, for three hours, he had a limp and 'wobbly' legs, and then he was fine. They told me at school on Thursday that his legs seemed a bit off that morning too. I am trying not to worry. He has an appointment with the paediatrician on Friday (in a week), and I am telling myself if it was serious they would see him sooner than that. It is all quite bizarre.
Arley also cut the sucker off his wubby this week, in exchange for Dennis the train. He was super happy to get the train and do the deed, until night time came and he wanted the sucker back on :( However, he has been really good about going to bed, and has been sleeping through, so we can't ask for more than that. The bummer is that he used to wake up in the mornings and lie quietly in bed sucking on his wubby, until I would go in and get him up at 7am. Now he calls out as soon as he wakes up, so our luxurious 7am wake-ups seem to be over :(
The kids' grandparents, Nema and Grandpa Clark, are coming from the States, arriving on Thursday. The kids are getting very excited to see them. Carmie can't believe that they aren't leaving right away, that she gets to see them for five weeks. She loves grandparents, it is very cute. :)
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