I'm in a bad mood today. And I've been in a bad mood since....oh....about Sunday morning when I began to take just as much as I could handle from being cooped up inside taking care of my sick baby girl. Never has my patience been tested so much..... and NEVER have I been so patient!!!!
Felix & I have talked about how thankful we are that Emma's behavior is normally a complete 180 from this. I have no idea what kind of a parent I would be if she always behaved as whiney, and clingy, and moody as she has been lately. I would seriously consider going back to work full time- just to keep my sanity!
I do think that she is feeling better. I began to see sneak previews of my sweet baby girl today, some smiling, some talking, and doing things on purpose to make me laugh. That being said- I think she is trying to see how much she can still get away with, so I am starting to ignore the tantrums and let her know we are not putting up with them anymore. This afternoon I let her sit in the corner of the kitchen crying for whatever it was that she wanted (most likely.....more cookies), and I just had to ignore her. Eventually she walked over to me for a hug and all was better. I really hope I am right on this one- and that she isn't really still feeling as miserable as she seems! On the advice of a friend I gave her an oatmeal bath today to calm her rash.... hopefully tomorrow will show a comforting difference. She did seem very relaxed in the tub!
On another note.... I can't seem to keep this house clean! Stuff is always piled up on the kitchen table or countertop. Where did we keep this stuff before we had a kitchen countertop? Does everyone scramble around cleaning before people come over, or is it just me? And these floors!!! They are NEVER clean- no matter how many times I sweep and steam clean them- it is just the quality of these old wood floors and the massive amount of construction we have had done. So I put down some area rugs, and now my frustration is that I will have to travel upstairs to the carpeted rooms to get the "carpet" vacuum and bring it downstairs, and then back up again. Why is this a concern, when I do everything I can to avoid missing a day at the gym? Shouldn't I be excited about the excuse to climb steps just one more time during the day?
That's all I have for today. Here's hoping Emma & I get out of this funk and are back to normal tomorrow!
1 comment:
My first visit to your blog and I loved it! Tantrums...oh boy...you missed samantha's yesterday at Heidi's when she wanted more cookies (also).
And I LOVE your obession with the gym... but climbing the stairs for the vacuum becoming a chore is just like not being able to find a closer spot in the parking lot to the gym entrance!!!
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