Daniel had his first show today, and he was a super star (actually he was a sheep, but what a great sheep he was). I wasn't really sure if he was going to be able to participate because both boys have been battling illnesses. Daniel still has really large lymph nodes in his neck, still talking like he has marbles in his mouth and his tonsils are huge. We went to the doctor yesterday, where we saw two different physicians, and they are perplexed at the cause. He had a strep test which was negative and all the lab work he had done came back normal. We have an appointment next week with an ear, nose and throat specialist. Hopefully they will be able to figure things out. Ryan has a runny nose, cough, running a fever on and off since Sunday and has had several bouts of diarrhea.
OK, enough of sick talk, back to the performance. We were instructed not to wave to the kids because they wanted them to focus on their teachers and not on trying to find family. Of course as Daniel is crawling down the aisle (remember he is a sheep), he gives me the biggest grin and says "Hi mommy!" There were three classes and all three classes walked down the aisle as they told the story of baby Jesus. They then sang Away in a Manger. Then each class performed to a different Christmas song. It was adorable. You had several kids that were crying, some starring off into nothingness, kids that were so excited and singing loudly, and those that were looking all around to find out what everyone else was doing. Daniel fell into the last category. He kept turning around and watching the kids next to him. But I was so proud of him for at least knowing some of the words and movements to the songs. He was perfect!
