Week 39 of 52 in 2020

Jackson:  Without having to check, it has been about 5 weeks and Jackson and I were off to Old Bank Barbers for his haircut. Connor and Michael have been needing a cut around the same time and have been going together.  Besides the 1:1 time with Jackson, the best part is that we get to pick up Papi's Tacos (our favorite pandemic carryout).

KP has added a StickSkillz session on Sunday mornings at the fields that are less than a 5 minute walk. It's a great way to get him out and get some exercise without impacting the rest of the day. His Skillz have gotten so much better since he started with them last fall. On this day and most Sundays, he's winning most of the challenges set forth by Coach Lee. His smile says it all.

Connor:  He wasn't feeling the best and wanted to be super close (no more than a centimeter apart) and when it's a rough day, you just need to have your penguin handy. They go back a long way.

Jackson and Connor: The boys have a reduced schedule on Wednesday and Connor woke up with a slightly sore throat.  He went out and played with friends since we just assumed it was a cold due to the weather changing.  Upon his return, I checked him and he was running a low grade fever and his nose started running.  We decided that he wasn't going to go back out and play in case he was  possibly contagious.  For dinner, Jackson ate 3 pieces of pizza in record time and promptly vomited a couple hours later.  We contacted the boys' pediatrician and it was enough to warrant a rapid Coronavirus test.

The scene at Hopkins was space age with all the hazmat gear. Thankfully, they handled the tests well and it was time to wait.  While we were waiting, there were emails and calls to all of their coaches and texts to the recess parents.  Soccer practice was canceled out of an abundance of caution and a lacrosse practice was missed while we waited for the results.   The results came back late Friday and they were both negative as we expected but it was nerve wracking waiting for the results.  We are really hoping that EVERYBODY we know will be as proactive as we were to contact our doctor as we expect that this will be the situation for awhile.