Pity Party: Party of One

That's right I am having a pity party.  Everyone is entitled to one now and then so today is mine!
It's been a hell of a week and I mean a full 10 day week! Yes I added 3 days to my week because that's how crazy it has been and it's my pity party so I can add days if I want.

Last Thursday we were consumed with packing for our Labor Day trip down to Texas to visit family. (Labor Day pics will have to be on another post). We were there Friday through Monday and had a blast as usual. Well we were scheduled to have family pictures on Sunday and so I had our outfits planned out weeks in advance and put lots of time into it as well. I had a hair appointment scheduled just before we left town but somehow the times were mixed up and I missed it! I got there 1.5 hours late (I thought I was on time but I was way off) and she told me I was to late. I was devastated. I mean any girl knows how wonderful a hair appointment can be and how much you look forward to it. Luckily, my sister in law got me an appointment on Friday with her lady down in Texas and I was very pleased! Yea problem solved!

Sunday morning Lil Spoon woke up cheery and was extra snuggly with her GiGi all morning. She sat and rocked with her watching Duck Dynasty and just playing quietly. Well about mid day we realized that she was pretty warm and yup, she had a fever. By the time pictures came around she had a full on 103.7 temp. So we took only a few and rushed back inside. I am totally bummed about the photos but what can you do. Also looking at the pictures I am really sad about our outfits. They just didn't turn out as well as they looked laid out on my bed! Lil Spoon's shirt looks orange when it was coral. Monday came and she was still ill so we flew home with a sick kiddo and then the real fun started. I noticed Tuesday that she had cut a top molar, barely. Then noticed Wednesday night she had cut another top molar on the other side. She continued to have a fever on and off in the 102's for the next FIVE days! She had her 16 month checkup on Wednesday and so since she was sick I just had them look her over. Doc said she definitely had a virus with slight inflamed ears and to give antibiotics a try if her fever went into Thursday. Well it sure did go right into Thursday so we started antibiotics.  That broke her fever that night thankfully! Between the virus, teeth and ears she was struggling! Thursday night she slept like a rock but I caught her virus so I was feeling awful. Friday she woke up smiling like the happy girl I know but I was now sick. The hubby had got some germs and was getting sick as well. Thankfully my Mom came down Thursday to help. Mom's just know how to save the day don't they?She helped us get groceries, cook and did laundry. Oh and she even dusted. Yea, dusted. You should be impressed. She doesn't "dust" for just anyone. She must love me lots. Lil Spoon loved seeing her as she always loves to see her Grandparents.

So due to sickness we had to cancel our Albuquerque trip so I missed my friends baby shower and missed our family pictures we had scheduled of just the three of us. We haven't had any done since the baby was two weeks old. Then, a good friend was coming to town and having his son's birthday party on Sunday and so I thought by Sunday surely I would be good as new to go visit. In addition to that excitement I got a text from a buddy from California saying she was in town and wanted to come see me Sunday and visit. Well all of this was cancelled due to me losing my voice Saturday due to the virus!! Boo! I didn't get to see her and we ended up dropping off the birthday gift at the party. I told my husband to go inside and tell them to meet me at the window (it was a party at Peter Piper) and wave so I could see the kids. It's been over a year since I have seen any of them. I was willing to stay behind glass just to say hi, as crazy as that sounds. Well they came out and stood a few feet away and we chatted a minute. It was really nice to see them. It was even nicer not seeing them behind glass. I miss good friends.

The finale to the weekend has been discovering that our little girl has not only TWO molars coming in, but BOTH bottom incisors and maybe BOTH bottom molars pushing up. So if your math is as good as mine, that is a possible SIX teeth!! This explains why she is happy one minute and literally a screaming child the next. I have never seen her so frustrated and unconsolable. She is so irritable right now and it doesn't help that she can't communicate much at this age. It almost feels like when she was only two months old and had reflux (which we thought was colic at the time) and would scream and could not be settled. Oh man, all those feelings come back just thinking about Monday coming around when all your family and help leaves and it's just you and the mad, cranky, sad, you can't find a remedy baby. I am feeling very anxious about tomorrow because I know the pain will be back and she will be this sad angry little girl in which I am trying my hardest to keep happy. Is this what an assistant to a bipolar A list Hollywood star feels like?! They are always on edge trying to keep their boss happy and can never win.Bottom line: I. MISS. MY. BABY!! This is soo not her personality but I am having as much patience as I can knowing she has all this pain from all these teeth. It's just very hard when you can't fix it for them. We have found extremely cold melon, frozen waffles, frozen cake pops, teething tablets and tylenol and ib prof have helped. I just hope these teeth come quick because I haven't slept much in 7 days and now with little to no voice and a tot running around the house I am about to see how this works out real quick!

Oh and my workouts and nutrition. Ha! Right, I haven't been able to focus on either unless you count walking around your house bouncing a baby on your hip in the wee hours to help her teething pain stop. Then, yes I got one cardio session in. With travel, a sick kid, me getting sick, a sick hubby, a teething baby I have taken a full week off. Oh and when I am sick I am not hungry at all so I would say I have eaten maybe one full meal in total for each day the last 4 days. Bye bye muscle. I will work harder to get you back.

That is all. My rant is over. Yes, others have it worse than I. Yes, we all go trough these hard times as mom's. Yes, life goes on. My best friend would tell me to see the positive in all this. So here are two positives: When you look at me you can tell I am sick from my odd squeaky voice to my pail face but maybe it will draw your attention to my nice cut and colored hair because it's all that shines right now! Or how about: I am trying this new workout where you jump out of bed several times at night when the kiddo wakes up screaming. It's like a HIIT workout because your heart rate escalates really fast and it's only a short sprint to her room before you can catch your breath again.