Shots nightmare.

About 7 weeks ago I took my kids to get their shots.  Elaina needed her 2 year old shot that the dr office was out of when she went for her check up.  So I decided that (for some crazy reason, maybe pregnancy insanity) that it would be a good idea to get hers at Josiah's 4 year check up. This was a bad idea NIGHTMARE.

Stupidly bad idea number 2.  I let Josiah decide that Elaina went first. He had was already kind of upset, so when the nurse asked who was first and he said Sissy, I agreed.  WELL he started screaming just before they stuck her.  I am talking freak up high pitch terrified screaming.  Inconsolable screaming. 

Well this made Elaina start screaming too. Oh and her shot was over and she started screaming.  She was sitting in my lap and latched onto me like there was no tomorrow.  I could not stand up, I could not pry her off, I couldn't do anything.  

So it is time for Josiah's and Elaina still has a death grip on me.  By this point, Josiah is in the corner screaming. There is absolutely nothing I can do to calm him down; he is on the floor in the corner screaming. Oh and Elaina still has a death grip on me and is crying. 

By this point I am starting to panic.  The nurse is waiting to give him his shots, and I am trying to talk him into getting his shots.  He has moved out of the corner and has a white knuckle grip on my chair.  He is still totally distraught and I realize that there is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING I can do.  Elaina still will not let go of me, I can't talk Josiah into calming down, and I have started crying because I can't calm him down so he can get his shots. 

Finally they bring another nurse and the doctor back in and they hold him down to get the shots.  He has about made himself sick from screaming/crying so much.  I think that he had 3 shots, after which he says, "oh that wasn't terrible at all."  Really? You scream like that and say it wasn't terrible?

Finally the ordeal is over and I know we looked like a hot mess as we left.  Elaina still hasn't let go of me, Josiah is looking all pitiful, and I am a nervous wreck and can't stop the tears. 

Oh yeah did I mention that I was 37 weeks pregnant and this was all 4 days before Emmett was born. Yes I left in tears, not because of shots, but because of how my kids acted getting them and that there was nothing I could do to to calm them down.

NEVER again.  Lesson learned.  I will never do that again.  I am even thinking about 3 separate trips for flu shots.  

Fun Day

Since Josiah was having surgery on Thursday and we had met my mom to drop off Elaina, we decided to let Josiah have a super fun day on Wednesday. 

We started our day at the Botanical Gardens for Little Sprout (their kids story time).  This was just Josiah, Emmett, and myself.  Trey had taken the cats to the vet, which caused Josiah to freak out a little because he didn't want the cats to have to get shots.  As we drove up he saw his friends Simon and his sister Claire were there.  He was super excited and had fun running around the garden after the story time with his friends.

After that we came home and Trey and I ate some lunch and told Josiah we were taking him so place really cool for lunch.  We took him to Fun City and he got to eat pizza and play a bunch of games.  He loved playing all the games and really did great playing the Deal or No Deal game.  He decided that he wanted to save his tickets for a lava lamp so we didn't get any prizes this time. 

Next we went to Locomotion to ride go karts.  He started out riding the family one with Trey, and then was able to ride the kiddie one by himself.  He was so proud that he got to drive by himself.  He did a really good he didn't hit the side rails at all.  He had been begging to go there for months and even said that he was going to start eating like a big boy to get to go there (and he really has added a lot of new foods to his diet).  He was so big looking when he was driving his go kart. 

It was a good thing that Elaina was not with us at Locomotion, because she would not have been able to ride the kiddie karts.  You had to be 4 to drive them, so I know that she would not have been happy.  Emmett didn't seem to mind, he slept through everything and was happy.

We had a great fun day.  I know that he was happy to get to do all the things that he enjoys, and I am glad that we were able to give him a fun day.  After his surgery he will be off his feet for a little while.

Splash Park

Friday we took the kids to the Splash Park.  We thought it would be a fun park for the kids to play for a while and stay cool in the heat. 

Josiah had a blast!  He was running all over the place and just a laughing and having a great time.  He loved the water cannons, buckets that dumped water, and all the in ground sprinklers. 

Elaina, not so much.  She screamed and/or cried anytime she got near the water or a little mist blew her way.  Trey tried to get her to go with him and she would have any part of it.  She kept telling us to go home.  She even came with me a sat in the van while I feed Emmett, she wanted no part of the splash park.

Maybe we will have better luck with her next time.

Sand Box

When we were getting ready to move from Magnolia, 2 years ago, we noticed a sandbox turtle was on the curb at our neighbors who had moved out several months before.  It was in perfect shape and we picked it up thinking Josiah might like it. 

Well when we moved it ended up at my parents house and stayed there till last week.  We finally remembered that it was there and had them bring it up.  My mom thought that they needed a digger to play in it, so she got one and brought it up too. 

Josiah was really excited and couldn't wait till we got some sand for it.  When we filled it up they both loved playing in it. 

Since these pictures were taken we have added some more toys.  Josiah was a little upset that he couldn't make a sand castle with it though.  Elaina likes to fill up the buckets with the little shovel that was in the new toys.  Although she does about 3 scoops in the bucket to 1 scoop on her head or out of the box.  Which drives Josiah crazy that she is throwing the sand out. 

Phone photo dump

I haven't posted any pictures from our phones in a while so I thought that would be a good post for me to do today. 

Josiah climbed up this tall net tower at RazorFest

Elaina all decked out RazorFest

Enjoying a snow cone

Josiah and Trey went to the demolition derby

First attempt to get a picture of Emmett

You can see his old man hair style

Holding Emmett for the first time

Checking out baby brother for the first time

The first of many kiss for baby brother

Elaina the dino at a friends birthday party

Josiah getting his soccer trophy

These are just a few of the phone pictures we have take right before and shortly after Emmett was born.