For Today, Sunday, August 29, 2010
Outside my window...
the sun is just rising and looking very similar to yesterday's gorgeous cloudless day. However, looks can be deceiving. And I am thinking that perhaps this beauty does not hint that the temperatures we are supposed to be reaching in the next couple days. Except I was thinking about last year too. Our village has a city wide garage sale once a year. One half of the main road does it one weekend, and our half the other weekend. And I remember being pretty hot walking around those weekends too. Although 90's was probably not in the forecast then… that just seems a little extreme.
I am thinking...
my sinuses are about to drive me crazy. I remember having this problem when I was pregnant with Isaac, but not to the point where I couldn't safely drive or want to sleep all the time. I think it's my allergies, which normally I would take some great medicine for. Medicine that I cannot take while pregnant, plus being pregnant is supposed to aggravate some peoples sinuses anyway among many other things it does to your former self. Some people enjoy being pregnant and they glow, radiant joy… I would prefer to skip the nine months of chaos raging over my body, mind and emotions. Should you see me with those strips over my nose, dousing water down my throat every five minutes, while chewing gum or a throat lozenge… and waving a tissue wildly through the air while sneezing… that's just me… trying to breathe and live somewhat of a productive life.
I am thankful for...
a wonderful, restful, real night's sleep while Stephen was away teaching his weekend class. Normally I stay up super late because I can't sleep, and then once I wear myself out I go to bed, only to wake up frequently to the creeks and bumps that come along with a house. But I made myself go to bed early last night when Isaac went down… and the small Tylenol PM I took probably helped too. Except I take half of a half of a half… so it's like nothing really. What percentage of that would be the actual recommended dose? I just think that my brain thinks it has some help, so I just go to sleep! I am glad. Very glad!
From the kitchen...
are the remains of an assembly line of sandwich and lunch making line. We made several sandwiches, and Isaac and I decorated bags for the kids that are here to help out with the Hispanic rally Stephanie planned. We figured they'll sleep a lot on the ride back to Indiana or be really bored, so we found some little toys to keep them busy. So it's our own version of a Happy Meal… times 25.
I am reading...
Finding Peace for Your Heart still… I keep putting it down every once and a while because once she got past the basic salvation message, she's branching out into… "different" interpretations of certain aspects of the Christian life and ways of belief. I'll finish it this week though because I have several other books that are waiting to be read. I keep finding ones that look interesting or are recommended! I love reading… when I can find the time.
I am hoping...
Stephen is able to rest after he preaches today. I "worry" about him sometimes… It's my job right? To keep an eye out for my boys. He's worked super hard the past few days teaching, traveling, visiting, doing different things for a church rally last night and today, and getting things at church ready (including his sermon). I hope he enjoys a nice nap this afternoon and we'll look forward to having him home a day or two with us since we missed him so much. Last night when we came home from picking up his overheated car after the rally I kept asking Isaac if he was glad Daddy was home and he would climb over to his daddy and give him big hugs and kisses and say "ya." You should have seen how excited he was when we first went to pick up Stephen since he couldn't finish driving home. And when Stephen had to walk away to transfer his suitcase and other things from his car to our car Isaac just dropped his head into his little hands (drama) and cried and cried (thinking Daddy was not staying with us).
I am creating...
fso many things! The creative bug has bit… probably because I am realizing the baby will be here "soon" and my list to get things done between now and then is extremely long. The number one thing to get done this week are some… "happies." And that is all I will say about that until I blog about them later. It's for a particular holiday and season coming up soon… and I don't want to give to much away. I will say that it is not finished yet because it involves glitter… as much as kids love glitter… I despise it. So that is why I am putting this project off as much as I have.
I am hearing...
the following quote ring through my head over and over, "Ew goo mommy." Not solicited, but a random bit of praise for all my mothering efforts during a building block session on the carpet yesterday.
Around the house...
we are in transition. Stephen's bags are still needing to be unpacked since we didn't have time last night, and lots and lots of bagged lunches are sitting everywhere… waiting to be organized and carried over to church.
Isaac is…
learning to be such a big boy! Yesterday morning we had to get ready to go to the store. I have all his clothes in bins, awaiting appropriate labels, and he picked some pants and shirt. I helped him get dressed, but he likes to try by himself. I step in during the part where he can't get his big head squeezed through the hole…. always a scream during that part. I try not to laugh. Then I was shocked when he walked in my room with his shoes on!!!! The boy was ready! I like big kid stuff! I was sad to lose the baby-ness… but this big kid stuff is going quite well. He was doing so well using his little toilet at the beginning of the week without my prompting!!; but we hit a snag which will be overcome in a short time I know.
Our second child…
is going to be a newborn. A newborn… a newborn… I keep telling myself. I'm going to have to hold his head, he won't automatically pull his arms through the right holes in his shirt. He will cry, he will not tell me he would like a cracker or more juice. He will be a newborn. I'm trying to prepare myself. Except, I have been thinking about Isaac's first year. And getting excited that I will not daily have to make sure I have extra diapers, extra clothes, enough food, wipes, lotion, rash cream, extra formula, clean blankets, labels on everything, all compacted nicely in one bag so that I can still maneuver a baby carrier into the daycare. And then come Saturday do all that plus put a highchair, bowl, extra food, extra water, toys, clothes, blankets, wipes, and more all my the door for traveling to church Sunday. This will be a completely new, newborn experience. And perhaps, I will not spending the first year giving him four to six breathing treatments a day, perhaps I can sleep more because he will not be sick, coughing, having difficulty breathing, because he cannot get better with all those other kids around. Yep, this will be new.
He's moving in on Isaac's space in his room. He has his own basket of little clothes we are working on getting clean and making room in the dresser for. One morning I told Isaac to go in his room and get a pair of pants. I didn't tell him whose pants, which I guess I'll have to start clarifying. He walked about and said, "Uh Doch's panz." He has named our baby one of his favorite Bible characters (Joshua), which was also almost his name! (It was that or Isaac.) And sure enough, these puke green and dark brown size 0 pants were being wiggled over his foot. (Puke green is cute in baby clothes.) Okay.
One of my favorite things...
Sitting in one of our new thrift store chair early in the morning, just in view of Isaac's bedroom door. And hearing him crawl out of his bed, turn off his sound machine, and trot over to his door. He slowly opens his door, sees if I'm sitting here, swings it wide open and comes running with big arms open to give me morning hugs and snuggles. There are huge benefits to this big boy stage!
A few plans for the rest of the week…
-Blood test for any sign of diabetes.
-Babysitting another child two days a week for this semester.
-Catching up on lots and lots of sleep.
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