A Few Laughs

1.  Ashlyn had to get bloodwork to check her thyroid.  With vitiligo, she could have a thyroid condition.  Fortunately her tests came back normal.  She has had bloodwork a few times and never cried.  However she had it done at Children's with a popsicle in hand.  This time the pediatrician said we could do it at the lab by the doctor's office if I felt she would do ok.  If she screamed and threw a fit, they would have to send us to Children's.  I took her to the office, she did great, no tears, just a little flinch, and then she watched it.  On the way home, she asked when we had to go back.  I told her we didn't.  Then she asked how they were going to put the blood back in.

2.  The last three nights Chloe has complained of her stomach hurting.  We thought she was having sympathy pains because Brandon has been in and out of the doctor because his stomach hurts.  The third night Brandon asked if she needed to go to the doctor.  She said yes.  Then he said that the doctor might have to give her a shot to make her feel better and she said ok.  That's when we knew something was wrong.  (or did we??)  So on the way down the stairs that night, Brandon tells me I should probably go ahead and make an appointment.  I'm almost at the bottom of the stairs when she calls me back up.  I go in and she is crying about her stomach.  She kept saying, "it's doing it again."  I asked what was doing it again and she says, "It keeps making a grrrr sound and I'm hungry."  OMG.  I went and got her some crackers and she was fine.  How embarrassed would I have been if I took her to the doctor for hunger pains?  MOM OF THE YEAR

3.  At dinner Ashlyn asked how old you are when you are in college.  We said that you usually start at age 18.  Then she states that she is getting married at 18.  We told her that was too young.  Then she says that Carter told her that his mommy said they had to wait until college to get married.  Chloe then announces that she is going to marry Joshua and have a baby in her belly.  Brandon jokes that she can't marry Joshua so Chloe says she'll marry Avery.  Ashlyn says, "That's a good idea.  Then you can have more babies."  Brandon and I kind of looked at each other funny.  Then Ashlyn adds, "If she marries Avery, they can both have babies."  Oh of course.  What were we thinking??