Everywhere A Sign

Keira is learning about street signs. As we drive down the road, she helps the driver navigate by calling out the meaning of each and every sign she sees.

Excerpts of recent trips:

"Watch out for people!"

"Don't drive faster than 25 miles an hour!"

"Look out for deer!"

"Look out for kids playing on a see-saw!"

Monitor

Everyone in my house has been sick for at least a week, now. We have each had the flu at least once. Fluctuating fevers, congestion, body aches, more fevers, more aches, sneezing, more congestion... you get the picture.

Yesterday afternoon, Randy and I were lying next to each other in our bed discussing what to do about dinner. Kaley was starting to stir in her crib (after her nap), and Keira was repeatedly running from their bedroom to ours, sticking her ear up against the baby monitor, and then running back to their room again.

Finally I asked her what she was doing. She said, "I'm listening to Kaley on the thermonitor."

Fever

Thank God I live in modern times when I have the option of an aural thermometer. My squirmy 2-year-old doesn't know any other way to take a temperature, and we like it that way.

Keira and Kaley have both been sick this week. Every few hours I chase them down and stick a beeping device into their ears in an attempt to determine how much longer we'll be dealing with all of this.

Kaley woke up from her nap a few minutes ago, and while I changed her diaper, we discussed the fact that I needed to see if she still had a fever. She reached up to her right ear, pretended to pluck something out, made some sort of "boop" sound, and put the imaginary thing into my hand.

"Here it is, mommy."

"Here is what?"

"My fever. It's out, now."

"Oh, good!"