Beleaguered
Sorry for the lack of posts. We had a really bad weekend and virtually nothing was done at the Devil Queen. I’d originally hoped to finish a good bit of the painting in the laundry room/bathroom, but it didn’t happen. Why? My son got really sick, so we had lots of entertainment. The ER, needles, doctors, medicine, sleepless nights, and a whole world filled with similar delights. There should be a class you can take in Toddler Kung-fu. You know, twelve toddler submission holds so you can squirt a mouthful of “pleasant strawberry flavored” medicine into their maw. You could tell when he started feeling better; he'd spit it back at you instead of swallowing. Pleasant as always.
That pretty well kept us entertained for four full days. He’s doing much better now, so no worries there. My wife and I are still trying to catch up on sleep, but we haven’t quite managed that yet. We’re still doing the whole grumpy zombie routine. Well, I am at any rate. I think she’s sleeping better than me, so she may be feeling better.
Add a few other petty annoyances that come with everyday life (bills, money, & other bull shit), and I’m ready to crawl into a hole and hide for a while.
That pretty well kept us entertained for four full days. He’s doing much better now, so no worries there. My wife and I are still trying to catch up on sleep, but we haven’t quite managed that yet. We’re still doing the whole grumpy zombie routine. Well, I am at any rate. I think she’s sleeping better than me, so she may be feeling better.
Add a few other petty annoyances that come with everyday life (bills, money, & other bull shit), and I’m ready to crawl into a hole and hide for a while.
posted by John | 6:03 PM
3 Comments:
Sorry to hear it! I almost made my husband get up in the wee hours to take our older son to the ER when he was wheezing and coughing. That was a SCARY night. I'm very glad your little guy is doing better!!
I hate being chronically short on sleep. Anybody whp can live on four hours a night and is older than 30 has made a pact with an evil supernatural force. Like maybe Michael Jackson.
Thanks!
Lenise, you're right about the whole demonic pact thing, but it's not like I was using my soul for anything anyhow. Now, if you could refinish floors with it, that would be something worth keeping.
I am sure that this little tip in the art of giving medicine to a squirming child is late in the coming at this point, but what the heck, someone else might see it and find it useful.
With my two boys, I perfected the upside down full body pin down. I would sit on the floor, legs out in front of me. Laying the child between my legs, I would be able to (gently here, I'm not being rough!) hold their head still and arms down with my legs at the same time, thus being able to concentrate on squirting that nasty medicine in their mouths without it spewing back out at me.
This also works well when administering eye and ear drops, especially when there isn't another person there to help. Sure, they scream (the child) from being pissed off, but they get over it quickly.
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