Day Forty-Six – Last Zoo Class

August 2, 2008 at 12:01 am (daily life)

I’m sad to say that our zoo classes are over for the summer. The girls have both enjoyed them. It’s been a nice chance to spend time with Emily doing things we never get to do, just the two of us. I have loved watching her interact in these sessions, too. Today, she had the routine down pat, and FINALLY participated in the Hello Song. She’s such a goof. She just will not do anything until she is good and ready!

Em and I learned about frogs today, and Isabelle had Kangaroo class. They were both very “hoppy” to tell each other what they learned. Emily has been funny about that lately. She’ll say, “I’m going to tell Isabelle ____________” or “I’m going to find Daddy and tell him _______________.” It’s just cute.

As much fun as the classes are for the girls, both of them will tell you (just ask!) that the best part of zoo class is what we do after class. I had really hoped we’d be able to make a day of it at the zoo, but with Em not feeling well, I didn’t want t o push it. So, we spent just a bit of time on the playground, treated ourselves to ice cream (well, a funnel cake for me, and ice cream for the girls) and then headed home. The girls were great! Em fell asleep on the way home, which was fine with me! She stayed asleep until about twenty minutes before it was time to go to the pediatrician to check on that croupy cough.

Emily’s lungs checked out clear, she had no fever. The pediatrician feels that my “diagnosis” of croup was the right one, and that the increased daytime cough we are still hearing is probably the result of “twitchy” air-ways, maybe brought on by humidity, air conditioning, or both. Isn’t THAT a kicker? She suggested increasing Em’s abuterol, which I had already done. So, since Em’s acting fine and seems to feel pretty good, it’s life as usual. Thank goodness. I’ll keep a close eye on things, of course, but for now, I’m just glad her lungs were clear.