I wish I could say that our week off has been relaxing and easy-going, but that would not be entirely accurate. Of course, I have truly enjoyed the time with my family and being at home, but I wonder, as a parent, how my child can both amaze and humor me while at the same time push every button in my anger index. My emotional highs/lows are mostly attributed to the fact that I’m slowly making my way through the first trimester (due date July 22) and am sick about 24 hours a day. My anti-nausea medicine only seems to take the edge off, but at least I’m not throwing up constantly.
Yesterday Dave and I took Ajax into the doctors office where he of course – of course – has fluid in his right ear. This was not his ear specialist as it was Saturday and New Year’s Eve, so it looks like I’ll be calling the specialist on Monday to see what’s going on. The fluid in his ear has been bothering him terribly and he has not been sleeping well, nor has he been the best mood. My poor little guy. Of course it’s the holiday season and he has an ear problem. He is also developing a cough, so it seems a small cold is now following.
Our New Year’s was spent at home with Ajax in bed by 7 pm with some children’s advil. He slept for a solid 12 hours. He so needed it. Dave and I ended up watching a movie and falling asleep by 10 pm, lol, we were both exhausted and we so needed the sleep.
Potty training is somewhere between a rock and a hard place and I’m not too sure where that leaves us. Ajax has been doing much better this time around than last. He is still having accidents, but now he seems to realize he’s peeing and can usually stop himself to go sit on the potty. Dave and I are still asking him constantly if he has to pee, which I’m sure is annoying him. Because we realized how sick and tired he was Dave and I decided to prematurely end potty training yesterday and put him in a diaper (during a small meltdown), but this morning Ajax told me he had to use the potty (even though he had a diaper on) and in a parent-panic moment I thought – OH NO, we’re confusing him! I put him on the potty and Ajax specifically said he didn’t want to wear diapers, or pull-ups and wanted his underwear… sigh. We made one trip to Target (in underwear) where he actually used the restroom and he made it through a nap with no accidents. All said and done, I have no idea where that leaves us, but we are home tomorrow and we’ll see how it goes.
