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July 1, 2004
Ugh - Already July? The summer is passing too quickly, as usual! Although I say this EVERY summer, it seems to be much more true when you have a child - nothing marks the quick passage of time more than all the changes that occur in someone else's life, particularly a child's, when you feel like things haven't changed at all in yours.
Katie woke up with a goopy eye yesterday. It wasn't that bad - in fact was hardly enough for me to really feel like I cshoudl call the dr. (I hate the thought of being one of those Pain in The *!# moms that the nurses whisper about - "Oh, HER again!"), but I'm glad I did. When I took her in the nurse practitioner looked at her ears and saw that she has a DOUBLE ear infection! Poor little girlie! I was stumped. The last two times I've taken her in with the usual ear infection symptoms (playing w/her ears, waking up at night), she didn't have one. The last time was just 2 weeks ago. This time, she was not playing with her ears at all, and was waking up maybe once a night, and not every night, so I didn't even think of an ear infection. There was evidence that there'd even been a rupture in her left eardrum from the pressure. I felt awful that she was in so much pain. The NP made me feel a little better when she said that it only takes about 6 hrs. for an ear to become infected - it really can happen overnight. But, I'm guessing Katie's had this one for about a week. :( So, she's on the amox. and we were given drops and sent off on our way. Note to self: giving eye drops to a toddler STINKS! It is almost funny, though - when I finished each eye, I said, "Yay!" and so now when we give them to her, she cries but says, "Yay!" at the same time. Funny girl.
We are gearing up for my first IUI in two years. Tomorrow is the big day. I went in Tuesday for an u/s, and there was (I thought) a follicle on the left that was getting close to being ready. So, I went back in today to find that there are two ready follicles on the left, along with a decent-sized one that could be ready by the time I ovulate. There was nothing of consequence on the right. I seem to always be a one-side kinda gal, I guess. So, I got my HcG injection at the RE's office before I left, and will return tomorrow for the IUI. I'm excited and nervous. I have been thinking back a lot about 2 summers ago when I was pregnant with Katie, wondering how in the world I did all of that without having a nervous breakdown. I know, you just do it - but if I think too much about it, I become completely freaked out. So, no more thinking (yeah, right!).
IF I get pregnant with this IUI, whether the pregnancy 'sticks' or not, it will be the only IUI we do this summer, since if I miscarried I wouldn't start another cycle in time to do one before Sept. 1. And, since that's when my fertility coverage will lapse for a few mos., we're on our own after that until November. If I don't get pregnant this time, we will probably only have time to try one more cycle before Sept.
Katie and I have been enjoying our time home this summer. We've hit the free kids' concerts in a park nearby, have taken wagon walks, and played in the yard quite a bit. I also had a yard sale last weekend in which I got rid of some stuff and made a bit of money. I can tell you, though, that I am not having one for QUITE a while after this! It was just such a pain to be tied down to the house all day for three days. Luckily we had a tent that we borrowed, and it had removable sides, so we didn't really have to set up and tear down each day, just put the sides up and take them down. That saved some time.
DH is working like a fiend. He got a part-time job doing landscaping, but has not worked less than 40 hrs/week so far in the three weeks he's worked. In fact, this week was his only 40 hour week, and he did that in three days! It was hard because he would come home really late (like 11:00) and not get to see Katie at all. But, this week was better and now he's off for five days, so that's nice. From my understanding, it was mostly that he had to help the guy get caught up on the lawns and landscaping jobs, and now that things are caught up he'll be working just four days/week. Long days, but I'm fine if he actually gets to be home, too. We'll appreciate the money when he gets his first check next week!
Katie is a talking machine! Although, I have to share her new word last friday. She was walking around the yard during our yard sale, and in front of my MIL, our friends, and the complete strangers in our yard, just starts yelling, "BOOBIE, BOOBIE, BOOBIE, BOOBIES, BOOBIES...!" She was STUCK on it for a good 10 min! I was distracting her with other words, but she always came back to that one! It was hard not to laugh. :) She hasn't said it more than a few times since, so I am hoping it was just a passing fancy. I'm sure she'll surprise me with it again when we're in line at the grocery store or in church or something. LOL!
Katie and I took our first solo trip to the Zoo on Tuesday, and we had a fabulous time. She really only paid attention to the big animals (giraffes, elephants, etc), and called them our dog's name. She LOVED the arctic exchibit - part of it is this tunnel under a swimming area with polar bears and seals, and you can see them swim right over your head! I've been in it a few times and have only seen a polar bear swimming once - I think it's a pretty rare occurrence. But, we got up close and personal with a seal, and she loved it.
Any lucky thoughts/prayers anyone feels like sending out would be greatly appreciated!
Take care,
Laura
Oh, and some TTM questions:
1. What is your favorite summer activity with your toddler (I'm always looking for new ideas!)?
2. What do you do when your child says an embarrassing word in public?
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