November 5, 2008
- For those of you sympathizing with my pain last night - thank you. I find the comment section of that last entry quite entertaining. It was half “Poor Boob!” and half “Go Obama!” Hee. I think that says a lot about my blog, don’t you? Anyway - Boob is Better. (And all of my family is thinking quit with the boob talk already!) Hot rags, hot baths, excess nursing seems to have helped and I’m back down to mild aches as opposed to searing pain. Which is always a good thing.
- Did you know it’s hard to hide your gluttony if you work in a small office? Especially if it involves bringing a dozen bagels in for everyone, but only having 8 to show for it by the time anyone else gets in. Should I pretend I only bought 8? Or that the people at the store miscounted? Or should I own my gluttony and be proud? Decisions, decisions.
- NikkiZ has been saying she “doesn’t feel good” for several days now. Of course - she feels fine. But since she got strep she realized how much attention being sick can get a person. And when she’s feeling a bit neglected, she decides she is sick. The other day she said she needed to go to the hospital. And then she told me that she DID go to the hospital and then she DIED. But she’s fine now. I’m not sure exactly how to respond to that, so I did the responsible parent thing and ignored it.
- AndyZ is doing better with sleeping. Or I’m doing better at ignoring him, I’m not sure which. This is good because I’m not ready to put him in his crib in the same room as his sister yet. Do any of you have tips for making a shared room situation between a 3-year old and an infant work? I worry NikkiZ will hear me get AndyZ if he wants to eat and then she’ll be up too. If that happens I’m likely to take them both to MrZ and run away from home. I’m just saying.
- I took the political links and the Obama graphic of the sidebar. MrZ reminded me last night that now is NOT the time to try to brag about My Guy winning. It is time for us all to forget who we voted for and to try to come together in our communities to really make a change. I’ve been swept over by the feeling of transformation and I hope to make big strides in helping my own community as I’ve been inspired by so many community organizers this election season. I don’t want to think anymore about stickers on cars and signs in yards. I just want to think about my part in making this country the best she can be. I am no longer an Obama supporter. I was one last night as I openly wept listening to our next president address the nation. But today? I am simply a US citizen who is suddenly so proud of her country she feels like she has no choice but to strive to make it the best it can be.
I wept openly as well. In further agreement, I am so proud today, too. Overjoyed.
Glad the boob is better!
I agree with you on the no gloating stance. This isn’t about winning and losing, it’s about solving the problems that our country faces. But that said, that big lump of gratitude in my throat just won’t go away.
I have been completely emotional about this whole election deal, too. I started the morning yesterday (6 a.m.) crying about Barack’s grandma and it just went downhill. Even McCain’s speech made this D cry. I am so proud to be an American, and I hope that we can all work together to undo the divisiveness of the past 8 years.
It’s extremely hard to hide gluttony in a small office. Exhibit: my stash of Halloween candy in the drawer, which I pull out one dainty piece at a time. As long as no one finds all the wrappers in the trash, we’re just fine.
Yay, the boob is better! And the country is (going to get) better.
I am all about ignoring the odd comments. The other day my 2.5 year old told me that I made her sad. When I asked how she told me that I hurt her feelings. When I asked how she said that I PUSHED HER. I tried to have a talk about lying, but I don’t think that really works with a 2 year old. Let me know if you have success on that front.
I would claim that I had bought a dozen and fed my family breakfast first, then had brought the rest in to work.
We’ve had toddlers infants sharing rooms a couple of times now, and what happened with us is that first the toddler woke up every time I went in, and soon the toddler started sleeping through it. Or maybe that’s because I started wearing a tranq gun.
I love your last bullet. Really, I do. But I am not humble enough not to revel in this for a little bit. I’m still tingling!
My son is 26 months old and several days a week will tell me he had a belly ache at school that day. I always feel so bad and comfort him and smoosh him and tell him how sorry I am. My husband is under the impression Steamboat isn’t even really sure what he is saying, he just says it to get my attention. Most days I like being a working mother, but I feel like crap when he says that.
PS Whooo hoooo!
I cried too. It was a good night, and now a new day. Let’s hope it is a good one for the next 4 years.
PS glad the boob is better.
Not to long ago my son got a tummy bug. He tells me he doesn’t feel well, barfs and ends up getting down from the table with a popsicle to go lay down. Every night since then when he doesn’t want to eat any more he says, “mom I don’t feel berry good.”
Well to add to it, a few nights later his baby brother is in his high chair screaming from teething. I”ve had it so I go get him a tiny baby popsicle and he’s happy as a clam. I now have my three year old first saying, “I don’t feel berry good,” followed by, “well them my teef hurt can I get down.”
Sigh sigh sigh!!!!!!
I think you are allowed to be at least a little excited!
It’s all over the news and all over nearly every blog I’ve read today!
I agree with what you said about how now we are Americans together working towards change. That is why I support(ed) Obama- he was about working together as Americans, not as Democrats or Republicans, but as one people. It’s amazing.
That’s a very good point, about being a citizen and no longer a “supporter”. Hadn’t thought of it that way, I’m still all glowy. Glad the boob is improved!
Re: Kids sharing rooms…my boys share a room…we moved them in together when the younger one was around 1 and the older one was 3 1/2. You’ll be surprised what the older one learns to sleep through! We did keep them apart while I tried to night wean the younger one in the pack ‘n play (he would wake up to eat 1-3 times a night when he was 10 to 11 months old…I knew he didn’t need that, he was too disracted to nurse during the day and made up for it at night, so we were trying to stop that, so we were trying to just ignore him and get him to learn to fall back asleep without the boob)–and then he got attached to that and wouldn’t sleep in the crib! We got him back in the crib and I think I was still nursing him at times and his brother usually slept through it. And it’s a good thing, because he’s almost 3 now and he STILL has sleep issues some nights.
I’m really sorry that’s a long ramply way of saying “You’ll be surprised what kids can sleep through”.
I love your last point! If a majority of both the winners and the losers can see things the way you do, your country really will be able to make some great changes! (I’m Canadian but lived in the US 2002-2008.)
Oh the things toddlers say! My 28 month old son is constantly telling me of his woes…examples: “I have a little cold” (said with the same kind of voice an adult would use when talking about someone with a terminal disease–his baby sister has a “little cold” so he needs one too); “Mommy (or Daddy) I don’t want you to hurt my body” WTF?! When queried, he will recall a time months ago when I accidentally bumped into him because he suddenly stopped walking in front of me and I had not time to stop and I “hurt his body” so any touching he isn’t into means his body will get hurt. Try getting over your kid telling you that one. This morning, it was “my throat hurts VERY badly Mommy”. First I needed to confirm he knew where his throat was (sort of, he said “in my mouth”–close enough) and when I asked him about the hurting, he said he needed to have some breakfast and it would feel all better. What I love is that he has learned how GAGGING gets him out of eating and so now when there is a food he doesn’t want he will make himself gag in an effort to go straight to dessert or a crescent roll. Jeez!
Other than alternating between laughing myself silly over him and wanting to tear out my own hair, I am feeling SO ENTHUSIASTIC and OPTIMISTIC and PROUD today because so many Americans made a similar choice. Yes, I wholeheartedly wanted Obama to win, but if McCain had won in a similar overwhelming fashion, I would have felt just as excited that Americans were getting a president that a big majority elected. Now I can’t wait to see what happens and how I can participate next.
Glad the booby is better, too.
Glad to read you are feeling a bit better!
I think your office should be glad you brought anything in. We don’t do that in ours, b/c someone said we’d spend too much time socializing and not working. Barrels of fun in my office, can you tell?
Yay for ignoring behavior. I find if I react strongly to DD’s words, it just encourages her to continue saying whatever it is I don’t really want to hear.
Glad AndyZ is sleeping better! We actually had a decent night also for the first time in weeks. Whenever she actually sleeps all night long, I’ll be bouncing off the walls.
Today I am proud of our country. Even my oldest was excited. When she woke up, the first thing she wanted to know was who won the election. I told her and she did a happy dance. I’m sure she wasn’t the only one today.
Yeah, re your last point, my oldest son wore his Barack shirt to school today. Not only are we in Alabama, we are in one of the more conservative bastions, if such a thing is possible. I hope he doesn’t get his ass kicked!
Glad your boob is better.
Re: kids in the same room
I have a 2 1/2 year old and a 4 month old. I stay at home and started them taking naps together in their room and then having the baby in our room at night in a bassinet. This helped the oldest get used to the sounds of the baby sleeping and both of them used to sleeping through the other waking up etc. - all without messing up the night sleep. Then I slowly started putting the baby in their room at night. Now they both sleep in their room. Our problem now is that the oldest wakes up too early and wakes up the baby with all her jabbering. But really, they learned pretty quickly to sleep through the other’s noises. Good luck!
If my kids say they don’t feel well and I suspect it’s a ploy for attention I tell them they should go lie down in their beds and rest for awhile. If they’re really sick they will. If they’re not, they get better really fast!
Glad the boob is better.
Also, I’m so proud of this country today. I’m excited and happy and just proud. I’ve been debating about when I should take my Obama signs down and I think I’ll do it this weekend. I admire you’re nonpartisanship, but I want to let it soak in a bit longer.
Glad you Zoob is feeling better. (Get it, Zoob)
I am glad that I no longer work in a small office where one woman ate 1 boca burger and steamed veggies for lunch everyday, I felt so self aware about what I was eating and her judgements. At my new work I eat as much as I want and never feel bad.
I am so excited about Obama! But I agree, lets not gloat (too much)
Being tearful didn’t end last night. Certain blogs, certain news clips…and some exhaustion from staying up mst of the night have brought tears to my eyes off and on all day.
It is so great to feel hopeful for our nation and to be proud to be a citizen!
Cool beans on the final statement I hope a lot of US citizens feel the same way.
Good to hear the boob is better
I vote for pretending you only bought 8 bagels.
I feel so much more relieved now that the election is over. I can breathe. Things will start to get better.
I think to many US Citizens the combination of Boobs and Obama might be perfect.