Family

Appointments, Things I Google, and Our Duties

Our week started off with a bang: Dakota has been sick and had a coughing fit that scared me. She was gasping for air, so congested, and her eyes were goopy. I called our pediatrician’s office and had her seen. Poor Kota Bear has her first ear infection. I’m glad I brought her in when I did because the doctor said her eardrum was bulging (but thankfully it didn’t rupture!).

Dakota’s fan club at the doctor’s office 😂

Now we’re doing ten days of antibiotics and she’s taking them like a champ. She has been so pleasant despite being sick. Early one morning, she was coughing and sniffling at 3:00 am and Jimmy was using a bulb syringe to suction her nose and she was smiling so hard at him! Who does that 🤣 (more…)

Parenting and Patience

It was one of those days of parenting. Two out of three kids woke up too early. There was crankiness. There were diaper changes at inconvenient times and toys strewn about the floor. Crumbs piled up around the kitchen table.

It was time for some fresh air, so I took the kids on a walk. Soon, everyone was in a better mood!

We made it home and then right in the driveway, Sadie fell and skinned her knees. There was blood and plenty of tears. While I was kissing boo boos and putting bandages on knobby little knees, Niva had escaped our fence. Dakota was on our bed crying, Sadie was crying, and it was Mordecai’s nap time. I felt stretched in every direction! We made it through the crying-bandage-nap preparations and a kind neighbor brought Niva back. (more…)