concert catchup

It's been a very rough week here with the highlight being the They Might Be Giants show Wednesday afternoon. Cole came down with a stomach virus very suddenly Sunday night. He's never really thrown up before, even as a baby he rarely spit up, so the ordeal was scary for him and for us. We went through all our crib sheets and clean pajamas, and by morning he was wearing a too-big shirt with sweat pants. He had 3 baths that night, and threw up on me twice, in his crib twice, in a trash can, and the bath tub (not while bathing).

Cole's appetite has been slow to return and he's been a little sleepier, but he's feeling better every day. By Wednesday, the only remaining ailment was gas that smelled like we only fed him rotten eggs. We thought this cloud of gas might work to our advantage at the concert, but it didn't gain us any space. We got there 2 hours early which in fact was right on time if you wanted to be be up front.

TMBG played a great mix of the new music for the kiddies and old faves like Istanbul, Constantinople and Dr. Worm. Having seen them three times before, I can tell you that the show really wasn't all that different from what they would've done in a club. Sure, the amps were set a little lower and there wasn't room for a conga line, but it was the same energy. The show was truly fun for all, and we hung around afterwards to have goodies signed for Cole and his friends.