Weekend update

It's only Saturday morning, but I wanted to share a couple of things. First, Dom finally had his long-dreaded bloodwork yesterday morning. He has been complaining of leg pains for months now, so the doctor ordered some blood tests. Mike took him to the lab back in the summer, but the experience went badly, and no sample could be obtained. This week, I learned that I could take Dominick to one of the children's hospitals, where they're used to dealing with kicking, screaming patients. I sucked it up and took the boys to Cardinal Glennon after their morning snack. On the way, Dominick kept saying, "Don't tell me where we're going! I already know." No problem! He didn't, of course, but once he figured it out, he was none too happy. But between me and two nurses, we were able to get the job done. The results were back by late afternoon, and to my relief, everything was normal.

Dominick went to his first gymnastics class this morning. We had a feeling he'd be unwilling to participate, based on his previous forays into soccer and swim lessons. And so it went. After taking part half-heartedly at the beginning, Dom pulled out of the group and sat by himself on the side. Eventually, he did rejoin the class at the end, when the kids got to hang from a bar and do flips over it (with help from the teacher, of course). When class was over, Dominick didn't want to leave! All in all, it wasn't too bad for the first day.

Dom has also been sick the latter part of this week, which could account for some of his behavior today. There's lots of vomiting going around, and it's hit our house the past two weeks. Please, can it be spring? I'm counting down already.