Thursday, January 31, 2008

Shoulda Stayed Home

Going out is over-rated. I should have maintained the fever.Who shed more tears this morning...Baby R, Me or W? This question is kinda like the guess how many jellybeans in the jar game....it's not obvious or easy.
A simple late morning of Dr's appt, groceries and diaper stop. After being homebound for three full days, this outing was anticipated like a nice trip to Cuba! But what a let down. It was more like eating at a buffet....seemed like a good idea at the time, but you feel sick to your stomach afterwards.
The boys are healthy, yet this new doctor (our regular doc is on vacation) suggested strongly that "it's not your fault but...." one of the boys has a behavioral problem. (insert sinking sensation here) And he was well-behaved in the Dr's office this morning; happy to play with the toys, went to the examination room without hesitation, sat on the table for the assessment, did not try to leave the room, yes he turned the lights off/on, tried to touch the instruments, tried to turn on the tap, and hopped up onto the table while the babe was being examined...but does this constitute a behavior problem? When she asked me how I cope I felt like saying F*! off. I am so SICK of this question. I COPE like every other mother does, by the seat of our pants and because we HAVE to. Is there any other option? [Besides alcohol? Starting the day with bailey's in your coffee? :)] Yes, my son is "BUSY", but what 2yr old isn't? Apparently, she thinks he is over the top busy, abnormal busy. I hate that word now. Busy. So she's recommending I speak with our regular Dr. Whatever...give me the excema prescription I came for and let me leave before I am crying in public.
The great morning continued as W ran out the door of the clinic while I was putting my coat on, left R with some strange lady so that I could catch him, got groceries, stopped for diapers and lunch, Baby R is very sad by this time, won't nurse in the restaurant, spill my drink all over the floor, and finally get out to the truck to go home. Oh, did I mention the crying in the truck & almost when the drink spilled and W saying, "Mommy is very sad."
It's a shoulda stayed home, winning the bad mom of the year award kind of day.
Wake me up tomorrow. Oh wait, it's only mid afternoon, there's many more hours of this wonderful day to endure.
PS: How do I cope?
I cope by crying in the truck in front of my young children and then venting on my blog. How's that for coping skills?

Shoulda Stayed Home

Going out is over-rated. I should have maintained the fever.Who shed more tears this morning...Baby R, Me or W? This question is kinda like the guess how many jellybeans in the jar game....it's not obvious or easy.
A simple late morning of Dr's appt, groceries and diaper stop. After being homebound for three full days, this outing was anticipated like a nice trip to Cuba! But what a let down. It was more like eating at a buffet....seemed like a good idea at the time, but you feel sick to your stomach afterwards.
The boys are healthy, yet this new doctor (our regular doc is on vacation) suggested strongly that "it's not your fault but...." one of the boys has a behavioral problem. (insert sinking sensation here) And he was well-behaved in the Dr's office this morning; happy to play with the toys, went to the examination room without hesitation, sat on the table for the assessment, did not try to leave the room, yes he turned the lights off/on, tried to touch the instruments, tried to turn on the tap, and hopped up onto the table while the babe was being examined...but does this constitute a behavior problem? When she asked me how I cope I felt like saying F*! off. I am so SICK of this question. I COPE like every other mother does, by the seat of our pants and because we HAVE to. Is there any other option? [Besides alcohol? Starting the day with bailey's in your coffee? :)] Yes, my son is "BUSY", but what 2yr old isn't? Apparently, she thinks he is over the top busy, abnormal busy. I hate that word now. Busy. So she's recommending I speak with our regular Dr. Whatever...give me the excema prescription I came for and let me leave before I am crying in public.
The great morning continued as W ran out the door of the clinic while I was putting my coat on, left R with some strange lady so that I could catch him, got groceries, stopped for diapers and lunch, Baby R is very sad by this time, won't nurse in the restaurant, spill my drink all over the floor, and finally get out to the truck to go home. Oh, did I mention the crying in the truck & almost when the drink spilled and W saying, "Mommy is very sad."
It's a shoulda stayed home, winning the bad mom of the year award kind of day.
Wake me up tomorrow. Oh wait, it's only mid afternoon, there's many more hours of this wonderful day to endure.
PS: How do I cope?
I cope by crying in the truck in front of my young children and then venting on my blog. How's that for coping skills?

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Cabin Fever

We got the feva!
Due to the weather and the new cold & flue season that has hit our home.
Gotta run, babes sad.

Cabin Fever

We got the feva!
Due to the weather and the new cold & flue season that has hit our home.
Gotta run, babes sad.

Sunday, January 27, 2008

Numbers Game

We are a family with two children. That's the winning number for us. This will remain the same.
Friends and relatives have four children.
Three seems to be the new two. Very popular.
Seven. There's a number. I hail from a family of seven. I am lucky number seven. And today I met (sort of) a family with seven young boys. SEVEN BOYS. S-E-V-E-N!!
Bless that momma!
What's your family lotto number?

Numbers Game

We are a family with two children. That's the winning number for us. This will remain the same.
Friends and relatives have four children.
Three seems to be the new two. Very popular.
Seven. There's a number. I hail from a family of seven. I am lucky number seven. And today I met (sort of) a family with seven young boys. SEVEN BOYS. S-E-V-E-N!!
Bless that momma!
What's your family lotto number?

Christmas 2007

The holiday season already feels like months and months have passed since then. So much and yet so little has happened, which is just typical of life in general I think.
Christmas itself passed by and felt uneventful to me even though it was not. It was baby R's first Christmas. Of course, he slept through most of Christmas Day...a 4 hour morning nap! No wonder my brother thinks I live the "gravy life" and that I nap all day with the kids too. I wish!
R was just a fun little fella Christmas evening...playing in the tissue paper and loving the new books he received. Two days prior we stopped at friends on route to our hometowns, and Santa arrived there. R was the only child who happily sat on St. Nick's knee without shedding tears or simply snatching the candy cane & dashing away to play.
W enjoyed the holidays; spending time with family, making reindeer food on Christmas Eve, playing outside in the snow, and opening presents..."more presents? Cake?" Because where's there's presents, there must be cake!
We returned home on the 27th and enjoyed a few quiet days at home before B returned to work. During this time we did manage to attend the Festival of Lights and Zoo Lights. Both were fun, although the first event was during a freezing cold evening. W never complained once! He just wanted to see the camel and train over and over again. At the Zoo, R decided the stroller was equal to a torture chamber therefore required being carried all evening. Our arms were like rubber by the end of the night. Ah well....a good time was had by all. Throw a little GI flu for the adults into this, my mom getting out of the hospital on Christmas Eve and the usual family antics, and that was our Christmas in a very condensed "reader's digest" version.

Christmas 2007

The holiday season already feels like months and months have passed since then. So much and yet so little has happened, which is just typical of life in general I think.
Christmas itself passed by and felt uneventful to me even though it was not. It was baby R's first Christmas. Of course, he slept through most of Christmas Day...a 4 hour morning nap! No wonder my brother thinks I live the "gravy life" and that I nap all day with the kids too. I wish!
R was just a fun little fella Christmas evening...playing in the tissue paper and loving the new books he received. Two days prior we stopped at friends on route to our hometowns, and Santa arrived there. R was the only child who happily sat on St. Nick's knee without shedding tears or simply snatching the candy cane & dashing away to play.
W enjoyed the holidays; spending time with family, making reindeer food on Christmas Eve, playing outside in the snow, and opening presents..."more presents? Cake?" Because where's there's presents, there must be cake!
We returned home on the 27th and enjoyed a few quiet days at home before B returned to work. During this time we did manage to attend the Festival of Lights and Zoo Lights. Both were fun, although the first event was during a freezing cold evening. W never complained once! He just wanted to see the camel and train over and over again. At the Zoo, R decided the stroller was equal to a torture chamber therefore required being carried all evening. Our arms were like rubber by the end of the night. Ah well....a good time was had by all. Throw a little GI flu for the adults into this, my mom getting out of the hospital on Christmas Eve and the usual family antics, and that was our Christmas in a very condensed "reader's digest" version.

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Off Line

I'm back. Well, at least I have the potential to be. Wuhoo!
After being away for Christmas, there were some difficult tech problems to contend with and now finally all is well with this electronic friend of mine. There's alot of catching up to do and I'm not sure if I'll update about the last month or just surge ahead. Either way, it's good to be back.
Thank the heavens.

Off Line

I'm back. Well, at least I have the potential to be. Wuhoo!
After being away for Christmas, there were some difficult tech problems to contend with and now finally all is well with this electronic friend of mine. There's alot of catching up to do and I'm not sure if I'll update about the last month or just surge ahead. Either way, it's good to be back.
Thank the heavens.