Sick and Crying | Kiesa's Mutterings

Downs

I was sick for the last couple of days which is particularly painful with a toddler. It started Wednesday right as I was going to pick Calvin up. However, I convinced myself that I was imagining things so I didn’t call and ask if daycare could keep him longer. That was a mistake. I spent the hours until Jaeger got home laying on either the floor, the couch, the porch, or the bed while trying to watch Calvin. I had made a lasagna dish a couple of weeks ago and stuck it in the freezer so I didn’t have to worry about dinner. However, apparently the smell was a bit much for my stomach. Once Jaeger got home, he took care of Calvin for the rest of the evening which was wonderful. I took a hot bath, I was also cold and achy, and then went to bed. Jaeger got Calvin ready in the morning and sent him to daycare for the entire day. I spent most of the day resting before picking Calvin up around 5. Fortunately, I was feeling better by then so Jaeger was still able to go to Boulder like usual on Thursday nights. Today I am almost completely recovered though for some reason I didn’t feel up to finishing my oatmeal this morning.

Calvin is refusing to go to bed tonight. He is currently screaming at the top of his lungs. I’m not sure what else to do. I tried rocking him to sleep and had him asleep but he woke up the moment I put him down. UPDATE: Jaeger went up and gave him a dose of ibuprofen and he immediately stopped screaming. He’s been quiet for at least the last 5 min. I’m sure ibuprofen can’t work that fast but maybe the sugar in it released some happy endorphins or something.

Ups

Calvin Moment

When I went to the park today, I saw a women who looked familiar but I couldn’t tell for sure because of her large sunglasses. I eyed her on and off for about 1/2 hr while Calvin rambled around the park. Eventually, we ended up swinging our children together. At that point, she looked over at me and asked, “Did I deliver your baby?” Yes, I had run into Dr. B who had come to this park because of the water play area.

Today I read Baby Talk to Calvin. The book ends with, “this little baby is sleepy” at which point you lift the flap and say “night night.” This afternoon, I got to that part and Calvin said “ni ni” all by himself. He asked me to read it a couple of more times and he started saying the words for some of the other flaps too such as “boo hoo” for the sad baby and “hehe” for the happy baby.

Simplification

Food Diary