Friday, December 5, 2008

Happy Friday to anyone out there! Just so happy to be finishing up another exhausting week of working mamahood. Monday I had to take Dominic to the podiatrist, which was quite the adventure, let me tell you. To being, the winter is proving to be a difficult time to venture out alone with both babes. I am never quite sure how to actually transport them from car to destination. Maisy isn't ready to just walk and hold my hand through the snow, as she can't walk that well in boots yet, so I have to put her in some stroller. The big Graco travel stroller goes well through the snow, but does not fit well most other places...like in tiny podiatrist offices. And Dominic hates the car seat, so I can't just carry him in that, so I try to shove him in the sling, over my winter coat, in his winter coat, and like, cover that all in a blanket. And then push the stroller through the snow. So...once we finally got through several series of glass doors with no one to help me open them, Dominic and Maisy were crying and making a scene. We made it to the lobby and of course I had to fill out all this paperwork...with no hands, because I had to take D all the way OUT of the sling and I had no where to set him. Finally one of the receptionists came around and held him while I gave his life story to save his poor ingrown toenails. A bowl of Goldfish and a lot of lap bouncing later...we finally see the doctor. He is crazy, and one would have to be to look at feet all day, and continues to call himself "grandpa" in the third person. As you would want to do, Maisy starts crying again. Now remember...I think we are just here to have a consultation to decide on next steps. But no...the doc says "yep, they are ingrown, let's cut them out." What, right now, right here, with all my kids in the room!? Indeed, so he puts me back on the chair, has me lay D down on my lap, and gets out this PLIERS and starts cutting away. Not they say he cried because he didn't like being held down, which I believe was 90% of it, but seriously, it was like bloody murder. And of course then Maisy had to compete in the loudest cry contest. Thank God it only took about 3 minutes to do both toes. We go back on the 29th to see if they are fixed, please pray for us!