Look at this! Me, posting, two days in a row! I figure if I can just start with writing about what's going on in my day-to-day life eventually some meatier posts will strike me.
The real reason I'm sitting in front of the computer at 9 o'clock on a Tuesday in my yoga pants and Brian's white undershirt, with the sun glistening in the SUPER CLEAN porch windows and a steaming cup of coffee in front of me is because we've been quarantined with croup. William comes down with croup a couple of times a year and this, apparently, is one of those times.
If I'm being honest I would tell you that it's been kind of nice to be forced to just stay put. Yesterday I put folded laundry away, made my bed, took a shower, packed a few things for my hospital bag and threw a roast in the slow cooker. That's it. William had intervals of A LOT of television-viewing and napping and Lucy had intervals of the toy room and giving me hilarious one-liners.
When Brian came home I expressed guilt about the tube being on so much but ever the realist he scoffed at that. What else was I supposed to do with a child who could barely lift his head from his pillow to acknowledge my existence? And truthfully, since school started at the beginning of September, our schedule has been so jam-packed this was the most the TV had been on in two full months.
After a night of very little sleep and a lot of labored breathing (why does croup have to be SO scary?!) William popped up from his permanent indent on the couch while we watched The Today Show this morning. I was scrolling through emails on my phone at the time so I was able to capture the moment.
The real reason I'm sitting in front of the computer at 9 o'clock on a Tuesday in my yoga pants and Brian's white undershirt, with the sun glistening in the SUPER CLEAN porch windows and a steaming cup of coffee in front of me is because we've been quarantined with croup. William comes down with croup a couple of times a year and this, apparently, is one of those times.
If I'm being honest I would tell you that it's been kind of nice to be forced to just stay put. Yesterday I put folded laundry away, made my bed, took a shower, packed a few things for my hospital bag and threw a roast in the slow cooker. That's it. William had intervals of A LOT of television-viewing and napping and Lucy had intervals of the toy room and giving me hilarious one-liners.
When Brian came home I expressed guilt about the tube being on so much but ever the realist he scoffed at that. What else was I supposed to do with a child who could barely lift his head from his pillow to acknowledge my existence? And truthfully, since school started at the beginning of September, our schedule has been so jam-packed this was the most the TV had been on in two full months.
After a night of very little sleep and a lot of labored breathing (why does croup have to be SO scary?!) William popped up from his permanent indent on the couch while we watched The Today Show this morning. I was scrolling through emails on my phone at the time so I was able to capture the moment.
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| I'm going to miss those sun-bleached locks this winter. |
I think it's safe to say we're on the upswing from illness. But is there a way to keep the hoarse voice? Why are hoarse voices so dang cute in little kids?
Of course all this sitting still does have one major drawback. I had not a single contraction yesterday. So that is not boding well with progressing labor. But apparently all I need to do is complete a marathon to kick start things. Kudos to that woman but also a little peeved that she's making the rest of us (me) look like a bunch of whiny sloths.
Speaking of being slothful, I got a pedicure last night. I rarely get pedicures outside of the summer months but I figure the least I could do to spruce up my swollen sausages-for-feet was to give them a fresh coat of polish. It isn't exaggerating to say it was the best pedicure of my life. I wanted to adopt my pedicurist (word?) as my Asian grandmother. She took pity on my enormous cankles and gave me an extra long massage. When she finished with the first leg, the swelling difference was astounding. So now baby has a pretty set of toes to greet him/her as s/he emerges into the world. Ha!
So that's my exciting life in the past 24 hours. Tell me, what's going on with you?
Of course all this sitting still does have one major drawback. I had not a single contraction yesterday. So that is not boding well with progressing labor. But apparently all I need to do is complete a marathon to kick start things. Kudos to that woman but also a little peeved that she's making the rest of us (me) look like a bunch of whiny sloths.
Speaking of being slothful, I got a pedicure last night. I rarely get pedicures outside of the summer months but I figure the least I could do to spruce up my swollen sausages-for-feet was to give them a fresh coat of polish. It isn't exaggerating to say it was the best pedicure of my life. I wanted to adopt my pedicurist (word?) as my Asian grandmother. She took pity on my enormous cankles and gave me an extra long massage. When she finished with the first leg, the swelling difference was astounding. So now baby has a pretty set of toes to greet him/her as s/he emerges into the world. Ha!
So that's my exciting life in the past 24 hours. Tell me, what's going on with you?
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