A Rough Week

Ok, so I suppose every parent already knows this, but not every week with a little kid is sunshine and roses.  And for us, this week is proving to be one of the tough ones.  First...

Simone broke her toe on the weekend running through the basement.  She slammed her foot on the leg of the ottoman and voila... broken toe.

Figuring they wouldn't be able to do much about a toe, we put off going to the doctor. But by Monday morning when she woke us at 4am to tell us how much it hurt, we figured a trip to urgent care was in order.

 So now she's all taped and booted up for two weeks.  Although she thought the special shoe was neat, she was particularly bummed out that she wasn't able to participate in field day at school.

And the fun didn't stop there.... Today was her orthodontist appointment.  We've been going back for regular consultations because she has a crossbite and they are just waiting for her molars to be in enough to put in an expander.  The doctor checked again today, and much to her dismay -- that's right, she can't wait for "braces"-- he still doesn't feel it's quite ready yet.  So back again in a few months.  She does, however, have FOUR wiggly teeth so Simone may be near toothless by summer.

Playing video games in the orthodontist waiting area.

And finally, we wound down the night with a disappointing discovery/confession that our devilish baby girl has been regularly tossing her packed lunch at school and buying cookies and doritos in the cafeteria instead!!!!  SIGH....  we definitely didn't see this one coming.  They say it doesn't get any easier -- I don't even want to think about that right now.  And it's only Tuesday!!! this week can't be over soon enough.