Tantrum :)

Isn't Gedalya so cute when he tantrums? ;) Just look how his mittens are flying all around as he thrashes his hands. :P

(22 months)

Poor Old Potty

Due to an unfortunate mishap, our hard-working potty broke 2 weeks ago after a chair fell on it. We were all very sad. Unfortunately, I didn't get to take a picture to commemorate it before it was sent on it's next journey to the garbage truck.

I went to the store where I bought it, but they didn't have any left, and weren't planning to order more. :( And it's doesn't have a brand that I can look for anywhere else either.

So I ordered another type of potty instead.


I let Gedalya choose the color. We narrowed it down to yellow or pink, and pink won!
When we got it on Thursday, Zusha was just a tiny bit jealous of Gedalya's new potty and started running around with it. Gedalya was chasing him and crying. The problem was solved by letting Zusha (who has been using the real toilet for about a year now) be the first one to make in the potty. That appeased him a little.

Another day Zusha decided he wanted to use the potty instead of the toilet again. This time Gedalya was standing over him and saying, "Duta's dutie lellue!" (Zusha's potty is yellow!) I guess since Gedalya's final decision was between pink and yellow and he chose pink, he figured that the yellow one would be for Zusha!!

Mama is Here, with Feet and Shoulders

Gedalya was sitting on my bed and started to call me. Zusha told him, "Mama is here," pointing to where I was in the other room.
Gedalya answered, "No, Mama is NOT here!"
So Zusha tried to convince Gedalya, "Yes, Mama is here! With feet, and head, and fingers, and sheitel, and stomach, and back, and eyes, and nose, and shoulders, and neck... with all good things! Yes, Mama is here!"
:)

Tonight's Bedtime

As Zusha was falling asleep today, he heard a car backing up and beeping and said, "The clouds are saying, 'Zuuuushaaa, go to sleeeeeep.'"
Then he turned to his Baby Berala and said, "I'm sorry, it was by mistake." (I'm not sure what, though.)
After a little while he turned to me again and said, "Zusha is almost asleep."
So I answered, "If you wouldn't have talked now, you would be ALL asleep." :D

Gedalya's Vocabulary, 22 Months

A bit late, but hope you enjoy anyway!

vant- vant/wall
tie nee- shrai nisht/don't scream
yainta- rysn/rip
wampa- varfen/throw
boonina- bloomala/flower
kakakavye- photographia/photo
booin- boim/tree
kilik- tzurik/back, as in "put something back"
leen- shein/nice
mangat- gemacht/made
wha-whi- I'm sorry
poopoopoont- kapishon/hood
lyuk- zug/say
gen- gein/go
leen- zein/see
bootie- betti/bed
(To use the last 3 words in a sentence: Every morning Gedalya runs to Hillel's bed to watch the cars, buses and trucks. Wednesday is his favorite, because the garbage and recycling trucks come that day. As soon as he wakes up he says, "Yaya gen Tatte's bootie, Yaya leen kyak." "Gedalya go Tattes bed, Gedalya see truck.")
keentow- finger
koolili- troosiki/diaper or underwear
lupe- soup
kilila- fishala, feigala or fisalach/fish, bird or feet
teen- chin
alue- azoi/like this
kikikil- crocodile
lyaw- zaltz/salt
Tabtabtabi- Teletubby
Bapibapi- butterfly

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The Whole Long Story...

Zusha is sick again. How many times can I write this? Oh, I have a better idea: Zusha is STILL sick. He hasn't really gotten any better for months. He'd get well enough to go to cheider for 4 or 5 days and then he'd get sick again.

Last week I took him to the doctor, and it turns out he has strep. The doctor prescribed antibiotics. I asked her if he really needs them or if he can do without. She didn't take the time to discuss this, just threw an, "Of course he needs antibiotics," over her shoulder as she left the room.
Strike one against her.

I followed her and reminded her that Zusha just had antibiotics for an ear infection several weeks ago, and I don't want him to have the same type again so soon. She said that she will give a different one, specifically for strep.

The receptionist asked me which pharmacy I wanted them to call the prescription in to. I said I'd rather bring it in myself. So they wrote one out to give me.

Now for a little background: the antibiotic that Zusha took for his ear infection 5 weeks before was Augmentin. I didn't know it then, but it's a very strong antibiotic. I was sick recently- so sick that I shocked the doctor- and she didn't want to give me Augmentin because it was too strong.
And Zusha's doctor went and prescribed that very strong antibiotic for my baby-- for his FIRST ear infection?!?!

OK, so as I was about to go fill the new antibiotic prescription, I noticed that it's for...... AUGMENTIN. (Strike two) The same super strong antibiotic he just had 5 weeks before. She TOLD me specifically that she will give something just for strep.
But instead she prescribed something that he just had, which
1. would cause him to build resistance to it
2. is too strong to use for an adult who was twice as sick as Zusha is
3. didn't work last time anyway.

I called her from the pharmacy, asking why she told me one thing but prescribed another.
Doctor: Oh, two months passed, it's safe to give again.
It's 5 weeks actually (Strike three)
Me: But you said you will give something just for strep!
Doctor: Remind me- did I say he had fluid in his ear?
Me: Yes.
Doctor: So the medicine will take care of both the strep and the fluid.
Antibiotics treat infection. They don't help drain fluid. Either she doesn't know it, or she thinks I'm stupid enough to fool, or she wants to use antibiotics to prevent infection... all bad, bad, bad. (Three strikes at once.)
Me: Can you please just prescribe something else?
Doctor: What would you like?
Who's the doctor here??!?! (I'm tired of counting strikes.)
Me: You told me in the office that you will prescribe something specifically for strep, and that's what I want.

Time to look for another pediatrician...