I sort of just vented on you guys yesterday about my doctors appointment, but I skipped details on the rest of the day. The afternoon was actually pretty awesome! While I can’t go into crazy detail about everywhere I went (since we’re doing our first Christmas celebration this weekend and I can’t give anything away!) but there were some nice parts of the day that I left out and just really want to add, more for the sake of my records than anything.
We were in one store where the employees were just ogling over our double stroller full of cute. One of them even brought a cookie out from behind the counter for Dekker. They waved at him as we were leaving and, even though Dekker had never seen them before, he waved back. It was super adorable to watch him interact with people he’s never met, and to see him respond well instead of in fear. Progress like this has been made since we’ve pulled the plug on almost all of the patching. Luckily, we live an hour from everything, so if he has his patch on first thing in the morning, wears it over breakfast, and on the road to wherever, he can still have it off before he has to go anywhere new. I love that.
Another thing that I really enjoyed was my appointment with Dr. Mike. I hadn’t actually put it on the list initially, but as we were driving by, we figured I could just duck in and see if he was available. And he was! I waited just a few minutes before he came in. I have always spoken pretty highly of him, and how much interest he shows in our kids. Maybe its just been a while, or he was particularly caring yesterday, but he asked about everyone individually, and of course about me and how recovered he was feeling. I became “that person” and I told him what my doctor has said about PTSD. Dr. Mike is usually pretty fast moving, but he seemed to be a bit surprised, and leaned back in his chair and asked more about it. He asked about Laela’s delivery, and was very encouraging about the whole thing. He also gave me a few tips on things to do to help myself stay as healthy in the mind as possible. I trust his judgement, and will follow his tips as soon as I am able. As I was leaving, he rubbed my shoulder as I passed him out the door, and he said “I’m always here, pop in anytime.” I love my doctors. I am truly blessed to have the BEST medical professional in every field.
As for purchases that I made yesterday that I’m pumped about, I bought a few seasonal KCups! I called Timothy’s on the 12th and asked if they had anything seasonal come in yet. They told me they had white hot chocolate and a blend of coffee called Winter Carnival. I said that those were the ones I was hoping for, and mentioned that I’d be by the next day for a both of each. When I arrived, I couldn’t find either. They helped me and spotted a box of the hot chocolate that I had just missed. They then said sorry, but they didn’t have any Winter Carnival. I was very polite, but said I was disappointed, as I had called the day before and was told they had a box or two. The two women kind of smiled at each other and pulled out a box from behind the counter. The one lady had clearly had her hand on it while we were talking. She said “I wasn’t sure it was you! We saved you one!” I thought that was pretty lovely of them. Positive customer service, anyway. And the coffee is delicious, by the way. Go buy some.
I recently bought a pair of jeggings from Bluenotes, but they ripped when I brought them home 🙁 Sad. So I went to exchange them yesterday and they didn’t have the same color in my size, so I perused the other pants and found some other jeggings, same price, and almost exactly the same, but they actually had a zipper, not just a button. They fit beautifully and while I couldn’t get the same cool eggplant color, I got burgundy, and they are completely gorgeous. Love them! I also went to Ricki’s and bought a beautiful shirt I’ve been eyeing for a while. I realized after that I can’t wear both my new items together, which is sad. The shirt comes in grey too. I’d buy both, but at $40 a pop, I’m thinking I’ll just get over it. Still, both great purchases, in my opinion.
So yesterday was a good day, all things considered. There were a few bumps, of course, but there are always will be and I can choose what bothers me and what doesn’t. Self control, baby.
And I did my best with today. I was quite wiped out from yesterday and had a pretty slow start to the morning. I did two loads of laundry and actually got it all put away, as well as some laundry that been clean in a hamper for several days. Brady caught us up on dishes as well. While both kids were awake, they were decently hands on. Dekker was tired and acting out a bit, while Laela was sooo gassy! Lots of tears.
When Dekker went for a nap, Brady went out to fix the Christmas lights around the house. He’s just over halfway done, so hopefully that will get finished tomorrow. I tried to nap Laela, but she is most content tummy to tummy when she’s so gassy. So while I held her, I caught up on the YouTube videos I like to watch. Do you know those people who vlog regularly make money from YouTube? Maybe I chose the wrong soapbox here… When Laela would lay on her own for five or ten minutes, I tried to get stuff done. Nothing crazy. I’m not one of those moms while lofty household chore goals everyday. I prefer to rest so I can be a better player in my kids games. But I’m in the midst of a huge closet purge right now, so I was throwing some stuff out and trying to make the place beautiful. I forgot to take a complete “before” picture but I’m taking progress pictures and will take some good “after” pictures once I finally reach that point. I”ll make a post about it someday.
We all shared a pizza for supper before bundling up and going for a walk outside. It was beautiful outside, around 0.5C, so we chucked Dekker in the sled and put Laela on his lap. Last time, he was nervous and asked to come out, but got distracted once we started walking. This time, we put Laela on his lap and he made his little high pitched sound of greeting that he always makes around her. He rested an arm on top of her head most of the walk, and we heard him make a kissing sound at her every once in a while. It was lovely.
Now the day is done. I had a nice phone call with my mom while Brady ran a tub and got snacks together. Tomorrow, Jessica and Cody are driving out to spend the weekend with us!!! I am highly anticipating some quality girl talk with laughs and tears, as well as celebrating Christmas, and some shopping on the side.