Thursday morning, Kaylynn got up after all of us! She was excited to have some go-gurt and milk and get ready for school. She wore a pretty new outfit we got from one of Julian's co-workers and had her hair in pigtails. She looked so darn cute! Julian took her to school and my mom & I were to pick her up in the afternoon. She was drawn in by coloring and didn't notice when Julian said "good-bye" and left.
I took the dogs for a short and very low-key walk and got a call from the daycare place that Kaylynn had a fever, though she seemed to be acting/feeling OK. Savta and I hopped in the car to pick her up before nap time so she could nap at home. She was just finishing lunch and saw us across the room. She gave us a big big smile and I got lots of hugs and requests for "uppie" (which were provided by Savta). We gathered her things and brought her home for a nap.
She slept for almost 2 hours and I gave her more Motrin when she woke up. Julian's folks, Nana and Papi (though she doesn't call them that, it's easiest for the blog to give them their own names...) came over for dinner. She was happy to see them and delighted to see Dusty & Shadow (the dogs). They brought a bunch of presents for her, and it's not even her birthday! They brought her a tot-sized picnic table where she can sit and color, some markers and crayons, some giant coloring sheets, some good Sesame Street learning books and some Elmo story books. We love Elmo!
Dinner was a hit all around - Chinese take-out. She had sweet & sour chicken, but the lo mein was definitely her favorite. She wasn't too interested in the egg roll. Considering she didn't feel so great, she ate well. After dinner, she crawled onto Nana's lap and was super snuggly. She was playing with her "super nurse" figurine and Nana put it on the table and ordered it to "stand up." Kaylynn found that hilarious. I don't know if it was the standing up or falling down, but she was belly-laughing pretty big. (My back was turned, so I just heard it - didn't see it.) A few times she almost fell asleep. I had to leave at 7 for a meeting at the synagogue (surprise!) and Julian wasn't scheduled to get home until 7:30, so I left the machatunum (since there's no English word for what my parents & Julian's parents are to each other, I'll use the Hebrew).
They kept Kaylynn awake until Julian came home and she got another dose of Motrin before going to sleep. I guess they hung out and talked for quite some time. I was surprised to see both my mom & Julian awake when I got home around 10.
Thursday night was a little rough for Kaylynn and Julian. She went to sleep right away when Julian put her to bed, but we think the fever woke her up, so Julian decided to try bringing her into our bed to keep an eye on her. Julian wrapped her in a snuggly blanket and laid down with her laying on top of him. She was chatty for a little while - we have a lot going on in our room, with puppies and "kee" lounging about - and then she settled down a little. I was still tired from surgery so I fell asleep despite the activity going on in our room. He said that he would touch her face to check her fever and she would reach up to touch his face. Then he rubbed her arm a little bit and she reached out to rub his arm. It sounds so sweet, I wish I had been awake for it! She was very stoic about her fever and the Motrin controlled it really well, but she really seemed to enjoy the snuggling. I guess he brought her back to her bed around 2 after giving her more Motrin and feeling her fever subside. I didn't hear a peep out of her for the rest of the night (baby monitor was on my side).
Friday morning we were all up hours before Kaylynn. We checked on her a couple times and she wasn't warm, but she was sleeping pretty soundly, so we let her. Julian left for work just after she woke up, so Savta and I got her up and decided she was OK to go to school. No fever! She did have a very heavy diaper, though. Savta said something about 2 lbs of diaper... she drank 3 bottles of cool water through the course of the night before, so it made sense! She had a pretty big breakfast and Savta taught her how to sit down on her picnic bench and color. Then we packed lunch and took her to school. My mom & I went shopping (more diapers, apple juice and V8-fusion) before I took her to the airport.
I needed to get Kaylynn by around 3:30 because her mom, Melissa, was picking her up at 4. Our friend, Saber, came over to lift her into & out of her car seat, which was acceptable to her. Melissa had trouble with her GPS, so she called for directions and was running a little late. That gave me an opportunity to cut Kaylynn's bangs a little bit. Her hair does seem to grow fast! I didn't want Melissa to have to mess with that stuff. Kaylynn was very patient with the cutting and evening process and stayed still.
When mom (Melissa) and grandma (Tracey) walked in, Kaylynn was clearly very excited to see them. Kaylynn's baby brother, Devon, was also with them, and she tried to give him his bottle. He had an ear infection and wasn't too interested, but she was so sweet about it. She climbed all over grandma and mom, and then they all packed up and went over to grandma & grandpa's house for the night. It was suddenly very, very quiet.
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