School Strikes

Well the start of the school year has finally struck with the well known effects of gathering crowds of kids with less than ideal hygienic skills in a small space -- colds! The first cold of the year has struck our household -- Adrien has been hit hardest and after a rough Sunday night, it was pretty clear that Monday was the first casualty sick day. Guess we might as well get used to it! On the upside, the rest of us mainly feel tired and maybe just slightly under the weather. Aliena doesn't really seem to be sick (whew!), but she has been a bit whiny which we chalked up to her recurrent tummy problems - expressed as: squirm, screeeech, poop. Adrien has been trying to interpret for her -- such as "baby wants cuddle" or "baby wants Adrien hold her". Tonight when she cried at the dinner table, Adrien sat up tall and announced in a high pitch (baby) voice "I want boobies". And he was right...she did.