I suspect that being on the receiving end of unsolicited parenting advice is one of the occupational hazards of being, well, a parent. But a couple of incidents recently have left me wondering, “What is up with people?”
On Sunday Kevin was with Liam at the mall. Liam was sitting on one of the coin-operated toddler [...]
Archive for March, 2006
That Funny Noise You Hear is My Jaw Hitting the Ground
Posted in Uncategorized on March 29, 2006 | 4 Comments »
Things I Swore I’d Never Blog About, Part Two
Posted in Uncategorized on March 27, 2006 | 8 Comments »
After an initial burst of enthusiasm, Liam’s interest in learning to use the toilet has faded. He hasn’t used it himself in several days.
Other characters, however, seem to think the bathroom is the happening place:
Yup, son, I agree, that line is awfully long.
What’s for Dinner?
Posted in Uncategorized on March 24, 2006 | 8 Comments »
I have Liam’s bug, the one that caused our croupy weekend. As he wrote out an antibiotic prescription, my internist told Liam to “take care of Mommy.” Apparently Liam took the mission to heart. As I was concocting yet another variation of Mac & Cheese & ??? for dinner tonight, Liam brought out a piece [...]
Croup and Other Traumas, Revisited
Posted in Uncategorized on March 21, 2006 | No Comments »
Liam’s feeling better, and has now moved on to processing the events of this weekend. The animals you see are “coughing, lots” and “Bobo ferret pushes ambeelance to take dem to ’steamy room“. Later on, the whole crew was on their way to “clean up ‘trawberries and waffles.”
We are preparing to visit the toy store [...]
Vernal Equinox
Posted in Uncategorized on March 21, 2006 | 5 Comments »
Liam and I cut the first flower bouquet of the year this morning. Thank goodness Spring is finally here.
I Hear Ya, Mr. Murphy
Posted in Uncategorized on March 19, 2006 | No Comments »
Warning/disclaimer! More whiney-whines ahead! Proceed at your own risk…
Things are much better on the croupy kid front. Liam only needed a steamy bathroom twice during the night, and when he was sleeping, he was sleeping sounder than he has in several nights. Perhaps the end of this is in sight. Or maybe I shouldn’t even [...]
Schadenfreude
Posted in Uncategorized on March 19, 2006 | 2 Comments »
I have been placed in the unfortunate situation of being stuck at home with a sick child and no spousal backup. And Liam’s grandparents hit the road for Texas today. What does one do in such a situation, when one can’t go anywhere fun since Liam too sick to go, but still well enough to [...]
Croup
Posted in Uncategorized on March 18, 2006 | 6 Comments »
Apparently that’s what they call a combination of a barking cough and breathing that sounds like a broken train whistle. Apparently it most often strikes at night. That’s what I learned during a late-night pediatric consult last night.
I’ve never heard Liam struggling to breathe like that, and with Rebecca’s recent scare fresh in my [...]
Uh Oh!
Posted in Uncategorized on March 17, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Note the timestamp on this post. Yup, it’s 2:30 AM, and I’m up blogging. Why, you ask? Um, partly because Liam wore me out so much yesterday that I fell asleep at 7:30 when he went down, but mostly, yeah, it’s because I woke up an hour ago feeling all shivery and headachey..
I’m really hoping [...]
The Good, the Bad, and the Runny Nose
Posted in Uncategorized on March 17, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Ah, best laid plans. You’d think that now that I’ve been doing this Mommy Gig for a tad over two years, I’d know not to make firm plans. And I’d definitely have learned not to let Liam in on them, since he’s of an age now where he can anticipate playdates and other such fun [...]
