can we play outside today?

took lacee and tommy to the doctor this morning.
our reg pediatrician is back in town.
tommy has an ear infection, so he is on antibiotics for that. he is fussy and not sleeping well, so i am also giving him ibuprofin and teething tablets.
lacee still had not had a movement since the small one after the 3rd enima. three doses of miralax and nothing. doc felt of her belly and said she didnt feel alot in there. lacee is really sore, still sleeping alot and very tender. the pain is around her belly button and the left side is more tender than the right. doc thought we would be ok to wait until next monday for her appt with the ped gastro at vandy. lacee's bloodpressure was high, but i failed to ask what it was. this is the first time they have ever said it was high. they ran a urinalisis on her, and it came back showing traces of nitrates in there. i asked doc why she was sleepy all the time, and thats when she referred to the nitrates. she said that they have always been negative, and this time there was some in there, so they are gonna culture it and see if it grows anything. i asked her what they were looking for and she said bacteria. i am thinking, "bacteria for what?" but i didnt ask. i figure she knows me well enough to know that anything she mentions i am gonna research. (like i am not gonna google "nitrates in pediatric urine" after blogging?) she said the results will be ready tomorrow.
when we left the doc office, i called the office for our ped gastro at vandy and left a message for a nurse. i wanted them to know about the results, or lack thereof, of the medicines on lacee and see if they feel it is ok to wait until next monday.
so the weather out here is beautiful today. we havent had very many of those in a long time. i really want to take my kids to the park this afternoon. our backyard is all red clay mud, certainly not suitable for a toddler unless it is hot enough to hose him down with a water hose before coming inside. but with tommy's ear infection, i wonder if i should. i dont believe in keeping kids in a bubble and not letting them play for fear of getting sick or hurt. i mean, you cant keep them from climbing a tree or playing ball for fear of falling or getting hit with a ball. but at the same time i dont want to make him worse when it is something i can prevent. i have been told that my having to get the boys out alot in the weather to take lacee to and from school, and go here and there, is what causes them to be sick so often. i dont know. my friend wendi says being a mommy is all guilt and worry, guilt and worry. i agree with that. guilty, worry, happiness and love. i guess i can pull up and let lacee and mark anthony run and play while tommy and i sit in the van. its not like tommy is old enough to realize what he is missing yet. or i could find a hat and cover his little head well. i dont know. i am just thinking "outloud".