Where did my boy go?

He has been sick for over a week. And not even the worst kind of sick. Just your basic cold type thing. Coughing, runny nose, slight fever. But the boy is CRANKY! I don't even recognize this kid. He has been whining all day. ALL DAY. Not crying, just whining at a pitch that pounds the inside of your head until you want to put your fist into the wall. I try snuggling him, he wants no part of it. I try putting him down, he arches his back and screams. I try to feed him, he throws all his food on the floor. The only thing that calms him down for a few minutes is a frozen pedialyte pop. He pounds that thing like a high school football player at a Homecoming kegger. I will admit that yesterday was a bit better. He laughed a few times and ate half of one meal. And, he ate breakfast this morning. Ahh, maybe my son is on his way back to me. I sure have missed him.

how'm i doin'?

first napride at the memorial park in a long while

I made a list back in June when I had only been blogging about a month. It was a list of things I things I woke up hoping to do every day, but never got around to doing. I compiled that list during the roughest stretch of motherhood (so far). I was up most of the night with my son, not eating well, alone with the kids most of the time. Now that over half a year has gone by since I wrote that list, I thought I would revisit it to see how I am doing now. Have I accomplished any of these goals I set for myself last summer? Let's see...

1. Read something other than an article in a Parenting magazine

I have read 2 books! David Sedaris' DRESS THEM IN CORDUROY AND DENIM (very funny!), and Maya Goldberg's WICKET'S REMEDY (very good and a little scary).

2. Make a nutritious meal for myself and eat it slowly

I am making better meals, but I still eat pretty fast. My new crockpot has contributed greatly to this one!

3. Shop for something pretty for myself

I have been throwing out lots of old, out of date clothing and collecting some cute things when I go out. Target has been good to me in this department. Oh, I just need to run in for some diapers and birthday cards... wait, this shirt is pretty cute, and it's only 15 bucks.

4. Scrub down the shower in my bathroom

I finally convinced my husband to hire someone to do this twice a month.

5. Convince my daughter to spend quality time on her potty

She goes all by herself now. I don't even have to remind her.

6. Call up a friend and see how they are doing

I have done that the past three nights in a row! And three different friends, too.

7. Take yoga class, or just stretch for a few minutes, or take a few cleansing breaths

I keep trying to get to class and have only taken one since June. Hmmm, number seven needs some more work.

8. Go to bed early

Nope. Not happening. I am sleeping better when I do fall asleep. The boy sleeps through the night and I don't wake up to pee as often.

9. Decorate my son's room so it looks more like a nursery and less like a red room with a crib in it

Slowly but surely, it is coming along. Just bought some new knobs for his dresser today. That should spruce things up in there.

10. Give my husband some good lovin'

Progress is being made here, too. I am sure he wouldn't mind if I kept working on this one.

So, I think I am doing pretty well. I have new things to complain about, but it is good to see that the things that I wanted several months ago have come to be. I can cross out most of these "to dos" off my list. Time to make a new one.