Circus

So, we got a call last Sat with an offer for four free tix to the Circus (with a parking pass- hooray!) so I called up Sassy's dad and asked to borrow her (she was with him for the weekend- remember- we're a blended fam) and off we went! We had thought about taking Cutie since we only had him for the weekend, but does a 23 month old really understand the circus and would he sit still in a seat? So, free tickets- we are going! Thankfully our tix were in a suite so Cutie could get up and run if needed. Great times and Sassy LOVED the cotton candy with the hat, the trapeze artists and the tigers, oh my! Cutie was just pumped to get in and out of the folding stadium seat!

See Cutie with his "paci"? Well, we were doing so well with only have paci at nap and night-night, but- he has been teething, etc and I caved in last week. I started back on my plan this week and poor Cutie has been in major mourning. He sometimes just cries out "PAAACCCI" "AH WAN PAAACCCI". Poor baby! He even made up his own little song that he sang the other night when he played drums "AH PAAACCCI, AH CUP...PAACCI, CUUPPP". Speaking of drumming, cutie is GOOD! Sometimes I cannot tell if it is him or Funny Pants drumming... I HOPE to get a F lip camera for my bday (hint, hint Funny) so that I can start uploading videos to the blog cause I want to capture his drumming. We have a great digital video camera, but it doesn't directly upload through a USB and my CD drive was broken by cutie.

We have really been feeling the residual effects of the Carbon Monoxide. I just can't bring myself to read about the long-term effects of chronic poisoning, but I read what Funny Pants sends me and it isn't good. The past few days have been a blur because of the brain fog. Today is better. Sassy has been very Sassy, so I don't know if she is feeling bad either. She says her head hurts, but she may have just heard me say it. Cutie has been energetic, but this poisoning can cause brain damage/learning disabilities, etc.. and it is just yet to be seen what will happen. Such a shame. I have had trouble remembering the simplest things- like how to spell the word "wet". I kid you not. I seriously couldn't remember. Yesterday, I really couldn't speak because I couldn't think of the words that I needed to use. Last night after we put the kids to bed, Funny and I talked about how we felt yesterday and we have very similar odd symptoms. Too strange. Funny pants says that he read on patient forums that your symptoms after low level chronic exposure (remember- we breathed it for 3 months without knowing) that some people feel worse when certain weather pressures are present. I don't know anything about weather, but Funny says that there was a lot of pressure here b/c of the snow, etc... But, I am determined to stay positive today! I feel better- am more alert and am thankful to God for that!