My Kids and I...

...are a walking comedy troop methinks, intentional or not.

I had to take Ave to get vaccinations this morning. The nurses are always so great to deal with since they just "get it" (i.e., all of what mothering entails). I had Ave, who was her normal pleasant self, Tristan who wants attention constantly and Charlotte who thought the appointment should all be about her chatting with the nurse exclusively. As I regaled the nurse with Ave's history and my current problem of a dwindling milk supply, she marveled at how much energy they all displayed (even Ave who, since she was naked, sat there yelling [that's her vocalizing style as of late]). The nurse told me that she would send a fax to my doctor so I could get a prescription for Domperidone (why am I pumping for my third kid and I only hear of this now? Yeesh!).

So I elected to take the kids over to the doctor to see if he could squeeze me in. Since his office is in a mall (yea!), I took the kids to the Disney store and the Cinnzeo for a treat. Charlotte and I were none too impressed by the cinnamon buns so Tristan ate them all (when does that ever happen?). I bought Charlotte a bottled water which will play into this story later.

Back to the doctor's office where he chuckles at the kids inane chatter. I have a lumbering bucket car seat (gawd, those things need to be redesigned!) with a tired but pleasant Ave. Once I zoomed through my symptoms (read: demand) for the prescription (of course the side effects can entail diarrhea and confusion...sign me up!), he noted down the information in the chart. At the same time, Tristan splays on the floor after tripping on the stool. I said, "Gawd Tristan, you are a study in grace." in about as dry a tone as I could muster (he had already fell three times in the mall). The doctor snorted in laughter...too funny.

I wrangled all the kids back to the car. We all had something to carry...Tristan had my purse, I had Avery and Charlotte had an almost full bottle of water. As I assembled all the kids in the car, Charlotte elected to leave her bottle of water on the middle dash but instead of placing it in an empty cup holder, she left it to tip precariously on top of a CD case. I climbed in the car after getting everybody in and the whole bottle of water tips over and soaks my pants right through to the panties. So, no prescription for me yet since I was drenched in water from my waist to my knees...front to back. After the obligatory "Sorry Mommy", Charlotte laughed cause didn't Mommy look funny? Yes, Charlotte...hilarious.

Stats for my memory:

Ave: 15 lbs, 25".
Charlotte: 43 lbs, 42.5"
Tristan: 52 lbs, 48.5" (He has added like four pounds and two inches since June!)

As Tristan would say, he is "growing like stink"!