Downs
- I’m afraid my downs might become repetitive as most of them will probably be related to lack of a good night’s sleep. Calvin had a pretty rough night which means I didn’t sleep well. I chose not to give him ibuprofen before putting him to bed because his teeth didn’t seem to be bothering him. However, he started waking up every hour or so to cry before falling back asleep again. Finally, at 1am, I gave him some ibuprofen and he slept pretty well until 6. I don’t like giving him medicine after he’s gone to sleep because he then wakes up more and it’s harder to get him to settle down again.
Ups
- I had a chance to exercise while Calvin took his morning nap.
- I had a pretty productive day at work and closed a lot of work orders.
- Got my hair cut and eyebrows waxed after work. Both were long overdue.
Cute Calvin Moment
- Dr S told me that I needed to start feeding Calvin more textured food. Up to this point I haven’t because he gags anytime he has even a little bit of texture in his mouth. However, the doctor said if I stuck to things like cheerios, he wouldn’t choke even if he ended up gagging and throwing up a little bit. So, I gave Calvin cheerios after breakfast. He enjoyed playing around with them on his high chair. I put one on his tongue and he gagged and threw up a bit but it wasn’t the excessive amount it is sometimes. He must have decided that he liked them because he then looked at me hopefully and rapidly flicked his tongue in and out of his mouth. He did manage to eat one cheerio without throwing up which is a major accomplishment.
Simplification
- I found a divided rubbermaid container to put in the thrift store box and threw away my old electronic kitchen scale which no longer was functioning.
- I made cookies. Okay, this probably doesn’t sound relevant at first. However, I had a bag of toffee bits that had been sitting in my drawer for years. I finally decided it was time to get rid of them so I made Jaeger a batch of Oatmeal Toffee cookies based on a recipe on the back of the bag. (Jaeger’s more a cookie person than I am and he likes to take them in his lunch.) Jaeger wasn’t particularly impressed with the recipe but concedes they will make an adequate lunch cookie.