Did I ever tell you just how great my husband is? I might have mentioned it once or twice but let me remind you. Earlier this week I remembered that James was due for a doctor's appointment. I completely forgot about his nine month check-up! The only time they could get him in this week was at 9am today. I had to work so Mike would have to take him.
Then yesterday, Nathan kept telling us how much his toe hurt. I looked at it and he had a nicely ingrown toenail embedded in his skin. It was completely red and swollen and he yelped every time I even breathed on it so I called up the Dr and made Nathan an appt for the same time. Nathan never ever gets sick and has perfect attendance for the past three years. The only reason he doesn't this year is because of our trip to Hawaii and now his toenail.
So today Mike got the boys up and off to school like normal, but then he took Nathan and James to their appts. He braved the forms and baby shots. He braved the Dr's questions about James' development. Why is that part always stressful? I always feel like they are going to scold me for something I am doing wrong. Then after all that, he stopped at the drugstore and filled Nathan's prescription, made a trip to the post office for me, and stopped to get lunch for all of us. All that is enough to make a girl swoon.
Nathan has an appt to go back next Thursday. They didn't have the numbing medicine in stock since his foot is going to require minor surgery to get that nail out. Nathan weighs 60lbs and James weighs in at 24lbs. James is also 29 inches long. That puts him in the 95 percentile for height and weight yet again. The doctor said he predicts James will be on the tall side. James hated his shots, Nathan said he screamed real loud but stopped as soon as Mike picked him up. At least he got three Daffy Duck bandaids and a sucker. That made him feel a little better too. James also has a minor medical issue that I won't go into too much detail about except that it requires applying Vaseline to a particular area, and it causes James a LOT of pain.
Wish me luck tonight, James didn't deal with the shot after effects very well last time. There was lots of crying and puking involved.
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Words to live by
We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more content when they are. After that we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage. We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire.
The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when? Your life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway.
For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.
This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So, treasure every moment that you have. And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time...and remember that time waits for no one.
So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get married, until you get divorced, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid off, until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until you are off welfare, until the first or fifteenth, until your song comes on, until you've had a drink, until you've sobered up, until you die, until you are born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy...
Happiness is a journey, not a destination.
Thought for the day: "Work like you don't need money, Love like you've never been hurt, And dance like no one's watching."
The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when? Your life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway.
For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.
This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So, treasure every moment that you have. And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time...and remember that time waits for no one.
So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get married, until you get divorced, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid off, until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until you are off welfare, until the first or fifteenth, until your song comes on, until you've had a drink, until you've sobered up, until you die, until you are born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy...
Happiness is a journey, not a destination.
Thought for the day: "Work like you don't need money, Love like you've never been hurt, And dance like no one's watching."
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