So, I thought it might be time to write a little update about our food/asthma journey so far.
July 2013:
Lena was on three different steroids to combat asthma, and these were making us all crazy. She was having at least one pretty major tantrum per day, sometimes lasting up to an hour or more. She had been tested, in April, for "all" allergies, and nothing showed up on the tests. So, she stayed on the meds, because she couldn't breathe without them. She couldn't sleep at night because of the meds, which made her even more grouchy (me, too, because who do you think was up with her all night?) She didn't want to eat, because the meds made her not hungry. She didn't want to do anything that I wanted her to do... because, well, she's three.
I just couldn't accept that this was the way we would live our lives for the foreseeable future. I couldn't handle the stress on me or her or the rest of the family.
August 2013:
I got Lena an appointment with a local holistic practice, and she was tested again for food allergies. Apparently, the doctor who ensured me that she had, indeed, been tested for all food allergies was incorrect. When the holistic doc got Lena's records, she recognized that Lena hadn't been tested for ANY food allergies! I was so upset with this... I specifically asked for her to be tested!
September 2013:
Allergy results were in, and we had another appointment with the holistic doc. She suggested, based on the symptoms that Lena was showing (complaining of tummy aches, generally very grouchy, not sleeping, major tantrums, and the asthma), that we cut out all grains and all dairy from her diet. Beginning immediately, that's exactly what we did.
Since September 2013, Lena has had NO asthma attacks. Let me say that again... in the last 4.5 months, she has had NO ASTHMA ATTACKS! Lena has had to use her nebulizer only twice in that time period, both when she had pretty nasty colds. She did not need any other medications; only the two original ones through the nebulizer. They still made her a little crazy, but she could breathe.
We had Lena's tonsils and adenoids removed in December 2013, and we hope that that will help with colds. She also is sleeping much more soundly (no snoring)!
Lena is sleeping much more soundly, and (mostly) through the night without issues. She is participating at daycare (again mostly) without tantrums and fits. She is eating us out of house and home (even on her "special" diet). Overall, this has been a wonderful, positive decision!
On Saturday (Feb. 8th, 2014), Lena and I went out to lunch at our local Applebee's, and when I was ordering for her, she added her little two cents in, reminding the waiter that she can't have cheese or buns. This sparked quite the conversation about her asthma, our eating plan, and her overall health. He was very interested, since he has suffered from chronic asthma for all of his life. He asked me about allergies, what kinds of testing we'd had done, what results we'd seen. I think this conversation is why I felt compelled to write about this again at this time.
Lena has tantrums, or fits (she's three, after all), but they are much, much, much more manageable, in every way. Last summer, I was scared to even take her over to my friends' houses, or to the pool, for fear of a tantrum. I'm fully confident now in everything that we do, that she'll be OK. She takes a few minutes to calm down, but who doesn't?
Lena is doing so well with this, I can't help but share it! I want to scream it out every day... MY KID IS DOING AWESOME ON THIS, THANKYOUVERYMUCH!
If you have any particularly amazing PALEO recipes that you'd like to share, please do so!
Thanks for reading!
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Paleo. Or, what??
My daughter, Lena, and I went almost PALEO about a month ago (Sept. 6th, to be exact). She (and I) are doing a grain and dairy free diet. And, I have seen tremendous changes in her (and myself) in the last three weeks. Let me back up a little...
February of 2013, Lena began having asthma attacks. She had three of them in six weeks. Not good. She was put on albuterol daily, along with prednisolone daily to combat these attacks. In April, we saw an allergist/asthma specialist, who did a slew of allergy testing and put her on singulair and pulmicort daily. She went off of the prednisolone, and we only used the albuterol when she was having major troubles. The allergy tests came back negative for everything, including any food allergies (I thought). So, we weren't able to do anything allergy-wise. Behavior-wise, we began seeing some very negative changes. She was throwing tantrums almost daily, screaming at bedtime, etc. This was awful. I really felt like I was losing my child!
May and June were OK, with her on the singulair and pulmicort daily. She wasn't having any attacks, but her behavior continued to nosedive. She was having major tantrums at daycare and at home, trouble sleeping (up two to three times per night), and wasn't eating as much as before. In July, she had another pretty severe asthma attack, and had to go back on the prednisolone. She was also still taking the pulmicort and singulair as normal. This upped the tantrums and overall horrible behavior.
I just kept thinking that there had to be something else that was triggering this, and that we needed to figure something else out.
I made an appointment for Lena to see a homeopathic physician in our area who could hopefully help us figure out what the heck was going on. This was not my child. I just felt like we had to try something else.
The new physician requested Lena's records from her pediatrician as well as the allergy/asthma specialist, and found out that Lena had not been tested for any food allergies... AT ALL! Needless to say, I was PISSED! She suggested that we go ahead and do a full-panel allergy test that would for sure test for any food allergies, to which I immediately agreed. At this point, we began stepping back on the asthma medications, taking her off of the singular completely, and only doing the pulmicort as needed. She still needed the pulmicort about every other day or so, to ward off any wheezing or coughing. We also utilized the albuterol a few times during this period, to ward off a full-on attack.
It took about 3 weeks to get the results of the allergy testing, which were a little vague to me... Lena was showing a few food sensitivities, which the doc said are probably due to the beginnings of "leaky gut syndrome." This happens when the small intestine doesn't break food down into tiny-enough particles for the body to absorb and use. Food stays in longer strands, and leaks into the body anyway. This can be caused by the use of antibiotics.
Ok, backtrack a little more... Lena has been on antibiotics many times in the last two years, for repeated ear and respiratory infections.
The treatment for leaky gut is extreme diet restrictions. Sometimes, in really bad cases, people have had to cut out ALL solid foods, subsisting on broth and water, until the body heals itself. In Lena's case, she suggested that we cut out grain and dairy for six weeks. Which is a chore in and of itself.
Dairy includes anything made from milk (duh), but did you know that lots of things have milk, or whey, or milk solids in them? Things that you wouldn't think about having dairy in them. Check this website out for more information on that: http://www.godairyfree.org/food-and-grocery/food-label-info/hidden-dairy
Do you have any idea how many things have grains and grain by-products in them? Did you know that corn is considered a grain, and anything made from corn is off-limits? Here's a website for that: http://www.glutenfreesociety.org/gluten-free-society-blog/hidden-corn-based-ingredients/
So, it's been really, really hard to find "fun" things that my 3-year-old will eat! We pretty much eat lots of meat, fruit, and veggies (no corn, though!).
I've had some adventures in grocery shopping the last few weeks, with some success. Amazon is a wonderful tool for all things PALEO, and I've ordered a few cookbooks from there, which have been very helpful.
Have I been a *little* grouchy? Maybe. Was Lena a *little* grouchy when we first started? Sure. But, it's been totally worth it!
But... in the last three weeks, Lena has not needed to use her asthma medicine AT ALL! Not once. And... I'm down about 10lbs.
I think we'll continue this trend... it seems to be working!
If you have more PALEO recipes, tips, or tricks to share, please share them!
If you have any tips on asthma control, please share them!
February of 2013, Lena began having asthma attacks. She had three of them in six weeks. Not good. She was put on albuterol daily, along with prednisolone daily to combat these attacks. In April, we saw an allergist/asthma specialist, who did a slew of allergy testing and put her on singulair and pulmicort daily. She went off of the prednisolone, and we only used the albuterol when she was having major troubles. The allergy tests came back negative for everything, including any food allergies (I thought). So, we weren't able to do anything allergy-wise. Behavior-wise, we began seeing some very negative changes. She was throwing tantrums almost daily, screaming at bedtime, etc. This was awful. I really felt like I was losing my child!
May and June were OK, with her on the singulair and pulmicort daily. She wasn't having any attacks, but her behavior continued to nosedive. She was having major tantrums at daycare and at home, trouble sleeping (up two to three times per night), and wasn't eating as much as before. In July, she had another pretty severe asthma attack, and had to go back on the prednisolone. She was also still taking the pulmicort and singulair as normal. This upped the tantrums and overall horrible behavior.
I just kept thinking that there had to be something else that was triggering this, and that we needed to figure something else out.
I made an appointment for Lena to see a homeopathic physician in our area who could hopefully help us figure out what the heck was going on. This was not my child. I just felt like we had to try something else.
The new physician requested Lena's records from her pediatrician as well as the allergy/asthma specialist, and found out that Lena had not been tested for any food allergies... AT ALL! Needless to say, I was PISSED! She suggested that we go ahead and do a full-panel allergy test that would for sure test for any food allergies, to which I immediately agreed. At this point, we began stepping back on the asthma medications, taking her off of the singular completely, and only doing the pulmicort as needed. She still needed the pulmicort about every other day or so, to ward off any wheezing or coughing. We also utilized the albuterol a few times during this period, to ward off a full-on attack.
It took about 3 weeks to get the results of the allergy testing, which were a little vague to me... Lena was showing a few food sensitivities, which the doc said are probably due to the beginnings of "leaky gut syndrome." This happens when the small intestine doesn't break food down into tiny-enough particles for the body to absorb and use. Food stays in longer strands, and leaks into the body anyway. This can be caused by the use of antibiotics.
Ok, backtrack a little more... Lena has been on antibiotics many times in the last two years, for repeated ear and respiratory infections.
The treatment for leaky gut is extreme diet restrictions. Sometimes, in really bad cases, people have had to cut out ALL solid foods, subsisting on broth and water, until the body heals itself. In Lena's case, she suggested that we cut out grain and dairy for six weeks. Which is a chore in and of itself.
Dairy includes anything made from milk (duh), but did you know that lots of things have milk, or whey, or milk solids in them? Things that you wouldn't think about having dairy in them. Check this website out for more information on that: http://www.godairyfree.org/food-and-grocery/food-label-info/hidden-dairy
Do you have any idea how many things have grains and grain by-products in them? Did you know that corn is considered a grain, and anything made from corn is off-limits? Here's a website for that: http://www.glutenfreesociety.org/gluten-free-society-blog/hidden-corn-based-ingredients/
So, it's been really, really hard to find "fun" things that my 3-year-old will eat! We pretty much eat lots of meat, fruit, and veggies (no corn, though!).
I've had some adventures in grocery shopping the last few weeks, with some success. Amazon is a wonderful tool for all things PALEO, and I've ordered a few cookbooks from there, which have been very helpful.
Have I been a *little* grouchy? Maybe. Was Lena a *little* grouchy when we first started? Sure. But, it's been totally worth it!
But... in the last three weeks, Lena has not needed to use her asthma medicine AT ALL! Not once. And... I'm down about 10lbs.
I think we'll continue this trend... it seems to be working!
If you have more PALEO recipes, tips, or tricks to share, please share them!
If you have any tips on asthma control, please share them!
Friday, January 18, 2013
the hubs
So, I was going to write something here about divorce, and how much it sucks for everyone involved. But, I just can't bring myself to rant over something that isn't my fault. I have very specific thoughts on the subject, and I'm happy to share them with anyone who wants to listen. But, I am in the mood to be happy today.
So here goes:
I love my husband because he...
... takes out the trash & recycling
... works his ass off for our family
... loves me unconditionally
... can make Lena and Hunter (and me) laugh uncontrollably, tears and everything
... can fix almost anything around the house
... does fix almost everything around the house
... allows me to be the independent person that I am
... hates it when I cry, no matter the cause
... is conscientious about our finances, and keeps me on track
... will go out of his way to pick up my contacts for me, even when he doesn't have a clue where he's going
... can be completely helpless about certain things, and isn't afraid to admit it
... is already concerned about how the yard is going to get mowed this summer
... got puked on, and didn't puke himself
... likes (loves) my family, and makes a real effort to get along with everyone
... loves his family, and isn't afraid to NOT get along with everyone
... gave Lena and Hunter some of his mannerisms and his beautiful brown eyes
... forgives me readily
... is a wayyy better dad than my dad
... doesn't mind when my momma visits
... loves his momma
... quit smoking
... lets me drive everywhere we go
... goes along with cosmetic changes to our house
... knows that I'm a *little* crazy, but loves me anyway
I'm sure there's more... I'll add to the list later :)
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Be Kinder Than Is Necessary
I've been thinking a lot lately about kindness. For many reasons, this has come up in my train of thought many times in the last month or so. I recently finished a book, "Wonder" by RJ Palacio, which is definitely worth the read. It's a YA novel, so it's a quick read, but it's a really great story about a middle-school kid's ability to rise above the negativity in his life and share his own kindnesses wherever he goes. One of my favorite quotes from the book is that we should all "Be Kinder Than Is Necessary." I guess I could say that this is my new mantra. And sometimes, it is difficult to be kind, and even more difficult to be kinder than is necessary.
In case you didn't already know, I am a very sarcastic, sometimes (ok, often) snarky person, and so it's hard for me to just keep it to myself and be kind. But, where is the line between being myself, and trying to be a kinder person? Being kind is different than just being nice. It's not just paying a compliment where one is deserved. It's not just sticking up for the kid who's being bullied. Being kind includes doing all of those things, but it also means going beyond the necessary. But, what does it mean? How can I be a kinder person in my everyday life? How can I help others to see that being kind is worth it, but being mean is not?
What are we all doing to move toward being kinder than is necessary?
Last Saturday, I had both girls with me at Meijer (I know, I'm a bit crazy sometimes, but we needed a few things). We all three were sporting our Purdue gear. I was waiting for my (free) Pumpkin Spice Latte at the Starbucks kiosk when this lady behind me says to Hunter "Oh, do you have your Notre Dame shirt on?" (she could only see that the shirt was gold, as Hunter had a coat on). I laughed and said "No, we're all ready to Boiler Up this afternoon!" The lady then proceeded to tell my daughters that "your mother is stupid, and someday, you'll come around and realize that Notre Dame is the best" (ok, probably not verbatim, but you get the idea). Needless to say, I was more than a little put-off by this very inappropriate display of meanness. I thanked the kind woman at Starbucks (who was more than a little flustered that her register wasn't working), smiled at the mean lady, took my latte and my cart full of babies & groceries, and walked out to my car. I have spent the ensuing four days thinking of snappy, snarky comebacks for this woman. But you know what? Why should I be a bitch too? Just because someone is mean to me (and my kids, might I add), why should I be brought down to her level? I am actually very proud of myself that I set a good example for my girls by turning the other cheek, smiling at her, and walking out of the store without telling her off. I am NOT proud of the fact that I'm still stewing about it. Can't we all just be a little kinder to each other?
*I'd like to add that my kids were sitting very quietly in the cart, entertaining themselves, even after a two-hour playdate at the train museum, being woken up by me to take them IN to the store, and another 1/2 hour in the store.
Seriously. Just be nice.
I'm working on it.
In case you didn't already know, I am a very sarcastic, sometimes (ok, often) snarky person, and so it's hard for me to just keep it to myself and be kind. But, where is the line between being myself, and trying to be a kinder person? Being kind is different than just being nice. It's not just paying a compliment where one is deserved. It's not just sticking up for the kid who's being bullied. Being kind includes doing all of those things, but it also means going beyond the necessary. But, what does it mean? How can I be a kinder person in my everyday life? How can I help others to see that being kind is worth it, but being mean is not?
What are we all doing to move toward being kinder than is necessary?
Last Saturday, I had both girls with me at Meijer (I know, I'm a bit crazy sometimes, but we needed a few things). We all three were sporting our Purdue gear. I was waiting for my (free) Pumpkin Spice Latte at the Starbucks kiosk when this lady behind me says to Hunter "Oh, do you have your Notre Dame shirt on?" (she could only see that the shirt was gold, as Hunter had a coat on). I laughed and said "No, we're all ready to Boiler Up this afternoon!" The lady then proceeded to tell my daughters that "your mother is stupid, and someday, you'll come around and realize that Notre Dame is the best" (ok, probably not verbatim, but you get the idea). Needless to say, I was more than a little put-off by this very inappropriate display of meanness. I thanked the kind woman at Starbucks (who was more than a little flustered that her register wasn't working), smiled at the mean lady, took my latte and my cart full of babies & groceries, and walked out to my car. I have spent the ensuing four days thinking of snappy, snarky comebacks for this woman. But you know what? Why should I be a bitch too? Just because someone is mean to me (and my kids, might I add), why should I be brought down to her level? I am actually very proud of myself that I set a good example for my girls by turning the other cheek, smiling at her, and walking out of the store without telling her off. I am NOT proud of the fact that I'm still stewing about it. Can't we all just be a little kinder to each other?
*I'd like to add that my kids were sitting very quietly in the cart, entertaining themselves, even after a two-hour playdate at the train museum, being woken up by me to take them IN to the store, and another 1/2 hour in the store.
Seriously. Just be nice.
I'm working on it.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Gotta Love This Life...
I have a deep, dark secret, which most of my friends and family already know, so I guess it's not much of a secret really... I have a 9-month old. No, that's not the secret. She is beautiful and smart and makes us laugh every day. She loves to smile and giggle, and she watches everything! No, that's not the secret, either. Hunter absolutely, without fail, will NOT sleep through the night. There. I finally admitted it. I know, it's shocking.
Lena will beg to go to bed at 7pm, and sleep soundly until I have to rouse her at 6:30am for daycare. She takes 2-hour naps AT DAYCARE, and still is asleep almost every night by 7:30pm. She has been a very easy, heavy sleeper since day 1. Literally, we had to wake her up to feed her!
Hunter. NOT. SO. MUCH. We feed her anything she will eat (which is pretty much anything), at dinner, then get her a bottle before bed. I rock and feed her the bottle until she's sleepy. I try not to let her go all the way to sleep, but sometimes, it's inevitable. I then take her upstairs and put her to bed. Promptly 2.5 hours later, she wakes screaming for a bottle. She downs almost the whole 7 ounces before (or while) passing out. I put her back to bed. She wakes again between 1 and 2am, screaming again. I give her a bottle and rock her back to sleep. She is usually awake by 6:30 when I have to get the girls up for daycare.
Hunter likes her crib. I know this because when she wakes for the day, she will contentedly lay there, playing with her hands or blankie or paci or whatever happens to be in the crib. She does not cry when I put her back in her crib after I've dressed her and while I get Lena up and dressed. She will go to sleep on her own in her crib with no issues. Most of the time. But, dammit, that kid will NOT soothe herself back to sleep when she wakes in the night.
So, the question is, what to do?? I'm really tired of getting up twice a night to feed/rock her back to sleep. I really love that time with her, but I NEED some full nights of sleep!
We are now trying 'sleep training' her, which as anyone who has tried it will tell you, just means to let her cry till she finally gives it up and goes to sleep. Night One went something like this: Feed Dinner, make bottle, change into jammies, rock and have bottle, read a story, to the bed. Where she cried. And cried. And screamed. And cried. While I tried to soothe her by telling her in my most soothing voice that "Mama's here, Hunter, it's time to go to bed now. Mama loves you Hunter. It's time to go to bed." 45 minutes later, I was able to wolf down some leftover pasta and have a beer (natch). I heard a few brief little whimpers before I went to bed at 9, but she was pretty much out. At 11pm, she woke up screaming bloody murder. I went in and tried to soothe her. I even picked her up and calmed her down, only to have her screaming again when I put her back in the crib. At 11:15, Justin gave up and gave her a bottle, had her completely asleep, and then she woke up as he was putting her down. After another half hour or so, she finally conked out. She slept through till 4:45am. This is definitely an improvement. From 4:45 till 6am, she screamed, despite my efforts to calmly soothe her. Finally, at 6am, I got her up for the day with our 'big wake-up.' Brought her downstairs, where she drank a bottle and ate some Cheerios while I resumed my morning routine. By the time we got to daycare at 7:20, of course she had fallen asleep in the car. I hope to goodness she sleeps at Shellie's today, so maybe she will sleep tonight. Here's hoping. And, I've got at least 2 more Summer Shandies in the fridge to help ME sleep better! :)
I really try to keep all of this in perspective, as there are many families dealing with much more eventful, serious things than lack of sleep. I wear my "Just Win, Ruby" bracelet as a constant reminder of this, even though it's just a red rubber band now... all the letters have long since washed down the drain. (For more information about Ruby, visit her website at http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/rubykahoun)
For now, I'm trying to keep it all together. Trying to stay awake at work. And trying, desperately, to figure out how to help Hunter sleep better! Any tips or tricks would be greatly appreciated!
Lena will beg to go to bed at 7pm, and sleep soundly until I have to rouse her at 6:30am for daycare. She takes 2-hour naps AT DAYCARE, and still is asleep almost every night by 7:30pm. She has been a very easy, heavy sleeper since day 1. Literally, we had to wake her up to feed her!
Hunter. NOT. SO. MUCH. We feed her anything she will eat (which is pretty much anything), at dinner, then get her a bottle before bed. I rock and feed her the bottle until she's sleepy. I try not to let her go all the way to sleep, but sometimes, it's inevitable. I then take her upstairs and put her to bed. Promptly 2.5 hours later, she wakes screaming for a bottle. She downs almost the whole 7 ounces before (or while) passing out. I put her back to bed. She wakes again between 1 and 2am, screaming again. I give her a bottle and rock her back to sleep. She is usually awake by 6:30 when I have to get the girls up for daycare.
Hunter likes her crib. I know this because when she wakes for the day, she will contentedly lay there, playing with her hands or blankie or paci or whatever happens to be in the crib. She does not cry when I put her back in her crib after I've dressed her and while I get Lena up and dressed. She will go to sleep on her own in her crib with no issues. Most of the time. But, dammit, that kid will NOT soothe herself back to sleep when she wakes in the night.
So, the question is, what to do?? I'm really tired of getting up twice a night to feed/rock her back to sleep. I really love that time with her, but I NEED some full nights of sleep!
We are now trying 'sleep training' her, which as anyone who has tried it will tell you, just means to let her cry till she finally gives it up and goes to sleep. Night One went something like this: Feed Dinner, make bottle, change into jammies, rock and have bottle, read a story, to the bed. Where she cried. And cried. And screamed. And cried. While I tried to soothe her by telling her in my most soothing voice that "Mama's here, Hunter, it's time to go to bed now. Mama loves you Hunter. It's time to go to bed." 45 minutes later, I was able to wolf down some leftover pasta and have a beer (natch). I heard a few brief little whimpers before I went to bed at 9, but she was pretty much out. At 11pm, she woke up screaming bloody murder. I went in and tried to soothe her. I even picked her up and calmed her down, only to have her screaming again when I put her back in the crib. At 11:15, Justin gave up and gave her a bottle, had her completely asleep, and then she woke up as he was putting her down. After another half hour or so, she finally conked out. She slept through till 4:45am. This is definitely an improvement. From 4:45 till 6am, she screamed, despite my efforts to calmly soothe her. Finally, at 6am, I got her up for the day with our 'big wake-up.' Brought her downstairs, where she drank a bottle and ate some Cheerios while I resumed my morning routine. By the time we got to daycare at 7:20, of course she had fallen asleep in the car. I hope to goodness she sleeps at Shellie's today, so maybe she will sleep tonight. Here's hoping. And, I've got at least 2 more Summer Shandies in the fridge to help ME sleep better! :)
I really try to keep all of this in perspective, as there are many families dealing with much more eventful, serious things than lack of sleep. I wear my "Just Win, Ruby" bracelet as a constant reminder of this, even though it's just a red rubber band now... all the letters have long since washed down the drain. (For more information about Ruby, visit her website at http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/rubykahoun)
For now, I'm trying to keep it all together. Trying to stay awake at work. And trying, desperately, to figure out how to help Hunter sleep better! Any tips or tricks would be greatly appreciated!
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Falling Down... With Kids...
So, the other morning, I fell down our stairs. Only about four steps, and I pretty much just slid on my butt, but it scared the bejesus out of me, as well as Lena. Our home was built in the late 1800s, so the stairs to the second floor are not exactly 'to code.' They are very, very steep, and my entire foot won't even fit on them... and my feet aren't THAT big! They are covered with carpet, which is a blessing as well as a curse. It's a blessing because the carpet does give us some purchase and grip, but it's a curse because it's a little slick sometimes. Like when I haven't vacuumed the stairs in a week (or two) (so sue me, it sucks to vacuum stairs). On our way down the steps (late for work, of course), I was carrying Hunter, and holding Lena's hand while she walked next to us when my foot slid and went out from under me. I slid on my butt for about four steps (I think). As soon as I came to a stop, Lena came tumbling down into my lap, head over ass. I was able to right her enough for her to sit on the step next to me (Hunter was totally fine in my arms the entire time), and we sat on the step and cried for a minute before moving again. Once we got to the dining room, I put Hunter in her carseat and picked Lena up to hold her for a minute... she was still a little hysterical and teary, and so was I. Lena was physically ok, but was still very upset (obviously). Once she calmed down enough to talk, the first thing she said was "Hunter, OK? Hunter? OK?" I think it's so sweet that the first thing she was concerned about was her little sister. How sweet is that? We are all fine, but it really scared me... I'm trying to be much more careful (and have Lena slide down on her butt).
On a much lighter note, Hunter gave me big belly laughs last night for the first time :) I love my girls!
On a much lighter note, Hunter gave me big belly laughs last night for the first time :) I love my girls!
Monday, February 20, 2012
Bear wrestling in his sleep? 3:30am musings... again
I think my husband wrestles bears in his sleep. I put clean sheets on the bed last night before going to bed... including fitted sheet, flat sheet, no less than six pillow cases, and the comforter. I don't do military corners or anything... I just tuck in the bottom of the sheet, and call it done. This morning, I woke up to the flat sheet all wadded up in the middle of the bed, and the comforter equally in a ball on his side. How does this happen? Seriously, do we have to tear apart the bed in the middle of the night? Trust me, there was to 'good' reason to tear the sheets off the bed.
How are the bears getting into the bed, and where do they go in the morning? Why do I never see or hear or wrestle the bears? Are they so stealthy that they only attack my husband, and leave me to my own peaceful-sleeping devices? Ok, I know that one's not true, cause we have a baby, so I don't usually sleep through the night. Is there anything that we can do to get rid of the bears? How long will they stay, and are they capable of doing laundry while they're here?
How are the bears getting into the bed, and where do they go in the morning? Why do I never see or hear or wrestle the bears? Are they so stealthy that they only attack my husband, and leave me to my own peaceful-sleeping devices? Ok, I know that one's not true, cause we have a baby, so I don't usually sleep through the night. Is there anything that we can do to get rid of the bears? How long will they stay, and are they capable of doing laundry while they're here?
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