I have been very lax with updating my blog. While I spend plenty of time on my laptop in the evening, I just can't get myself to focus on blogging about my day... or past week... or whatever. I think it might partly be due to my obsessive picture taking... I take so many pictures that I can never narrow my choices down to an amount that would be interesting. I tend to over-due things.
September has been a busy month for us. I'll really try to sit down one of the next few evenings and do some good updating. But for now, you get my Tee Hee's of E...
Eowyn had been raving about the 'princesses' in her ears ever since her well visit. I had told her doctor that she had been having issues with being afraid at her appointments, so she decided to throw in some fun things for Eowyn. As she checked Eowyn's ears, she says, "OH! I see Sleeping Beauty in this one! And Cinderella in this ear!" So, randomly Eowyn will go up to people and say thing like, "I have Sleeping Beauty in my ear!!" To which she gets raised eyebrows and "oh- that's nice"...
So.... last night, I am washing Eowyn up during bath time. I start cleaning her ears and she gets all upset... "MOMMY!!! Don't squish them!!!!" I laughed so hard I thought I would pee my pants. Apparently she was not impressed. She looked very hurt and didn't smile at all to my laughter. Thinking quickly, I explained to her that the princesses were NOT in her ears right then, and I had to clean out their homes... This seemed to ease the tension a bit and Eowyn allowed me to finish cleaning her ears.
Also, last night, Eowyn, Shayne and I were watching The Iron Giant. Shayne gets up at one point to get a drink and asks for my coaster. I have 4 coasters, so I tell him that there should be 2 on the end table by where he is sitting. No dice. I look at Eowyn and figure that 9 times out of 10, she has moved something... so I ask her.
Me: Eowyn, do you know where the coasters are?
E: Yup
Me: Eowyn, where are the coasters?
E: Over there
Me: Eowyn.... where is 'over there'?
E: (crickets chirping)
Me: Eowyn... are they in your toy basket?
E: No! They're OVER THERE!
Me: On the porch
E: Yeah...
(I probably should have paused the movie)
Anyways- so I go out on the porch and Eowyn had taken 3 of the coasters and set her baby pumpkins and gourd on them... It was pretty cute.
I'm looking forward to Thursday. I have the day off from work to attend Eowyn's Apple Orchard field trip at daycare. It should only be a morning sort of thing, so I think Shayne and I are going to see how Eowyn does at the movie theater. Shayne picked her up "Cloudy, With a Chance of Meatballs" for a new book and we will read that and explain to her that we will be going to see a movie about the book. I'm hoping that mid-day/early afternoon will be a slow time so we don't interrupt anyone's viewing of the movie... in the event that Eowyn doesn't behave. I'm hoping it goes well as she is normally very good when watching a movie for the first time.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Well Visit
Eowyn had her 3-year well visit Tuesday afternoon. She was so good and did an excellent job following directions when the nurse was asking her to get on the scale and stand a certain way when she had to measure Eowyn's height.
Here are her stats:
Weight: 36.5 pounds
Height: 40.1"
Head Circum: @ 20"
All are in the top 95% =)
We also have a little questionaire thing that we get to do each time we go in. You go through and answer questions until you get 3 wrong. Questions include: Can your child say her full name understandably? Can your child identify the animals shown without any help? Place this questionaire on the floor and have your child jump over it. Can she do so? Have your child make the same shape shown: 0. Do not tell her what the shape is, but ask her to make one herself. Etc... We only answered 2 as 'No'... and one of them wasn't really fair because they didn't have blocks to use.
Eowyn's doctor seemed impressed with how well Eowyn interacted with her. It was adorable, Eowyn was even polietly smiling at some of the silly jokes or smiles the doctor would make. The doctor has no concerns with Eowyn's progress at this time. I brought up Eowyn's disgust for vegetables... And it's not even so much that she doesn't like them, but the consistency makes her gag... Poor thing... she DOES try them though.... Where Eowyn is growing well, her doctor is not concerned that she is not getting enough nutrients. I explained that I do put a partial instant breakfast in her milk each day and she has a daily multivitamin as well.
This morning was rough... Yesterday, when I picked up Eowyn, Miss Amanda (at daycare) had mentioned that Eowyn had been having a very hard time getting dropped off... She had noticed that Eowyn wouldn't have a problem when I dropped her off, but when James dropped her off, she would cry and get very upset. That observation made me a little curious... but then on the way home, I was talking up daycare and asking her about the fun things she had done there today... Eowyn said that she didn't want to go to daycare. I told her that she didn't have to go back today as we were going home, but that she would get to go and play with her friends the next day. She started getting upset, so we started talking about something else. This morning, like always, we got up and I asked her what she would like to wear to school. She started getting upset and saying, "I don't want to go to daycare!! I want to go to work with you!!" I got her dressed and she played in her playroom while I took a shower and got ready for work. She got in the car and we drove to daycare... As soon as we pulled in the parking lot, she started getting VERY upset and crying. I was able to get her inside and she sat at the table and I pointed out how she had her very own spot at the table with her name and a picture of her right at her seat... She was still crying... She had her Minnie Mouse doll and her blanket... along the crackers that I allowed her to take (for comfort??) and she eventually stopped crying... so I snuck away... made it to work 1 minute late.
I'm not a big fan of this. She would occasionally have issues with being dropped off at daycare in the past, but nothing to this magnitude. Well... when she was younger, she did have similar reactions, but that seemed to be the standard separation anxiety that was appropriate for her age... This seems to be a combination of starting the new daycare, making new friends (and not having her normal friends around her), and possibly separation anxiety? And I hate to say it... but the first thing that I thought when Miss Amanda brought the issue up, was that James was somehow sabotaging the transition to the new daycare... Maybe not even intentionally, but possibly by bringing up her old daycare and asking if she missed it... and obviously having her old teacher as his girlfriend is a constant reminder to her... I don't know... I tend to get overly suspicious of things involving James and Eowyn because I feel that I am constantly having to remind him of proper daily hygiene (tooth brushing, potty training, baths) as well as proper ways of handling situations... It's so frustrating and I hate always thinking the worst...
Here are her stats:
Weight: 36.5 pounds
Height: 40.1"
Head Circum: @ 20"
All are in the top 95% =)
We also have a little questionaire thing that we get to do each time we go in. You go through and answer questions until you get 3 wrong. Questions include: Can your child say her full name understandably? Can your child identify the animals shown without any help? Place this questionaire on the floor and have your child jump over it. Can she do so? Have your child make the same shape shown: 0. Do not tell her what the shape is, but ask her to make one herself. Etc... We only answered 2 as 'No'... and one of them wasn't really fair because they didn't have blocks to use.
Eowyn's doctor seemed impressed with how well Eowyn interacted with her. It was adorable, Eowyn was even polietly smiling at some of the silly jokes or smiles the doctor would make. The doctor has no concerns with Eowyn's progress at this time. I brought up Eowyn's disgust for vegetables... And it's not even so much that she doesn't like them, but the consistency makes her gag... Poor thing... she DOES try them though.... Where Eowyn is growing well, her doctor is not concerned that she is not getting enough nutrients. I explained that I do put a partial instant breakfast in her milk each day and she has a daily multivitamin as well.
This morning was rough... Yesterday, when I picked up Eowyn, Miss Amanda (at daycare) had mentioned that Eowyn had been having a very hard time getting dropped off... She had noticed that Eowyn wouldn't have a problem when I dropped her off, but when James dropped her off, she would cry and get very upset. That observation made me a little curious... but then on the way home, I was talking up daycare and asking her about the fun things she had done there today... Eowyn said that she didn't want to go to daycare. I told her that she didn't have to go back today as we were going home, but that she would get to go and play with her friends the next day. She started getting upset, so we started talking about something else. This morning, like always, we got up and I asked her what she would like to wear to school. She started getting upset and saying, "I don't want to go to daycare!! I want to go to work with you!!" I got her dressed and she played in her playroom while I took a shower and got ready for work. She got in the car and we drove to daycare... As soon as we pulled in the parking lot, she started getting VERY upset and crying. I was able to get her inside and she sat at the table and I pointed out how she had her very own spot at the table with her name and a picture of her right at her seat... She was still crying... She had her Minnie Mouse doll and her blanket... along the crackers that I allowed her to take (for comfort??) and she eventually stopped crying... so I snuck away... made it to work 1 minute late.
I'm not a big fan of this. She would occasionally have issues with being dropped off at daycare in the past, but nothing to this magnitude. Well... when she was younger, she did have similar reactions, but that seemed to be the standard separation anxiety that was appropriate for her age... This seems to be a combination of starting the new daycare, making new friends (and not having her normal friends around her), and possibly separation anxiety? And I hate to say it... but the first thing that I thought when Miss Amanda brought the issue up, was that James was somehow sabotaging the transition to the new daycare... Maybe not even intentionally, but possibly by bringing up her old daycare and asking if she missed it... and obviously having her old teacher as his girlfriend is a constant reminder to her... I don't know... I tend to get overly suspicious of things involving James and Eowyn because I feel that I am constantly having to remind him of proper daily hygiene (tooth brushing, potty training, baths) as well as proper ways of handling situations... It's so frustrating and I hate always thinking the worst...
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Things to do...
I think that I will make a list of things to do with Eowyn... something that I can refer back to when I am drawing a blank...
1. Counting
Normally Eowyn and I practice counting every day. Currently she can count to 10 in English, Spanish and French. She can sometimes get to 13 in English... so working more on counting seems to be something that will be fun =)
2. Letters
Eowyn is getting better and better at identifying her letters. We have a few sets of flash cards that she likes to use (sometimes), but really has to be in the mood. She loves finding letters that she knows when we are out and about... "LOOK! There's an M for MOMMY!!!"
3. Writing
My mother got Eowyn this amazing little Leap Frog toy that has all of the letters (uppercase and lowercase) on it. It has a little writing pad that lights up with dots showing you how to write the letter. Eowyn picked this up very quickly and likes using this toy. I think it might be time to pick up some lined paper to see if she can start duplicating the letters without the aid of the little lights.
4. Talking
Eowyn is not afraid to let you know if she is not happy with you. We have been working on her manners and she is very good at using please, thank you, you're welcome, bless you and excuse me... but her interactions with me make me very sad sometimes. If I raise my voice to her when she has misbehaved, she yells at me and responds with such things as, "no, YOU need a COOL DOWN!" And she gets very embarrassed if she accidentally hurts you and you request an apology. She hides her face or refrains from making eye contact while ignoring the whole apologizing thing completely. I have started taking her in my arms and holding her (like a baby) and explaining that it's okay that accidents happen, but if you make someone sad, you should let them know that you are sorry. I hate to force her to look at me, but holding her this way is the only way that I can get her to focus on the issue at hand and eventually she WILL make eye contact and apologize. I just want for her to be able to interact with me on an appropriate level. I hate having to raise my voice at her and I feel that I am doing it a lot lately... =(
5. Outside Fun/Learning
a. Eowyn showed a great interest in bugs this summer... She would bend over and watch an ant scurry around and seemed to really enjoy putting a few different bugs (spider, ant, centipede) in her bug box to watch them. I love to see that she is so inquisitive about things and need to sit down and think up different fun learning things that we can do... With fall coming up, I think that she would really enjoy going for a walk and picking up leaves and learning what tree the leaves came from.
b. Recently, I purchased a GPSr and Wendy brought Shayne, Eowyn and I out on our first Geocaching trip. We went to a local forest park and found 3 different caches. Involving Eowyn was such a great experience. She enjoys nature and after finding the first cache ('treasure box') she was doubly excited to find the next. She LOVED trading her items for things in the caches and while walking down the trail, kept saying, "Where iiiiiissss it? Where is the treasure?'' It was adorable and a great way to get outside for some fresh air and excercise.
c. I am hoping to get some really good pictures of Eowyn in the fall scenery this year. Though she is shying away from enjoying having her picture taken, I am still able to get some adorable pictures of her. I picked up the most adorable red peacoat for her at Target that I can't wait to have her in. She already looks as cute as a button in it, so I cannot wait to see how wonderful the pictures will be when I am able to get her outside with some beautifully colored leaves as the background.
d. I'm also looking forward to apple picking and the corn maze this year. Last year, Eowyn and I had a great time apple picking, but she was a little too young to do the corn maze. I think she will enjoy it this year!
6. Professional Pictures
Normally, at daycare/school they have a photographer come and take a class picture and a picture of your child. I am looking forward to seeing how her pictures will come out this year =)
Also- Last year, Eowyn and I went and got our pictures done together. I think they came out really well, and eventhough we went to the photo studio at Wal*Mart, I was please with the results (and price). I am debating (more financially) on whether we can afford school pictures, Eowyn's pictures done elsewhere and pictures of us both together.
I suppose... that's all I can think of right now... Feel free to leave comments with any suggestions that you may have =)
1. Counting
Normally Eowyn and I practice counting every day. Currently she can count to 10 in English, Spanish and French. She can sometimes get to 13 in English... so working more on counting seems to be something that will be fun =)
2. Letters
Eowyn is getting better and better at identifying her letters. We have a few sets of flash cards that she likes to use (sometimes), but really has to be in the mood. She loves finding letters that she knows when we are out and about... "LOOK! There's an M for MOMMY!!!"
3. Writing
My mother got Eowyn this amazing little Leap Frog toy that has all of the letters (uppercase and lowercase) on it. It has a little writing pad that lights up with dots showing you how to write the letter. Eowyn picked this up very quickly and likes using this toy. I think it might be time to pick up some lined paper to see if she can start duplicating the letters without the aid of the little lights.
4. Talking
Eowyn is not afraid to let you know if she is not happy with you. We have been working on her manners and she is very good at using please, thank you, you're welcome, bless you and excuse me... but her interactions with me make me very sad sometimes. If I raise my voice to her when she has misbehaved, she yells at me and responds with such things as, "no, YOU need a COOL DOWN!" And she gets very embarrassed if she accidentally hurts you and you request an apology. She hides her face or refrains from making eye contact while ignoring the whole apologizing thing completely. I have started taking her in my arms and holding her (like a baby) and explaining that it's okay that accidents happen, but if you make someone sad, you should let them know that you are sorry. I hate to force her to look at me, but holding her this way is the only way that I can get her to focus on the issue at hand and eventually she WILL make eye contact and apologize. I just want for her to be able to interact with me on an appropriate level. I hate having to raise my voice at her and I feel that I am doing it a lot lately... =(
5. Outside Fun/Learning
a. Eowyn showed a great interest in bugs this summer... She would bend over and watch an ant scurry around and seemed to really enjoy putting a few different bugs (spider, ant, centipede) in her bug box to watch them. I love to see that she is so inquisitive about things and need to sit down and think up different fun learning things that we can do... With fall coming up, I think that she would really enjoy going for a walk and picking up leaves and learning what tree the leaves came from.
b. Recently, I purchased a GPSr and Wendy brought Shayne, Eowyn and I out on our first Geocaching trip. We went to a local forest park and found 3 different caches. Involving Eowyn was such a great experience. She enjoys nature and after finding the first cache ('treasure box') she was doubly excited to find the next. She LOVED trading her items for things in the caches and while walking down the trail, kept saying, "Where iiiiiissss it? Where is the treasure?'' It was adorable and a great way to get outside for some fresh air and excercise.
c. I am hoping to get some really good pictures of Eowyn in the fall scenery this year. Though she is shying away from enjoying having her picture taken, I am still able to get some adorable pictures of her. I picked up the most adorable red peacoat for her at Target that I can't wait to have her in. She already looks as cute as a button in it, so I cannot wait to see how wonderful the pictures will be when I am able to get her outside with some beautifully colored leaves as the background.
d. I'm also looking forward to apple picking and the corn maze this year. Last year, Eowyn and I had a great time apple picking, but she was a little too young to do the corn maze. I think she will enjoy it this year!
6. Professional Pictures
Normally, at daycare/school they have a photographer come and take a class picture and a picture of your child. I am looking forward to seeing how her pictures will come out this year =)
Also- Last year, Eowyn and I went and got our pictures done together. I think they came out really well, and eventhough we went to the photo studio at Wal*Mart, I was please with the results (and price). I am debating (more financially) on whether we can afford school pictures, Eowyn's pictures done elsewhere and pictures of us both together.
I suppose... that's all I can think of right now... Feel free to leave comments with any suggestions that you may have =)
Catch Up
So, it's been quite a long time since I've posted a blog. I can only chalk it up to laziness and just NOT having time...
July-August I had VZW training. 4 weeks of learning. It was really helpful to learn the things that we need to know in order to do our job.
August 15th we celebrated Eowyn's 3rd birthday (her real birthday is August 14th). Invitations were sent out requesting that guests arrive wearing their 'court attire' and we had an all out Princess Party complete with magical rice crispy star wands and dragon pinata. Lol. It never fails that I end up going overboard with her parties... she's only 3 and I simultaneously become excited and apprehensive. I LOVE trying to make her parties exciting and different... but end up getting so stressed out... This year she really seemed to enjoy her party. Everyone dressed up and seemed to have a good time. It was ridiculously hot though... Have you ever seen sun baked cheese and pepperoni? It's nasty looking. Lol
August 16th I woke up with a swollen face. My jaw had been bothering me for a few days, but I thought it was just from me being stressed and clenching my jaw and grinding my teeth in my sleep (this happens mainly when I am very stressed)... I ended up going into Walk In Care and getting some Penicilin and Hydrocodon... Without proper dental screening, they assumed I had an abscess... On the 17th I got into the dentist and had a panoramic xray done... Seems that one of my wisdom teeth is coming in sideways and is pushing into the root of one of my molars. Great... So I will need to either have both teeth pulled, or the wisdom tooth pulled and a root canal on the molar...
As my current dentist is in Old Town (about 20-30 mins away), I had been tossing around the idea of transferring to one in Bangor. Supposedly there is a place in Bangor that does regular dentistry as well as oral surgery... So I ask to have my file sent there. This place says that they can get me in on Wednesday (I called on Monday) for an emergency consultation. I show up Wednesday and the receptionist tells me, "I'm showing your appointment is NEXT Wednesday..." BS... I was so mad... how can 10 days be considered an 'emergency' consultation... Not only that, but the gentleman at the window next to me had the same issue- he was in for a filling and the receptionist he was talking to said, "I'm showing your appointment is NEXT week..." Someone obviously doesn't have a clue as to how to run their scheduling software... I tell them to cancel my appointment and I would find somewhere else to go to... So what happens? It takes the new dental place 10 days to receive my pan-xray so that I cannot actually GO to a different dentist as they will at least need to see that to determine what needs to be done and make any referrals based on that... Then when I call the place that I want to go to (went there as a child), they are closed for the week on vacation... I'm just about finishing up my Penicilin and have stopped using the Hydrocodon for the pain (swapped back to Advil for the minor pain I would experience). I'm feeling a bit better and just dealing with uncomfortableness and having to remember to chew on my non-chewing side as to avoid excruciating pain... So I decide to just wait it out and speak with my dentist-to-be when they are back from vacation...
THEN (oh yes, it gets better, folks) I start feeling that dry feeling in my sinuses... the next day it has progressed into pressure and pain... then the following day it is almost certainly a sinus infection... I am in pain and taking sinus medicine. Now, I am not one that deals well with medication... I tend to get extremely silly and loopy... So I am basically acting the fool at work while trying not to cause my nose to fall off from all the tissue blows and rubs... Mid week my sinus pressure starts to go away (still dealing with the runny/stuffy nose) and I feel it move down to my throat and chest... I wake up one morning and it honestly feels like someone has smacked me across the chest with a baseball bat. Ugg...
Thursday, I get a call from E's daycare that she is not feeling well and doesn't want to go potty. I get her into the doctor's that evening. Because I have a cough, I am required to wear a medical mask at the doctor's office. Eowyn wanted to wear one too, so I didn't feel as bad... but I was still extremely embarrassed. The way people look at you when you have those on... not to mention that it was hot and hard to breathe with... Lol... This visit to the doctor's required getting a 3 year-old to pee in a cup. Considering that I brought her in because she DIDN'T WANT to go potty, I thought it was going to be a difficult task... But we ended up getting it accomplished. Lol. And Eowyn seemed excited to tell anyone she saw that she peed in a cup... lol.
Friday, I end up staying home with Eowyn. Partially because I wanted to be around if she had any further issues with using the potty... it didn't seem appropriate to have daycare deal with that. Secondly, I seemed to have hit my lowest point with this cold... I was disoriented and woozy and didn't feel comfortable even driving Eowyn across the bridge to daycare... I didn't even bother to contact her father to see if he could help... he knew that I was sick and didn't make any attempts to take her on any additional evenings so that I could try to get some rest and hopefully NOT pass it on to her...
Luckily, around 10am, Eowyn felt like snuggling in bed with me while having her morning breakfast shake. She and I both fell asleep and when we woke up, it was after 1am! Sadly, I was still disoriented and wobbly. Shayne came over to help keep an eye on Eowyn while I stumbled around. I ended up falling asleep on the couch while they watched a movie... Apparently Eowyn had a hard time leaving me alone... she kept going up to Shayne and asking, "We wake Mommy up now??!?!?" Lol. I am so thankful that Shayne came over to help. I ended up feeling rested enough so that Shayne and I could take a quick trip to the Folk Festival. It was a little chilly, but the fresh air seemed to help my sinuses and lungs a LOT.
Saturday was my sister, Emily's, baby shower. I had agreed to allow the use of my place as the other options included households with pets, and Emily's daughter seems to have some sort of allergy to pets (they haven't determined which one(s) yet). My Aunt Karen made tons of food and we had a good time. I was sad that not as many people as expected showed up, but we had a good time with the people that were there =)
On Sunday, Eowyn, Shayne and I went to the last day of the Folk Festival. Eowyn had a fun time in the family section and got her arm painted with a pink butterfly (WITH glitter) and we listened to the Chinese band (is that what you call it?) while we were waiting. Shayne got her a snow cone and she LOVED that. It ended up blowing a leak in the cone part and spilling all over her dress, but I came prepared with 2 extra outfits for her, so she was all set =) We got some food and listened to a few bands while we ate and then headed home. James picked up Eowyn around 4:30pm and I was able to relax with Shayne for the evening.
Last night, Shayne, Wendy and I went to see Inglorious Basterds. It was an AMAZING film. Tarantino has such an amazing way of twisting a story into something that you never would have thought of. What we saw was something that I was not expecting... I was expecting the film to revolve around the 'Natzi Killers' for most of the film, but true to Tarantino style, the movie had 3+ plots that ended up meeting up in the end. And surprise ending... yes, please =)
Today, Eowyn has her 3-year well visit. I always enjoy going to these because she is so smart and I love to see how advanced she is for her age (when based on the tests that they give you). Also- at her last few visits, she had been so uncomfortable and threw fits because she was either scared or just out of her comfort zone. Since then, I picked up a little doctor's kit for her and she seems more interested in the whole idea of going to the doctor and even has stated that she wants to go to the dentist! Her unscheduled appointment on Thursday went remarkably well- I explained what the doctor would be doing to her to make sure that she was okay and she was quite the little trooper. She did everything that was asked and once the nurse understood that I was explaining things in such detail to her for a reason, she started making the examination more fun. When looking in Eowyn's ears, she quietly asked me what Eowyn's favorite cartoon was and I replied, 'princesses'... In Eowyn's left ear the nurse says, "OH! I see Sleeping Beauty in this ear!!" and then for her right, "I see Cinderella in this one!" Eowyn thought that was the greatest thing and kept asking me to peek in her ear to see if they were still there. Lol. I'm hoping that if she has to get any shots today, that it won't ruin the wonderful progress we have made.
...Trying to think of something fun and new for Eowyn and I to do today after the appointment. She has her new dress up box, has been loving coloring with her markers and also loves playing with her new dollhouse... Sometimes we make neclaces with the bead set I picked up for her a while ago... But I am trying to think of something different to do as a family. I had picked up some air-drying clay a while back to use to make homemade photo frame magnets for her to give as presents for Christmas (or whatever). Maybe we will do that. Once they dry, I think she would like to paint them and will get a kick out of picking out different photographs of herself to put in them =) I guess I have to bust out my craft bins to see what I've got! Lol.
July-August I had VZW training. 4 weeks of learning. It was really helpful to learn the things that we need to know in order to do our job.
August 15th we celebrated Eowyn's 3rd birthday (her real birthday is August 14th). Invitations were sent out requesting that guests arrive wearing their 'court attire' and we had an all out Princess Party complete with magical rice crispy star wands and dragon pinata. Lol. It never fails that I end up going overboard with her parties... she's only 3 and I simultaneously become excited and apprehensive. I LOVE trying to make her parties exciting and different... but end up getting so stressed out... This year she really seemed to enjoy her party. Everyone dressed up and seemed to have a good time. It was ridiculously hot though... Have you ever seen sun baked cheese and pepperoni? It's nasty looking. Lol
August 16th I woke up with a swollen face. My jaw had been bothering me for a few days, but I thought it was just from me being stressed and clenching my jaw and grinding my teeth in my sleep (this happens mainly when I am very stressed)... I ended up going into Walk In Care and getting some Penicilin and Hydrocodon... Without proper dental screening, they assumed I had an abscess... On the 17th I got into the dentist and had a panoramic xray done... Seems that one of my wisdom teeth is coming in sideways and is pushing into the root of one of my molars. Great... So I will need to either have both teeth pulled, or the wisdom tooth pulled and a root canal on the molar...
As my current dentist is in Old Town (about 20-30 mins away), I had been tossing around the idea of transferring to one in Bangor. Supposedly there is a place in Bangor that does regular dentistry as well as oral surgery... So I ask to have my file sent there. This place says that they can get me in on Wednesday (I called on Monday) for an emergency consultation. I show up Wednesday and the receptionist tells me, "I'm showing your appointment is NEXT Wednesday..." BS... I was so mad... how can 10 days be considered an 'emergency' consultation... Not only that, but the gentleman at the window next to me had the same issue- he was in for a filling and the receptionist he was talking to said, "I'm showing your appointment is NEXT week..." Someone obviously doesn't have a clue as to how to run their scheduling software... I tell them to cancel my appointment and I would find somewhere else to go to... So what happens? It takes the new dental place 10 days to receive my pan-xray so that I cannot actually GO to a different dentist as they will at least need to see that to determine what needs to be done and make any referrals based on that... Then when I call the place that I want to go to (went there as a child), they are closed for the week on vacation... I'm just about finishing up my Penicilin and have stopped using the Hydrocodon for the pain (swapped back to Advil for the minor pain I would experience). I'm feeling a bit better and just dealing with uncomfortableness and having to remember to chew on my non-chewing side as to avoid excruciating pain... So I decide to just wait it out and speak with my dentist-to-be when they are back from vacation...
THEN (oh yes, it gets better, folks) I start feeling that dry feeling in my sinuses... the next day it has progressed into pressure and pain... then the following day it is almost certainly a sinus infection... I am in pain and taking sinus medicine. Now, I am not one that deals well with medication... I tend to get extremely silly and loopy... So I am basically acting the fool at work while trying not to cause my nose to fall off from all the tissue blows and rubs... Mid week my sinus pressure starts to go away (still dealing with the runny/stuffy nose) and I feel it move down to my throat and chest... I wake up one morning and it honestly feels like someone has smacked me across the chest with a baseball bat. Ugg...
Thursday, I get a call from E's daycare that she is not feeling well and doesn't want to go potty. I get her into the doctor's that evening. Because I have a cough, I am required to wear a medical mask at the doctor's office. Eowyn wanted to wear one too, so I didn't feel as bad... but I was still extremely embarrassed. The way people look at you when you have those on... not to mention that it was hot and hard to breathe with... Lol... This visit to the doctor's required getting a 3 year-old to pee in a cup. Considering that I brought her in because she DIDN'T WANT to go potty, I thought it was going to be a difficult task... But we ended up getting it accomplished. Lol. And Eowyn seemed excited to tell anyone she saw that she peed in a cup... lol.
Friday, I end up staying home with Eowyn. Partially because I wanted to be around if she had any further issues with using the potty... it didn't seem appropriate to have daycare deal with that. Secondly, I seemed to have hit my lowest point with this cold... I was disoriented and woozy and didn't feel comfortable even driving Eowyn across the bridge to daycare... I didn't even bother to contact her father to see if he could help... he knew that I was sick and didn't make any attempts to take her on any additional evenings so that I could try to get some rest and hopefully NOT pass it on to her...
Luckily, around 10am, Eowyn felt like snuggling in bed with me while having her morning breakfast shake. She and I both fell asleep and when we woke up, it was after 1am! Sadly, I was still disoriented and wobbly. Shayne came over to help keep an eye on Eowyn while I stumbled around. I ended up falling asleep on the couch while they watched a movie... Apparently Eowyn had a hard time leaving me alone... she kept going up to Shayne and asking, "We wake Mommy up now??!?!?" Lol. I am so thankful that Shayne came over to help. I ended up feeling rested enough so that Shayne and I could take a quick trip to the Folk Festival. It was a little chilly, but the fresh air seemed to help my sinuses and lungs a LOT.
Saturday was my sister, Emily's, baby shower. I had agreed to allow the use of my place as the other options included households with pets, and Emily's daughter seems to have some sort of allergy to pets (they haven't determined which one(s) yet). My Aunt Karen made tons of food and we had a good time. I was sad that not as many people as expected showed up, but we had a good time with the people that were there =)
On Sunday, Eowyn, Shayne and I went to the last day of the Folk Festival. Eowyn had a fun time in the family section and got her arm painted with a pink butterfly (WITH glitter) and we listened to the Chinese band (is that what you call it?) while we were waiting. Shayne got her a snow cone and she LOVED that. It ended up blowing a leak in the cone part and spilling all over her dress, but I came prepared with 2 extra outfits for her, so she was all set =) We got some food and listened to a few bands while we ate and then headed home. James picked up Eowyn around 4:30pm and I was able to relax with Shayne for the evening.
Last night, Shayne, Wendy and I went to see Inglorious Basterds. It was an AMAZING film. Tarantino has such an amazing way of twisting a story into something that you never would have thought of. What we saw was something that I was not expecting... I was expecting the film to revolve around the 'Natzi Killers' for most of the film, but true to Tarantino style, the movie had 3+ plots that ended up meeting up in the end. And surprise ending... yes, please =)
Today, Eowyn has her 3-year well visit. I always enjoy going to these because she is so smart and I love to see how advanced she is for her age (when based on the tests that they give you). Also- at her last few visits, she had been so uncomfortable and threw fits because she was either scared or just out of her comfort zone. Since then, I picked up a little doctor's kit for her and she seems more interested in the whole idea of going to the doctor and even has stated that she wants to go to the dentist! Her unscheduled appointment on Thursday went remarkably well- I explained what the doctor would be doing to her to make sure that she was okay and she was quite the little trooper. She did everything that was asked and once the nurse understood that I was explaining things in such detail to her for a reason, she started making the examination more fun. When looking in Eowyn's ears, she quietly asked me what Eowyn's favorite cartoon was and I replied, 'princesses'... In Eowyn's left ear the nurse says, "OH! I see Sleeping Beauty in this ear!!" and then for her right, "I see Cinderella in this one!" Eowyn thought that was the greatest thing and kept asking me to peek in her ear to see if they were still there. Lol. I'm hoping that if she has to get any shots today, that it won't ruin the wonderful progress we have made.
...Trying to think of something fun and new for Eowyn and I to do today after the appointment. She has her new dress up box, has been loving coloring with her markers and also loves playing with her new dollhouse... Sometimes we make neclaces with the bead set I picked up for her a while ago... But I am trying to think of something different to do as a family. I had picked up some air-drying clay a while back to use to make homemade photo frame magnets for her to give as presents for Christmas (or whatever). Maybe we will do that. Once they dry, I think she would like to paint them and will get a kick out of picking out different photographs of herself to put in them =) I guess I have to bust out my craft bins to see what I've got! Lol.
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