Ouch!

I am going to stand on my soapbox for a couple of seconds. If you’re an adult, make sure your current on your immunizations. My kids both came into contact with some friends carrying pertussis. You know, the double over and cough so hard you throw up illness. Luckily, in my 37 years, I haven’t had to experience anything like my parents describe. My mom shared, as a kid she spent the majority of a summer on the farm doubled over coughing so hard she threw up. So, with that thought, I gladly went to the doctor to update my immunization. I always think of Sidney and Eli but not Tom and I. Sidney wanted to know if I might receive a sticker for taking my shot like a good girl. So, I got the shot, but Sidney got the stickers. But not before, she dug a sticker out for her brother. She is one of the most selfless kids I know. From day one, she’s tried to share everything in her possession, from bites of food to stickers, to anything else. She never sits down with a treat without first offering it to everyone else in the room. It’s one thing I hope she never loses from her life in China.