Woo busy!

We had quite a busy little week last week. Dylan got sick with a really high fever. I called a Dutch Dr (the one recommended by our relocation sponsor), and the nurse told me not to give him Tylenol, that his fever needed to come out, and when he has his fever for 3 days I can bring him in. Meanwhile Dylan was screaming in pain, but not pulling at his ears or anything...just drooling alot. I wasnt ok with this nurse's advice. How could I just sit and let my baby scream in pain for 3 days and do nothing?! She's out of her MIND! (Obviously she doesnt have kids), so I called Chris shaking and crying. I KNEW something was wrong with him. He talked to his coworkers and got the name of another clinic. I called them and they said it's good that his fever came down (from over 102 to 100.4), but if it gets back up, bring him into the after hours clinic. A few hours later he wakes from his nap and his temp is even higher (39.5F), so I call SMASH (the after hours place). The nurse is speaking Dutch, so I say "Do you speak English?" (I was freaking out....pretty frantic) and the lady says "Dont you speak Dutch?" "No I just moved here!" The NERVE of some people....especially when I'm in mommy freakout mode...lol. So I tell her his symptoms, which he doesnt have many...just a really high fever and drooling...so she says "Well, what do you want to bring him in for? Just the fever and drooling? It's probably teeth." NO! IT'S NOT! HE JUST CUT A TOOTH!!! IT'S NOT HIS TEETH!! So I make an appointment for about 2 hours later and get Dylan some Tylenol and in the tub. At first he was screaming and his little body turned purple (it wasnt a cold bath either!), but then he stop screaming and started splashing a little. Got him out and dressed and when Chris got home, I took Dylan to the clinic. His ears looked great, but his throat was red. I just needed to keep giving him Tylneol for the fever and sore throat and watch him. She said there were a bunch of viruses going around. He had the fever for about 3 days, and now he seems ok. Usually when the kids spike high fevers like that with no other symptoms, it's Roseola, but he doesnt have a rash or anything now. I dunno. Maybe it was just a little 3 day virus. I havent looked at his throat again.

Thursday night we had a parent's conference at Alexa's school. We got to meet the teacher and the other parents. I think she's really going to enjoy it there. She loves going to school. She's the only American in the school though. There are a few British, Canadian, Turkish, Malaysian, and Czech kids, and she's the only American...lol. I'm looking forward to her learning things from different cultures!

Friday we had to be at Immigration at 9am. Boy that was fun. We cant get anywhere at 9am on our own, let alone with the 2 kids...lol, but we got on the bus (late of course) and started our journey. We got in there and there were markers and coloring pages all over the table, so Alexa was a little Princess! she was really good....until I pulled out my gum. Then she wanted a piece (she never gets gum) and she lost it. So homeward bound, I had to take the kids back with me by myself because Chris had to go to work. People on the bus were very helpful!

Saturday we interviewed a babysitter. She's a live in nanny for 2 girls that go to school during the day. She's from Poland and she's working on her dissertation in Mathematics. She came over at 11 and as soon as she walked in the door, Alexa gave her a big hug. That's always a good sign, right? So we talked with her about 30 mins and went and ran a short errand (went grocery shopping) and came back. She was great with the kids! Alexa drew a bunch of pictures with her and had a really good time. We have gotten really lucky with babysitters/nannies.

Yesterday we went to the Plein/Grote Markt and went shopping for a few things and had lunch...like we do every Sunday. I got a new card for my camera and it works now!! YAY!!! So I took a few pictures. I also got 2 pairs of jeans and 2 sweaters. They were having really good sales this weekend. Oh, and Alexa got a bobo. There is a huge L shaped wooden bench where we sat (there were probably 5 tables on it) and she was running up and down the bench (we were the only ones sitting on it, and it was outside anyway), and she cut her hand on the wood. Luckily I had my antibacterial wipes. I stuck one on her hand. It bled for a long time (because of the alcohol), but the waiter got her a bandaid and then she had to tell everyone about it....lol.

That brings us to today. We are hanging out, cleaning the house and doing some laundry. Pretty boring stuff :)