This Friday started off as a normal day, but it quickly proved to be one of those days where you know you're being tested.
First of all, the night before we had a little trauma when Abigail hurt herself in a tender area by sitting down really hard on a toy in the bath tub. There was blood, there were tears. We made sure the bleeding stopped before deciding to not go to urgent care and let her go to bed instead. We were sure to comfort Elena as well who was worried about her sister. Jeff gave Abigail a blessing in her crib while Elena and I started playing Sequence For Kids, a typical night-time activity for us. That night singing, "mine is a home where every hour is blessed by the strength of priesthood power," to Elena before bed meant a little more.
In the morning I made an appointment to have Abby seen before Elena's OT appointment. We played outside a bit while I talked to my sister on the phone. Not a bad morning. We were even ready to get in the car early, when I realized the car was totally out of power. Couldn't even unlock the doors electronically. After talking to a neighbor, calling my husband, and him calling State Farm who sent roadside assistance, we were able to get jump-started and make it to Autozone to get a new battery installed and be back right before nap time! Whew.
So I had to cancel our appointments, but things worked out, and Jeff and I were grateful. While we were waiting for the roadside assistance I had decided today would be a good day to try something I'd seen on facebook for a fun activity since we were stuck at home anyway. Colored shaving cream! The girls enjoyed it. Here is where the next fun thing came up. I realized the bugs I had seen in Abby's hair yesterday were not just fruit flies, but were smaller. I caught three and put them in a ziploc. I google bed bugs, nope. Then lice. Yup. Oh boy! This really is an interesting day. As Jeff put it, a "lousy day." Bah. Ha.
By this point I couldn't get into the pediatrician because they were all full. I was able to talk to a nurse though and she gave me the run down of the lice treatment method they recommend, which is
The Nuvo Method. It uses cetaphil (which I already had!) and a blow dryer. Doing the treatment was a team effort by Jeff and I. Side note, the girls no longer have lice to pass on to anyone else. When the girls were finally in bed, we celebrated by sitting on the couch with some popcorn and watching Fixer Upper. Yay.
So yes, it was a full day, of many unexpected challenges. But I got through. And it was interesting, because it reminded me that I actually deal pretty well with some kinds of stress. Sometimes those unexpected challenges help me feel stronger. It was a nice contrast from what I have been feeling lately -- weary of the way my three-year old pushes my buttons and how weak I am at keeping my temper. I've just never felt so weak. This motherhood thing is intense. Any seasoned moms want to sit down and tell me if this is normal?
Anyway, just wanted to share about our crazy day for anyone who wanted to know.
Today was great (probably partly because of the contrast). We went as a family to the zoo. We decided before moving we would do the camel ride once, and today was the day. Fun!
During nap time I lied down (yay) and cleaned the floors (YAY! This is huge for me, it's my biggest cleaning struggle).
Tonight Jeff and I had a fun date which I will hopefully write about soon. It will involve photos from my new camera that I still need to edit. :D
