Day 2
Day 2 after Erik's immunizations and though his temperature has ceased now he has the most horrible case of diarrhea. Maybe its a little 'TMI' for some of you, but I am going forward with that one... My little E, barely poops every other day (the pediatricians say this is normal) and when he does actually move those little bowels he makes the biggest scene about it. He does not like to sit in poop or the actual process of pooping itself. Afterwards he returns to his normal self and is thoroughly amused by his accomplishments. So, the 24-48 hour period after his shots he had extreme diarrhea every 2-3 hours. *Tear* For my poor little boy. Obviously we got through it just fine but the stress on him every time he had to go was absolutely horrible, not to mention him being on an "awake with every poop" schedule; its a far cry from his asleep for 5 hours up for a little while and back to sleep for about 4 hours nightly schedule. We called his pediatricians office and they said to keep an eye on him, most importantly make sure he is peeing normally, to let him nurse as frequently as he desires, and to offer him the infant's Tylenol as we feel it is needed.
We stayed 24 hours at my mom and nan's house, only to find that my car is still not ready. They decided to take out my rear windshield in order to replace the rear quarter panel because they were worried about the amount of pressure that would result from putting the new panel in, now they tell me 'MONDAY'. I sure as hell hope so.
It was a stressful 24 hours with my mom... the whole forgetfulness thing and all... I really do not know what to do about her. Today when she brought Skot, Erik, and I back to Rutland she really pushed me to my edge, when she left I was upset enough with her, and angry with her and her 'issue' that I actually had to ask Skot to hang out with Erik for awhile so that I could calm down before deciding to nurse him. This might sound silly to some of you, but it is actually not healthy to nurse your child while you are stressed, upset, angry, or etc. It actually made me feel like a bad mother even though I was making a healthful parenting decision. I think I sort of felt irresponsible in a way by letting my emotions take over that much of me. Erik is my world and that should be what comes first, all the time, regardless.
I try and take it baby step by baby step but it just gets too damn frustrating. I mean, its my mom. I have seen what Alzheimer's and other forms of Dementia's can do to a person. Hello, I take care of the elderly population. Let me also randomly throw out there that its been really helpful, and rather mentally soothing for me to be able to talk to Heather Flood about the situation with my mom. Don't get me wrong. I talk to Skot about it all the time, however an outside point of view is a good resource, and Skot doesn't need to hear it 24/7; its really beginning to take over my mind, more than I want it to.
I've got so many things that I want to be doing before I go back to work and I feel as if I have so little time to accomplish them in. Really I have much more time than I give myself credit for having but ideally I idol stay at home mommies right now. I know that financially its just not a possibility right now, but eventually... Down the road. Perhaps? Perhaps that would be really nice! I am just thankful for the fact that I am not one of the new and less fortunate mother's whose employer offers crap for maternity leave. I don't know what I would have done with myself if I had to return to work when Erik was only a month or so old. I think I would have shot my boss, haha. I have been overly fortunate to have been on maternity leave since April 6, and will not be returning to work until Erik is almost 3 months of age.
WOW! 3 months. Thats less than a month away. I can't believe how fast the time has gone by. He's so big! It seems like just the other day I brought him home. Whoa. When I was pregnant it was difficult at times to picture myself with a baby consuming my life, but now, really I can't picture life without Erik.
On a random side note the time in which a new car seat is much needed is quickly approaching. What a little giant I have!!!!
And one more thing, STILL, no baby Boston.
We stayed 24 hours at my mom and nan's house, only to find that my car is still not ready. They decided to take out my rear windshield in order to replace the rear quarter panel because they were worried about the amount of pressure that would result from putting the new panel in, now they tell me 'MONDAY'. I sure as hell hope so.
It was a stressful 24 hours with my mom... the whole forgetfulness thing and all... I really do not know what to do about her. Today when she brought Skot, Erik, and I back to Rutland she really pushed me to my edge, when she left I was upset enough with her, and angry with her and her 'issue' that I actually had to ask Skot to hang out with Erik for awhile so that I could calm down before deciding to nurse him. This might sound silly to some of you, but it is actually not healthy to nurse your child while you are stressed, upset, angry, or etc. It actually made me feel like a bad mother even though I was making a healthful parenting decision. I think I sort of felt irresponsible in a way by letting my emotions take over that much of me. Erik is my world and that should be what comes first, all the time, regardless.
I try and take it baby step by baby step but it just gets too damn frustrating. I mean, its my mom. I have seen what Alzheimer's and other forms of Dementia's can do to a person. Hello, I take care of the elderly population. Let me also randomly throw out there that its been really helpful, and rather mentally soothing for me to be able to talk to Heather Flood about the situation with my mom. Don't get me wrong. I talk to Skot about it all the time, however an outside point of view is a good resource, and Skot doesn't need to hear it 24/7; its really beginning to take over my mind, more than I want it to.
I've got so many things that I want to be doing before I go back to work and I feel as if I have so little time to accomplish them in. Really I have much more time than I give myself credit for having but ideally I idol stay at home mommies right now. I know that financially its just not a possibility right now, but eventually... Down the road. Perhaps? Perhaps that would be really nice! I am just thankful for the fact that I am not one of the new and less fortunate mother's whose employer offers crap for maternity leave. I don't know what I would have done with myself if I had to return to work when Erik was only a month or so old. I think I would have shot my boss, haha. I have been overly fortunate to have been on maternity leave since April 6, and will not be returning to work until Erik is almost 3 months of age.
WOW! 3 months. Thats less than a month away. I can't believe how fast the time has gone by. He's so big! It seems like just the other day I brought him home. Whoa. When I was pregnant it was difficult at times to picture myself with a baby consuming my life, but now, really I can't picture life without Erik.
On a random side note the time in which a new car seat is much needed is quickly approaching. What a little giant I have!!!!
And one more thing, STILL, no baby Boston.
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