Last Saturday night when I went to check on The Kid before I went to bed, he was awake and said, “Momma, I spilled.” I smelled it before I could figure out what he was talking about. He had thrown up. Being only thirty-three months old, he had no idea what he had actually done, [...]
Archive > November 2008
Dilated eye appointment.
Finally got the Kid diagnosed with Accommodative Esotropia. His vision needs very little improvement (2.50), so we are going next week to get him glasses. The doctor also asked that we do patching for one hour per day, alternating each eye, just as an added precaution against amblyopia. We will go back in February for [...]
A little tidbit…
Yesterday we were eating dinner sans Mike (because he’s been working over-overtime due to the election), and I was trying to make the Kid laugh, as he felt so horrible due to his cold. I found a word he thought was funny, so when he would ask “How many trees are outside?” I would say [...]
We have lift off!
The Kid has been day trained for #1 since the middle of October. He repeatedly and violently skirted the issue of going #2 in the potty, however, preferring to go during his naps in the protectiveness of his diaper (which we stick with for naps and night time). Today, however, he ran into the bathroom [...]
It still creeps in…
Today I had a random remembrance of being in community college many years ago, taking Religions of the World, and my mom asking to borrow my textbook without telling me why, and my complete understanding that she was trying to find some evidence that there was some religion, somewhere, that looked upon suicide as acceptable. [...]
“Stay” by Jennifer Daniels.
“Angered by the hope you take for fetter, could become a chance to bear this storm. Even if the aching won’t get better, oh, then at least you can stay warm. At least you can stay warm. When it rains, when it rains the whole house slips away under blankets playing games and speaking words [...]
