Yesterday

So here's how this whole thing started. Let's just say that yesterday was not my best day. It probably didn't help that I woke up tired. Rylan's cutting teeth (a molar I think) and was up a good portion of the night. It ususally doesn't do much good for the hubs to go in because when Rylan is super upset the only thing that will comfort him back to sleep is the boob (yes, I'm still nursing my 13 month old at night-feel free to judge me). Usually when Rylan gets up, he nurses, then we have breakfast. He didn't want to nurse. He actually arched his back and screamed like I was trying to torture him. Ok...guess he was trying to tell me something. So, shortly after getting both kids up, we had breakfast (noneventful) and then were playing in the family room. I was in the room. Rylan reached for a toy and used the radiator for support. It was cold yesterday, so it was on and super hot. Before I could even reach him, he grabbed it then banged his arm on it when he tried to let go. I ran him to the kitchen, ran cold water over it, and then put ice on it. (I found out later you aren't supposed to do this). We worked past this, then just hung out for most of the afternoon. The weather wasn't great so we couldn't go out, and we've been potty training Acadia (using this 3 day method) and it was day three. Plus, since Rylan wasn't nursing I had to pump so I figured we would just stay put. When Rylan woke up from his nap I took another look at his arm. It was red and there was a blister on it. I took a picture and texted it to Scott who said to call the doctor. I did and long story short they said to bring him in so they could put the right medicine on it. That's when it all hit me. It was almost 8 hours since the burn happened. Why did I wait so long to call? I guess it wouldn't have made much of a difference, but I felt awful. When we were at the doctor's office, that's when I learned that for burns you're supposed to put lukewarm water on it. When did that change??? So I felt even more terrible. We all got home, had dinner and I put Rylan to bed. Just as I was putting him in his crib, he threw up. Yep, the perfect ending to it all. We got Rylan cleaned up, the floor cleaned up, then I took a long, hot shower. Thankfully today was a better day. I think every day is crazy in it's own way. For some reason though, yesterday just really did me in. Hopefully that won't happen for awhile.

Hello!

After a rough day yesterday, I decided I needed some sort of outlet. Before having kids I journaled, meditated, did yoga, and plenty of other things to uwnwind and relax. Now there doesn't seem to be enough time in the day to breathe, let alone do yoga. I guess this will be kind of like an online journal. Maybe you can relate. Maybe I'll make you laugh. Maybe I'll just feel better getting it out. Here goes...