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Life (In London), Medicated

I don’t remember doing it, but I surely must have sold my soul to the Devil.

Filed under: Aaron, Depression, Elena, Health, Liam, Mommyhood, Murphy & Macey — Heidi at 8:54 pm on Tuesday, September 26, 2006

The kiddos weren’t the happiest this morning.  But, it wasn’t like yesterday.  I think L is feeling better and I know that E gets out of sorts when we screw with her routine.  But, I took her to the psychiatrist with me this morning and L stayed with Grandma.

When nap time rolled around L went RIGHT to sleep.  E had a hard time going to sleep, but once I got her down, she slept for four hours.  Oh, and I should also mention, so did L…AT THE SAME TIME.

I couldn’t have asked for a better break.

Plus, E has started smiling.  It doesn’t seem like she’s old enough to be doing it, but she’ll be five weeks on Thursday.  The time has flown.  I don’t have a tiny baby anymore!  (And that’s ok with me.)

Now they’re both in bed for the night.  AJ is gone playing poker and the dogs are sans collars, so the house is quiet, except for both of the kids’ noisemakers.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh…

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So yeah, I went to the psychiatrist today.  I don’t know what I expected, but she talked to Elena, gave me a new prescription for Zoloft, told me to come back in November, and whisked me out the door. I’m pretty sure I was there less than 15 minutes.  I wonder what it will cost me for her to make goo goo noises at my child.  Perhaps I should bill her.

Maybe next time we’ll delve into my neuroses and figure out what the hell made me who I am.  It should be interesting, if nothing else.

How fitting that this is my 2000th post.

Filed under: Aaron, Elena, Health, Liam, Ugh — Heidi at 10:21 pm on Monday, September 25, 2006

It’s been nuts around here.

E had her 1 mo appt this morning. Stats: 9.8 lbs., 21.5 inches, head don’t remember, but it’s 10th percentile - everything else in the 50s. No wonder I didn’t have to push very long.
Unfortunately, the appt. and the errands I ran afterward screwed up everyone’s routine. L was a little out of sorts the rest of the day because he really didn’t have much play time and E hasn’t been sleeping well during the day since she got sick. Nighttime isn’t a problem, but naps are certainly a pain. I’m doing a sleep chart to try to figure out when I should be putting her down for naps, and today’s chart looks like a train wreck.

Speaking of naps, L woke up from his with a 102 degree fever. By the time I figured out that’s what was going on, he’d thrown up all over himself. He was coughing and his nose was running. I know he also had a sore throat…he hasn’t eaten well today.

And, for the first time ever, I called and asked AJ to come home early.

In the meantime, I decided that we should be sure it wasn’t strep since we’re seeing the fam this weekend. So, I had AJ meet me at the pediatrician’s office and I hauled both kids back in to the Dr. office to see the same nurse and the same nurse practitioner that we saw this morning.

Strep test was negative, but he feels like crap. He didn’t even want to eat ice cream! He vomited again while trying to eat dinner and I just cleaned him up and sat with him in my lap while he finished his video. He was so sweet. He leaned into me and relaxed with his head on my chest.

Tonight was supposed to be “my night,” but with both of the kids having a tough day, I took one for the team and gave it up. However, AJ DID put both kids to bed. I was impressed.

There’s not much more to say. We’re just fighting Lammer’s virus and hoping that E doesn’t get it from him.

If I have sick kids twice in one week I think I will pull out my newly colored hair.

Send good thoughts our way, peeps.

Technical Difficulties

Filed under: Blah Blah Blah — Heidi at 2:57 pm on Monday, September 25, 2006

The computer has been giving me some trouble the past couple of days.  We’re trying to figure it out, but if you don’t see me for a bit, that will be why.

Strange Bedfellows

Filed under: Blah Blah Blah — Heidi at 10:06 pm on Saturday, September 23, 2006

Does anyone else find it odd that Pabst Blue Ribbon is sponsoring All Things Considered?

I can hear their advertising agency talking in an internal meeting…

I-Think-I’m-Very-Important Account Exec: “Ok team, we’re here to talk about ways to raise the demographic of PBR’s customer base. In other words, what do we need to do to get the wine and high-end beer drinkers to start bonging PBR? Any ideas?”

Media Dept. Representative: “Now, tell me again…why are they trying to do this?”

Creative Dept. Representative 1: “Well, have we looked at The New Yorker? The execution of the campaign would fit well in that medium.”

Media Dept. Representative: “Um, excuse me…What?…

Online Dept. Representative: “Oooo, what about CNN online?”

Media Dept. Representative: “Hello…what universe do you live in? PBR is not…”

I-Think-I’m-Very-Important Account Exec: “Well, I’m not sure those media are quite the right demographic. I was thinking NPR - specifically All Things Considered.”

Media Dept. Representative: “That’s asinine. They…”

I-Think-I’m-Very-Important Account Exec (looking at watch): “Ok everyone…looks like our time is up. Thanks for your input. I’m feeling really good about the decision that came out of this meeting. The next steps are for me to write a creative brief so that we can get that sponsorship tag written. I’ll get on that this afternoon. (lie)” And Media, you need to take a look at what we need to do to get that sponsorship. You can do that right after this meeting, correct? Great! Let’s get to work.”

What I always wonder is: how the hell did they sell the client on the idea? Do the muckety mucks at PBR really think that All Things Considered listeners drink PBR?

Or crazier yet…do they?

The saver of my sanity today

Filed under: Aaron, Family, Friends, Liam, Mommyhood, Ugh — Heidi at 11:19 pm on Friday, September 22, 2006

Meet Tim.

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Tim is like my brother. We go back at least 16 years, if I counted correctly. He’s seen me go through a lot of shit.

Tim showed up this afternoon on his way home from Lincoln, NE and saved me from Death By Crying Children. I knew there was a possiblity he’d be in town, but he wasn’t positive. I can’t even tell you how happy I was to hear his voice when he called from the gas station around the corner. He reached me at the worst possible time on the worst day I’ve had since E arrived. (L had only taken an hour-long nap and E hardly slept all day. I hadn’t had a moment to myself, A is travelling on business, and I really was about to lose it - this is WITH the medication, people.)

When he got here, I just relaxed. I knew he would do whatever I needed him to and it wouldn’t bother him. (He is family, after all.) More importantly, I knew I could make it until bed time - even if he only stayed for an hour.

I’m sure he has no idea how much he helped me. He held E so I could get some things done around the house. He played with L so I could nurse E. He kept the kids so I could run a 15-minute errand. He picked up toys. He cleaned up after dinner and wiped off the counters.

It was wonderful to have a family member here when I needed my family most.

He left a little after I got both of the kids in bed and the house was still. He still had a three-hour drive home.

Thank you so much, Tim. And thanks to my HP for knowing what I needed most.

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By the way…
Did you see how sweet he is with E? And do you understand get how much he did to get the house clean?

If you’re interested, he’s single!

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