Yesterday was Steven and my 4th wedding anniversary.  We had considered all sorts of options for “what to do,” but nothing we came up with was really appropriate - at least not with a $0 budget.  And, on Wednesdays in a small town…there’s just not much going on.  Originally, we’d wanted to go to St. Louis and visit the zoo with the girls, science museums, etc - but even though the admission to those things are relatively cheap, they weren’t cheap enough and that didn’t even figure in gas or a hotel.  So, we trashed that idea.

Instead, we took Aurora to her first doctor visit.  After waiting over an hour in our new pediatrician’s waiting room, we found out that not only had Aurora gained weight (she’s now 7lbs 3oz!), but she also grew about an inch!  He prescribed her some Levisin (or Levison??) to help relax her tummy which may or may not be the cause for the colicky episodes during the wee hours of the morning.

Afterwards, Steven asked me what I’d like to do with the rest of our day.  My vote was dropping the girls off with mom (who had taken a half day to watch the girls for us) and then sneaking away to take a nap.

Instead…mom bought us a lovely lunch at Flamingo Row, followed by a frantic search for a bathroom for Steven after he refused to go at the restaurant.  In case you wanted to know…Old Navy does NOT have a bathroom for the general public.  Next, we headed over to Books A Million and spent a couple of hours flipping through an assortment of magazines and books (and, Steven taking a 30 minute nap)  After that, we headed back to Old Navy to find Steven a pair of inexpensive shorts since he only had one pair and even those were ripped.  Then, we headed toward the pharmacy where we spent over half an hour arguing with our insurance about whether our newborn should be covered or not, and ultimately ended up paying in full for her medicine.

Once we’d collected the prescription, we headed off to my parents’ home where a feast had been prepared for us.  Except I didn’t feel good, so I dozed off on the couch.  At 9 pm, I opted for a couple of plain strawberry Kashi whole grain waffles and a huge glass of water just to keep from passing out.

Yeh…We probably should’ve just stuck with taking a nap, looking back.  It was a pretty good day, though…considering.

We’re totally having a redo this Saturday.  And, that’s that.

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