Emotional Days

On Wednesday, Grammy and Poppy wanted to pick up the kids in the afternoon. I teach in the afternoons, so it was a good time for Henry and Miss R to spend with them. They went swimming.

When they got home, I asked Miss R what she did that day. She said, "Grammy's house." I was pleased b/c I think that's the first time that she's answered a question for me unrelated to food, teeth, or bed and where the answer to the question wasn't "no."

Henry was fussying about wanting more food when he came home, although my understanding is that he had a decent sized dinner. We agreed to give him a snack if he took his gummi vitamin bear first (tastes just like the candy). That resulted in a major melt down b/c he refused to try gummi bears. Why is a mystery. Miss R, on the other hand, loves them so much that she gets mad when we only give her two (the recommended daily allowance). We have added gummi "fiber bears" to her menu, but she's only allowed one bear at a time (3 times per day). Long story short, the kids went to bed grumpy.

Both Jeff and I stayed up late. Jeff worked on a project until 3AM. I got caught up on paying our bills.

On Thursday morning, I dropped the kids at school around 8:30AM. Miss Josie told me that Miss R had a strange, emotional moment yesterday. She was playing near the window by herself. Seemed to be fine. And then all of a sudden, she got a very sad look on her face and started crying. No other kids were near her, so it wasn't as though someone took a toy from her or something.

I've felt that Miss R has been very emotional this month. After bio visits, she expects me to hold her for an hour or two. I'm good with that within certain boundaries. For her, sitting next to me won't do. She practically climbs on top of me. Freaks out if I put her down to go to the kitchen to get her a bottle. That's where the situation becomes problematic. It probably hasn't helped that I've been working so hard the last couple weeks. Preparing classes. Finishing up book chapters. Now that most of that work is done, I'll be able to get back to normal. I mean, I've certainly spent time with the kids but not as much as usual. Jeff has tending to their needs the past couple weekend. Taking them places. And they've been having a good time. Miss R just seems a bit needy and possessive of me when she sees me. I love how excited she gets when she sees me; I just wish we had a little more balance and she didn't get upset if I choose not to hold her every moment. Tonight, she was in a state. I was holding her. She wanted my tea. I tried to give her the tea. She rejected it. She wanted her juice. I gave her the juice. She threw it but then wanted it. So irrational! And then she'd cry. I don't know what's up.

My parents offered to take the kids in the afternoon, but we wanted them. The plan was to pick them up and take them to Toys R Us. Henry has a gift card from his aunt and cousins that he hasn't used yet. Long story short, my cough returned (again) this afternoon. I took my cough medicine but had a really bad reaction to it. Majorly tired and dizzy. And I can't keep anything down. I assume that it is the cough medicine anyway. When it was time to get the kids, Jeff looked at me and said that I looked really pale. So he picked up the kids.

They went to the car wash, which the kids found scary at first but then interesting. When it was done, Henry wanted to do it again. They came home and we played in the living room. I bought some alphabet flashcards awhile ago. We've only used them a couple times for a few minutes here and there. Henry likes holding the cards, throwing the cards, and identifying the objects in the pictures. We haven't discussed letters yet. Miss R got into the act as well (from my lap of course). She did a good job identifying objects. Jeff and Henry played on couch mountain.

They had a good dinner. Henry really wanted babyfood greenbeans. We had some in the pantry and let him have them. He had two tubs (as well as other things). Perplexing. Babyfood greenbeans: YES! Gummi bear vitamins: NO! I made the mistake of having some soup. It didn't go over well.

We played in the living room again. The kids had a bath. And then bed.

Grammy and Poppy want the kids tomorow afternoon. Jeff playing golf with our friend Steve. I'll be staying home, finishing up what I didn't accomplish today b/c of that awful cough syrup.