Room with a View

The past two weeks have been incredibly hectic.  Work is busy, and then Finn, Nanny M and I went to Phoenix last weekend for a work trip.  We flew out Friday and came back Sunday night; four hours on a plane each way with a toddler.  Amazingly, Finn loves to fly, and was so good on both flights.  He got a little anxious while we were waiting to take off, bouncing in my lap and shouting "Move! Move!"  And when it was time to get off the plane he got impatient then, too.  The guy in front of us was taking too long to get off the plane and so Finn yelled at him: "Go! Go! Go!" He made the poor guy nervous, but everyone else thought it was funny.

This past week has been one of the worst ever.  Nanny M developed a toothache right before we went to Phoenix, and so took the day off on Monday to go to the dentist.  Our neighbor watched Finn, stopping by to get him a little before I had to leave.  Of course he cried.  And then I got in my car, turned the ignition and my car wouldn't start.  I'd left a light on in the backseat the night before, and my battery was dead.  None of my other neighbors were home, so I had to call the sitter back to jump start my car.  The screaming from Finn when I left after we started my car was awful.  "Ma-MAAAA!"  I cried.  He's usually clingy when I leave him with Nanny M, but rarely cries for more than a minute, so I'm just not used to this.

Turns out Nanny M had fractured her tooth into multiple pieces.  The dentist couldn't just pull it, he had to surgically remove it, and told her it was going to hurt for a long time while it heals.  There was no way she could work on Tuesday.  The neighbor was busy, and while my friend LB was able to watch him in the afternoon, I couldn't find anyone to watch him in the morning.  My next open appointment to see a patient at work is in February, but I had no choice, I had to cancel clinic for the morning.  We're double booking all the patients that had to reschedule, so at least they'll be seen.

LB came to get him around 12:30 (with much crying from Finn), and right before they left he had a very gross diaper.  A few hours later LB texted me that Finn was having a lot of gas, diarrhea, and was crying.  This lasted until about an hour before I picked him up, and then he was fine.  His poop is still nasty (worst smell I have EVER smelled) and his gas is almost as foul, but he seems to feel fine.

Wednesday, LB was late getting Finn, so I was late for work, and he cried and screamed when I left. Of course I know he was happy 10 minutes later, but leaving a crying baby is just heartbreaking.  LB kept Finn until lunch, then she brought him over to my house to meet Nanny M around 1:30.  One thing neither of us thought about (until 1:30 ) was that the neighbor had Finn's car seat and Nanny M's house key.  The neighbor wasn't home, and wasn't answering her phone.  And it was drizzling.  I work about 30 minutes from home, so me driving home wasn't going to work.  Amazingly, my office manager offered to drive my key up there, so I was able to see patients and Finn and Nanny M got in the house.

Thank goodness this week was a short week.  I'm writing this from our hotel room, while Finn naps.   (Yes, three trips in three weeks.  I am crazy.) This is the view from our balcony:

No, we're not in Africa.  But we are in the next best place: Walt Disney World.  16 months ago, when my friend Jennie came to stay with me after Finn was born, she suggested that we meet for a long weekend at Disney this December.  After all that time planning, I can't believe we're finally here!

Stay tuned to my Instagram feed for more pictures of our weekend fun.  I'm hoping next week is a little calmer so I can post about our weekend, and maybe finally get my supplements post finished.