David, we are realizing, is really big. He keeps growing, even though some days he doesn't seem to each as much as you would expect. He is very curious, and tries to look around and see everything he can.
Monday 26th - Rachel still had a bit of a fever most of the day, but she was acting like her old self. We made a quick run to the store to get a couple of items, and to get pumpkins to carve. John went to the orthodontist during the day to get a new retainer for his top teeth. He is looking forward to getting past the first two weeks when he has to wear it all of the time. His teeth also hurt quite a bit because they are moving a couple teeth that slid out of place. After he got home from work, we ate dinner, and then worked on carving pumpkins. We did a baby face for David, candy corn for Rachel, a pumpkin for me, and John did the Avenger's logo. We got the kids in bed, watched Blind Spot, and headed to bed ourselves.
Tuesday 27th - David threw up in the middle of the night, but fortunately it was on his changing table, so it was easy to clean up. After we got him cleaned up, I tried to feed him, but he fell right back to sleep and slept until close to 7. The kids and I went out and ran a couple of errands, mostly getting items for Halloween. I was able to meet up with my good friend Becca for lunch since she is off track right now. After we finished, I spent the afternoon trying to get Rachel to sleep, and cleaning up David every time he threw up. John stopped by St. Mark's Hospital on his way home to see his dad, and then he was able to join us. We ate dinner and worked on getting the kids to bed. Of course, right as I was about to feed David, he threw up all over me again. I had to go take a shower, and John gave David a bath, but David was all smiles. Eventually we got the kids in bed, and we headed to bed ourselves. John stayed up a little while playing his game, but he came to bed pretty quickly.
Wednesday 28th - David still wasn't feeling well today. He didn't eat very well, didn't nap, and hadn't had a wet diaper in almost 24 hours, so I called the doctor. They wanted to look at him, so John got off work a little early and met me at the doctor's. Fortunately all of the other signs looked good, so they sent us home (rather than to the hospital) and told us to just keep an eye on him. John had to leave to go tutor, and while he was gone David threw up on me again. I was able to calm him down enough, and John held him when he got home. He finally had a wet diaper, so we felt a little better. We watched Survivor and got the kids in bed, and went to bed ourselves.
Thursday 29th - Apparently I got what the kids had. I woke up in the night feeling just rotten and ended up throwing up two different times. I spent most of the day trying to keep warm and keep the kids happy. It wasn't a very enjoyable day. John was able to get off of work a few minutes early so he could come home and help. He took the kids shopping with him so I could have a few moments to take a warm bath and warm up. After he got back, he made me a smoothie and he and Rachel ate dinner. We got the kids in bed, and I went to bed super early.
Friday 30th - Most everyone was feeling better, so it was a better day. John went to work, and the kids and I stayed home. In the evening, we had a ward party. It was a chili-cookoff, and we took desset. Our friends Becca and Joe came with us, but Becca wasn't feeling very great, so we were happy they came for all that they could. We dressed up in our costumes, and Rachel had a ton of fun. It was a very popular event and there were a ton of people there. We finished up, came home, and went to bed.
Saturday 31st - John's family were running in Provo, so John went for a shorter run by himself in the morning. After he got back, we started getting ready for the day. David didn't wake up until 10:30, and only then because we started doing things to encourage him to wake up so we could go. We went to Walmart and got our grocery shopping finished. We came home so everyone could get some lunch. After that, we thought we would go out and check out a couple of furniture stores to see what we wanted to get in December. Well, we found a fantastic deal at Ashley Home Furnishings, along with no interest for 12 months, so we ended up buying some instead. We plan to pay it off in December. It is a 14 piece living room set. It has a couch, loveseat, two end tables, a coffee table, two lamps, a rug, a throw, and a 5-piece "accessory" set. We hope to sell the rug and a few of the accessories, along with our current couch and loveseat, but we are excited for new furniture. We finally made it home and put Rachel down for a late nap before the evening. Our friends Kevin and Kindra joined us with their baby for dinner and some of our Trick-or-Treat'ing. Rachel had a blast. She didn't know what to do at the first door, but after she said "trick or treat!" and they gave her candy, she had it down. She would run from house to house when we let her. The problem we found, is that she grabbed way too much. One house said "take one for you and one for daddy", so every time after she would say "one you, and one daddy!", and then try for a second handful. We got way too much candy. We eventually made it home, chatted with our landlady for a bit, and got the kids in bed.
Sunday 1st - We woke up a little early, got ready, and headed north to Bountiful for Kevin and Kindra's baby blessing. It was a nice meeting. After, we went to Kindra's mom's home for a brunch and to visit. They had a s'mores bar set up in the backyard, and it was so yummy. Rachel had a blast playing with Kindra's sister while we got to visit. We headed to John's parents to visit for a couple minutes on the way home, before getting home and laying Rachel down for another late nap. I was able to get a nap while John watched David, which was really nice. Our landlady came for dinner which was fun. David was tired and didn't understand about daylight saving so went to bed early. Rachel and I FaceTimed with my mom for a few minutes and then we got Rachel to bed. John and I stayed up and watched CSI: Cyber before heading to bed ourselves.
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