Thursday January 19, 2023

"Ready for your five month check up, baby?" I asked my daughter as I got her dressed. I dressed her in a blue floral tunic shirt with stripped legging. I also put the matching headband on her. "Aw, don't you look cute today." I picked her up and placed her on my hip as I exited the room. I grabbed my purse and keys and headed out to the car. I placed her in her car seat and drove to the doctor office.

When we got there, I signed her in and had to wait fifteen minutes before being called back. The doctor came in a few minutes after.

"Hello, Mrs. Walsh." He said. "How are you?"

"I'm good."

"And how is little Cassandra?"

"She's as great as one little happy five monther can be."

"Great. Is she starting to teeth yet?"

"Umm… I'd say a little."

"And are you starting to feed her baby food yet or still breast feeding?"

"I'm planning on having her start next month six months but I'll gradually make the change."

"Okay, good, good. Do you have any questions concerning her?"

"No."

"Alright, well it looks like she'll be getting a few shots today. So let start the exam and make sure she is a little healthy one and I'll have a nurse come in to do the shots. Please strip her into her diaper."

I nodded and did so. The doctor checked her breathing, ears, eyes, heartbeat, and weighed and measured her.

"Well everything looks good." He got up from where he was sitting. "I'll have a nurse come in shortly to give her the shots."

"Okay, thanks."

A few minutes later, a nurse walked in. She gave Cassandra three shots, all in her legs. Of course she was crying bloody murder but what baby wouldn't? After we were done, it was time to head over to Brendan's school because today is a parent, teacher conference with me and his teacher. I just hope she'll have good things to say and nothing bad.

When I got to the school, I grabbed the car seat from the back and walked over to his class. I opened his classroom door and walked into his class.

"Hello, you must be Teddy, Brendan's mother." The middle age teacher said. "I'm Miss. Jennings, please take a seat."

I took a seat in front of her desk. "Hi."

"So, let's get to talking about your son. He is a great kid to have and I have no trouble with him but…"

"Yeah he is."

"But I'm worried that he isn't making any friends."

I stared at her. "He has plenty of friends so I don't know what you're talking about."

"I mean in this class. He isn't that social in this class."

"He's just a little shy like millions of other kids in the world. I'm not worried because I know he'll grow out of it."

"Also, I don't know if you are aware of it, but he is also having trouble with his math."

"Yes, I am aware of it. Either my husband or myself, if not the both of us, would sit down helping him with his math whenever he needs it, or with any of his work for a matter of fact."

"I think he should be in this extra help program this school has."

"Miss. Jennings, I don't think he needs to be in this program and do you want to know why I don't think he does. That is because he gets enough help from me and my husband at home and he'll overcome his math problem."

"But these adults specialize in giving children the extra help they need."

"And my child doesn't need special help. My husband and I are pretty intelligent people, probably more than these adults in this program, probably even the teacher's here and in the middle and high schools. You can suggest him joining it, but I'm not going to agree to it and neither will my husband."

The conference lasted for an hour. After it was over, I left and went grocery shopping to pick up something for dinner and a few other things.

"Casey, what should mommy get for dinner?" I asked as I walk around the store. I took my phone out and texted Spencer.

T: What do you want for dinner, I'm out shopping.

5 Min. Later…

S: I don't care, you pick.

T: Alright, do you need anything from the store?

S: No

"Daddy's no help." I said placing my phone back in my purse.

After I finished grocery shopping, I headed back home.

"Spence, can you help me bring in the groceries." I shouted walking in. I walked into the kitchen and placed the baby in her high chair.

"Babe, I'm watching the big game."

I walked back to the entrance "Spencer!"

"Okay, okay. Here I am." We both walked out to my car. "How was Brendan's parent, teacher conference?" Spencer asked grabbing some bags.

"She thinks Brendan basically needs to be in a special help program but I put that teacher in her place and told her he doesn't need it."

"Teddy, I agree with you on that but I hope you didn't turn in your mom when you put her in her place. I don't think I need to be married to an Amy Duncan. Plus she could treat Brendan unfair if you went all mama bear on her."

"Spencer, I didn't go all mama bear on her but a civil verbal comeback. I basically said he doesn't need to be in that program because my husband and I are intelligent people, probably more intelligent than all these school teachers, including middle and high school."

"More like you are smarter than all these school teachers, I mean you did go to a better college than most of them or all."

"Anyways if she starts treating him unfair just because I didn't agree with her on my son, then I'll complain to the principle or to the school district or I'll just have him switch schools. There are like three elementary schools near our home he can attend that I'm sure we will have no problems with."

"Alright, well I'm not going to argue with you about all this since you know better what's best for our kids than I do." We walked back inside the house. "Now to change subject, what did you get for dinner?"

"Uh, halibut."