Week ending oct 12, 2008:

Week ending Oct 12, 2008: This week the twins had their annual “well-visit” with the doctor. Chloe was worried that she’d have to get vaccinations, especially since she had 5 shots last year. It turns out that the only vaccination the kids needed was a flu booster and this year they could have the flu-mist nose spray instead of a shot. Instead of being relieved that they wouldn’t have to have shots, both kids were worried about the nose spray. They’ve each used saline nose spray, so I still don’t understand their trepidation. In the end Alex was dead set against the spray, asked if he could have a shot instead. I decided that he’d prefer the nose spray in the long run if he just tried it, but I had to hold him down and the nurse gave it to him while he was kicking and screaming. The doctor is very personable and asked each twin what they wanted to be when they grow up. They were feeling too shy to answer for themselves so I asked Alex if he hadn’t said that wanted to be an astronaut. He said that he’d changed his mind about that because Chloe had told him that if he forgot his helmet, he wouldn’t be able to breathe. I guess we’ll have to talk some more about the training and planning that goes into a space mission.
Chloe asked how we know that the earth is round. I told her about the pictures that have been taken from space, and explained that we first learned that the earth was round when sailors sailed around the world. She asked if they sailed upside down when they were on the other side of the earth. I thought this was a clever conclusion to be able to visualize a sail around the earth like a loop on a roller coaster.
This week the kids heard the song “You really got me now” by the Kinks on the radio and both really liked it. They asked me to play it again. I find that they like a lot of the most popular songs which makes me wonder about the unlearned part of humans that makes so many of us like the same songs.
This week we got a 2nd guinea pig from the rescue to keep the 1st one company. We’ve read that guinea pigs, especially females do better in pairs. Chloe decided to name the new pig Princess Dandelion. PD looks very similar to Princess Smiley.