Appointments for Days.

Last week was full of appointments for Giorgia and Mattia. It seemed every day there was a doctor's, dentist, or hearing appointment. I only had to attend two of these appointments with Chiara and the kids though.

The first appointment I went to was Giorgia's dentist appointment. I had to go so I could watch Mattia. You would think I would've just stayed at home with him, but of course Mattia wanted to go with his mom and sister. And of course, you should always listen to a two year old. But you see, there wasn't a waiting area in the office so Mattia and I had to sit in the car for 45 minutes. It was raining outside so we couldn't even get out to walk around. I was stuck in the car with a two year old who would intermittently cry out for his mama. It was a grand ol' time! We did take some fun photos though and I practiced rolling my R's. I actually learned how to make the rolling sound, but I'm still struggling to use it in a word. Marco loves to make fun of me for it. He thinks it's hilarious to try to make me say a word with a R. He literally cracks up laughing.

Giorgia's hearing appointment was the next one I went to. This time there was actually a waiting area for Mattia and I, which was filled with toys. Dirty toys. I used so much hand sanitizer that evening. When Chiara and Giorgia left the waiting room for their appointment, Mattia cried. Luckily, I found the remote and put cartoons on. Bear in the Big Blue House was on!! It was in Italian though. That visit lasted about an hour with Mattia randomly crying out for his mama.

The next appointments were for Mattia, which I didn't have to go to. One of his appointments was for his cough. I stayed home with Giorgia during this one. We watched The Ugly Duckling in Italian and cuddled on the couch. She can be sweet sometimes.

Mattia's next appointment was for his check-up, which he gets every three months. When Chiara was pregnant with him she contracted a virus. The virus was of no danger to her, but to Mattia it was serious. It's not a common virus, so doctors do not know a whole lot about it. Some of the potential effects on the unborn child are hearing loss and blindness. In fact, when Mattia was born he was deaf. He wore hearing aids from four months to ten months old. Luckily for him, the medicine worked and he has regained all of his hearing. The virus will stay in his system his entire life, but he will be clear of danger once he turns six. So for now, every three months he must go to get checked out.