Two Little Piggies Went...to the WIC Office

So yesterday was a pretty busy day for me & the kids, & poor Hila got pulled into the mix to (just because she was driving). We had a couple of appointments, one of which (thankfully came to me). So Hila got to my house at about 11:30. She helped me with Desiree & Emily while I did the dishes & got Desiree's lunch ready. At 1:00 the Public Health Nurse came to the house just to check on how things were going with Emily & Desiree. After she left we got the kids & ourselves ready to leave for the other appointment I had, in Silverdale. When we got to Silverdale we still had 20 minutes before my appointment at the WIC Office so we stopped at Sears to pick up our family pictures; they turned out really good, with the exception that the photographer chose the wrong family picture for the 10x13 that was going to my dad, but other than that, really good. So we leave Sears & get to the WIC Office right on time. The lady calls me back & weighs Emily, let me tell you, she is a little piggy-piggy! Last time she got weighed (about 1-1 1/2 weeks ago) she weighed 8 lbs., well, she's gained a whole 2 lbs. & like 10 oz.!! She's almost 11 lbs & is only 1 month & 4 days old!!! Wow, Desiree was a little bitty thing for the longest time; they are so totally different. Anyway, next the lady decided to go ahead & weigh Desiree & get her checked & such to get her restarted on WIC rather than me having to go back on the 27th for Desiree's appointment to get her WIC reinstated. Well, it turns out that my other little piggy-piggy is just a little piggy. She was a little under weight from other kids her age, but she's still my little piggy, just in a different way; she's a little piggy for certain foods, like candy, chips, snacks, or other such treats. So we got both WIC appointments out of the way & got a buttload of WIC checks, 3 months worth for me, Desiree, & Emily. After the WIC appointments we went to the Social Security Office so I could find out what was going on with Emily's Social Security Card. Hila dropped me & Emily off there & she took Desiree with her to Albertson's to pick up a few things for dinner. We both expected it to take me longer, A LOT longer, than it did at the SSO (sorry being lazy). I got in the office, got a number, & went to sit & wait with Emily. But before I could even get my butt on the seat my number was called!! Of course they were closing in like 30 minutes, but hey, it's a Government office so I figured it would take longer. So, I get to the window & explain to the guy there that I still haven't received Emily's SS card & that I was told over the phone (called Social Security the day before) that I should have gotten the card at about 3 weeks after Emily was born so it should have already been in my possession. Of course we didn't take into consideration that the hospital hadn't sent the forms off yet; but I thought they would have gotten it done while we were still in the hospital (or right after we got discharged), but no, they didn't send the forms off until the 9th!!! What the crap?!?!?! I mean hello, by that time Emily was only 2 days away from being 1 month old!!!! Oh well, I was able to get a copy of her SS number for my DSHS application so I could finally finish it, after having started it a month ago. Sorry for the ranting, I'm done with that now. Anyway, on with my story, Hila got back to the SS Office to pick us up & then took us up to my Doctor so I could give her my paperwork about my Maternity Leave for work so she could fill it out & fax it to my HR. Yes, I know, I'm supposed be off leave next week, but apparantly Best Buy HR is retarted & doesn't understand the concept of being on time for anything! Those of you who were up here a few days before the family reunion know what I'm talking about. Ok, so I got that taken care of too, yay!! Now I just hope Dr. McMillen gets it filled out & faxed before, WAY before, I'm supposed to start back at work. After I finished with that we headed back to my house. Unfortunately Hila had to leave to help make dinner. It was very busy, good day. Thank you Hila for ferrying me all over the place :). Here are my little piggies, & Aunt Hila, the day before & the day after (today) the WIC appt.
Heehee, see Emily's little chunky cheeks :).