perfect storm, noun: a critical or disastrous situation created by a powerful concurrence of factors
I had to take the little man in for his nine month checkup today, which was fortuitous because I wanted to have his chest cold checked on and this way I didn't have to pay an extra $80 for that. It turns out he has a double ear infection! I feel bad for him but there's not much I can do besides keep him warm and give him his medicine until he feels better. Luckily, the doctor was able to give me some ear drops to relieve the pain. I gave him some of those and put him down for a nap. He's sleeping soundly with his Metallica lullaby music and the humidifier.
When his appointment was over, I had to drive to Walgreen's to pick up the prescriptions, and while we were waiting in the drive through (thank goodness for drive-through pharmacies) my 2-year-old said "Mommy, I had an accident!" I was almost done paying for the prescriptions, so I had to wait in the car until that was done and the poor thing had to sit in her accident until we got home. I had to roll my window up because the baby was crying and the toddler was screaming and I didn't want everyone in the store to hear it.
I feel so much better now that the baby is sleeping, the toddler is watching tv (shhhhh, don't tell anyone!), and I am drinking my coffee and venting on here.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
shenanigans
shenanigan, noun: high-spirited or mischievous activity —usually used in plural
What have you been up to lately?
What have you been up to lately?
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
transition
transition, noun: passage from one state, stage, subject, or place to another
I walked into the baby's room to find him standing up in his crib, the railing height of which is lower than his waist! Time to lower the crib mattress so he doesn't fall out. Additionally, I found a rip in my daughter's toddler bed mattress, so now she needs a new mattress. And since we don't want to buy another toddler mattress for her, we're just going to get a full sized mattress and transition her to her bigger big girl bed. Not like that matters, she sleeps on the floor most of the time anyway!
I walked into the baby's room to find him standing up in his crib, the railing height of which is lower than his waist! Time to lower the crib mattress so he doesn't fall out. Additionally, I found a rip in my daughter's toddler bed mattress, so now she needs a new mattress. And since we don't want to buy another toddler mattress for her, we're just going to get a full sized mattress and transition her to her bigger big girl bed. Not like that matters, she sleeps on the floor most of the time anyway!
bliss
bliss, noun: complete happiness
As they say, "ignorance is bliss." Nowhere is that more evident than with young children. Today my daughter and I were reading "Three Blind Mice" in her nursery rhyme book, and I tried to explain to her what the word "blind" meant. I told her blind people can't see, and I covered her eyes with my hand to demonstrate. She got very upset and said "Mommy, don't say that!" We moved onto another song, and she didn't say anything else about it, but I know my daughter is sensitive and will think about it and absorb it.
Am I going to spend the rest of my life chipping away at my daughter's bliss, one lesson at a time?
As they say, "ignorance is bliss." Nowhere is that more evident than with young children. Today my daughter and I were reading "Three Blind Mice" in her nursery rhyme book, and I tried to explain to her what the word "blind" meant. I told her blind people can't see, and I covered her eyes with my hand to demonstrate. She got very upset and said "Mommy, don't say that!" We moved onto another song, and she didn't say anything else about it, but I know my daughter is sensitive and will think about it and absorb it.
Am I going to spend the rest of my life chipping away at my daughter's bliss, one lesson at a time?
deluge
deluge, noun: an overwhelming amount or number
Despite my wavering commitment to my blog (see previous post, below), you can expect a deluge of posts today, complete with corresponding words and definitions. I'd put it all in one post, but I don't like to make my blog posts too long. I think (hope?) this makes my blog a little more interesting to read. I tend to read blogs in snippets on my phone when I have the time between changing diapers and doing laundry, and sometimes I don't get to finish reading before I have to stop again.
Despite my wavering commitment to my blog (see previous post, below), you can expect a deluge of posts today, complete with corresponding words and definitions. I'd put it all in one post, but I don't like to make my blog posts too long. I think (hope?) this makes my blog a little more interesting to read. I tend to read blogs in snippets on my phone when I have the time between changing diapers and doing laundry, and sometimes I don't get to finish reading before I have to stop again.
Commit ...waver
commit, intransitive verb: to obligate or pledge oneself
waver, intransitive verb: to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
So this is supposed to be a blog entry about how I'm going to write in my blog more often in 2011 than I did in 2010. But I'm not sure if I can actually commit to that. I'm wavering in my resolution, and I haven't even finished typing my first blog entry of the year. How sad is that?
waver, intransitive verb: to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
So this is supposed to be a blog entry about how I'm going to write in my blog more often in 2011 than I did in 2010. But I'm not sure if I can actually commit to that. I'm wavering in my resolution, and I haven't even finished typing my first blog entry of the year. How sad is that?
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