I get to gripe a little, don't I??

Well, this has been one of those weeks.  An "I hate Belgium" week that is.  
Had to get Emerson's passport and like everything else...it's a process.  You have to do it at the US embassy and they only do it on Mondays, in the afternoons.  We had to get a ton of paperwork..or Mike did.  I just took her pics which weren't good enough, so I have to now redo them and send them in.  Adding to that, we are going to Barcelona, Spain in four weeks and need her passport ASAP!!  Anyways, Mike had to get her birth certificate (and have it translated into English), our marriage cert, and more.  Then they ask for proof that we lived in the US (guess our passports weren't enough??...geez), so he happened to have his college transcripts and a pay stub.  We were there for 2 hours!!  And out of that time, we only talked to 3 people for a total of 10 minutes....seriously annoying.
Wednesday had to take Emerson and Drake to the doc.  E for her checkup and Drake has been sick on/off for two weeks...we all have.  We have been more sick here in the last 6 months,  then we have the last 3 years in the states.  I guess we have to get immune to these germs over here.  Also, people don't care to wear gloves when handling food or wash their hands that much.  
Our pediatrician works in a building (shed?) beside her house.  A lot of docs here work from their homes rather than offices.  They don't have nurses or secretaries..nothing like that.  Some are in office buildings (my OB was) if they work in the city, but in the small towns around, most are in their homes.  So, it's a little freaky going for the first time.  Debbie & Tommy went to E's last appt, and I'm sure they thought it was strange.  But this doc was recommended to me by a friend and also the ped. who saw E in the hospital.  I loved him but didn't want to fight parking and traffic to go to him, but I may change my mind.  I'm really trying to like this doc because she is right beside my house, and she really cares about the kids.  She said Drake had an ear infection and something else that I couldn't understand...  Even though the docs here mostly can speak English, things still get lost in translation and it can be frustrating.  She prescribed him some meds, of course I couldn't read them (but love my pharmacy, they always write down on each med what to do) and there isn't an English name for them.  It took a few minutes for me to get that she was asking if I had any med for his fever...she wasn't saying tylenol! Haha
She decided that Emerson just didn't gain enough weight this month and wants me to change how many times I'm feeding her.  She says every 4 hours instead of whenever she wants, which is how I usually do it, and maybe she will eat for longer.  She gained over a pound, so I thought it was fine.  She looks big and plump to me for a 2 mth old.  They are just very cautious here I guess.  The doc said everything else is perfect...she just doesn't know.  She said "I know the baby will cry but just try not to feed her, you will hate me in a few days"...  Well, we will see how good my patience will be...I do have four kids!  
My appt was at 5:30, so I didn't leave there until about 6:45.  Tried to go to the pharmacy by my house but of course there was no parking anywhere and it was pouring outside.  So, frustrated and mad, I just drove home.  I wasn't going to attempt to park far away, in the dark, with all 4 kids...just not worth it.  Sometimes, well a lot of times, the parking situation here can infuriate me!  
Just been one of those weeks...
On the bright side, I have our trips to Spain, London, and Italy booked.  But I am MOST excited about getting to come to the states in July!  Can not wait!