you just wish you'd stayed in bed.
Morgan had one of those days today. One of those days where I, as a parent, wish I could've traded places with her today. Today... on her fourth day at her new Day Care... she was bitten on the arm twice by another little girl in her class. Oh, it looks so sad. It thankfully did not break the skin but it is beginning to bruise. Oh, I just hate it. I wish desperately that I could put her in a big bubble. I, of course, was very emotional about the situation. I will admit that at first I was angry whenever I saw the marks on her arm and watched her pitifully rub it in the car. But once I gained control of my emotions and looked at it from the perspective of the other child's parents I became a bit more understanding. I mean, no parent wants their child to be a biter or to hurt another child. Why was I so angry? I don't know... I assume it's a normal first reaction. Me and JC discussed the situation ( him being the level-headed one in this relationship ) and came to the conclusion that we would just monitor the situation and if it became a regular occurence we would schedule a conference with the Director. But for now we're just going to hope for the best. He made a valid point that things like this are going to happen and there isn't anything we can do about it... I mean... one day she'll go to Kindergarten and some little snotty nosed boy is going to think she's cute and to show his affection I'm sure he'll pull her hair or push her down. There will be hurt feelings... scraped knees... and that's life. All we can do is be sure that she knows that at the end of the day she gets to come home to parents that adore her and will always be in her corner.
Until I became a parent I never truly comprehended the concept of the following quote...
"The decision to have a child is to know your heart will forever walk around outside your body." by Katherine Hadley
Now I get it and it is one of my most favorite quotes of all time now.
I gave her some Motrin before bed because it was beginning to bruise and she was obviously fretful about it. I'm hoping that she sleeps well and wakes up ready to start a brand new day with a smile on her sweet face.
Oh, I just wish I could protect her from everything.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
a new beginning
It was Morgan's very first day at her new Day Care.
She's a bit sad.
I'm a lot sad.
JC thinks I'm a Drama Queen. :)
This morning when I left her at Day Care she truly looked at me like I was crazy... just completely off my rocker. I guess that's to be expected since she's gone to her old Day Care nearly every day of her life for over a year now. It made me sad to see her so out of sorts. Poor angel. I wish she was old enough to understand what was taking place. :( She did cry when I was leaving, which isn't something I'm used to, but as I walked down the hall to leave I heard a beautiful sound... silence. She stopped. :) Oh, I don't know if I'd been able to walk out those doors if she hadn't. She's such a wonderful child... so much stronger than her Mommy in a lot of ways...
I attempted to call the Day Care around 3pm to check on how her day was going but the lady that answered the phone wasn't able to hear me on the phone. When I got there to pick her up she was sitting in Ms. Loraine's lap in the rocking chair and did not look happy. She wasn't crying but she wasn't happy... at all. Poor angel. Ms. Loraine said "she was a bit fussy" whenever I asked how her day was and then quickly added that "she's adjusting". Ahhh... I wish she didn't have to adjust. :( She did take a nap today though. Oh how I am missing my reports each day. It's driving me a bit nutty not knowing how long she napped and what she ate and drank today. But... I'll adjust... just like Morgan. :)
I sincerely hope that I've made the right decision. I'm crossing my fingers now...
She's a bit sad.
I'm a lot sad.
JC thinks I'm a Drama Queen. :)
This morning when I left her at Day Care she truly looked at me like I was crazy... just completely off my rocker. I guess that's to be expected since she's gone to her old Day Care nearly every day of her life for over a year now. It made me sad to see her so out of sorts. Poor angel. I wish she was old enough to understand what was taking place. :( She did cry when I was leaving, which isn't something I'm used to, but as I walked down the hall to leave I heard a beautiful sound... silence. She stopped. :) Oh, I don't know if I'd been able to walk out those doors if she hadn't. She's such a wonderful child... so much stronger than her Mommy in a lot of ways...
I attempted to call the Day Care around 3pm to check on how her day was going but the lady that answered the phone wasn't able to hear me on the phone. When I got there to pick her up she was sitting in Ms. Loraine's lap in the rocking chair and did not look happy. She wasn't crying but she wasn't happy... at all. Poor angel. Ms. Loraine said "she was a bit fussy" whenever I asked how her day was and then quickly added that "she's adjusting". Ahhh... I wish she didn't have to adjust. :( She did take a nap today though. Oh how I am missing my reports each day. It's driving me a bit nutty not knowing how long she napped and what she ate and drank today. But... I'll adjust... just like Morgan. :)
I sincerely hope that I've made the right decision. I'm crossing my fingers now...
Friday, August 7, 2009
it's so hard to say good-bye
it truly is.
Today was Morgan's last day at her Day Care. Yes, it's that time. We start her new Day Care on Monday. These last 2 weeks have really flown by and I hadn't anticipated how sad it would be to walk out of there knowing Morgan wouldn't be going back there again. Not so much for me... but for her. I mean, she's spent more time at that place with them in these last 12mths than she's been at home with me. At least she wasn't sad. Ignorance is bliss. All of her teachers got lots of hugs from her this last week and especially today. They even had a little party for her! :) It was so sweet. They had Pajama Day and had lots of snacks all day. Her friend Julia (well, her mom Karla actually) got Morgan a Fisher-Price Purse like the one Julia has that Morgan was so infatuated with earlier in the week. That was so sweet! Julia has been one of her BFF's for a long time now... well... her whole life basically! Mrs. Amanda and Mrs. Leah were pretty sad too and I had to scold Mrs. Leah not to cry when we were getting ready to leave. Those 2 have taken care of Morgan since she was only 6mths old... that's 9mths. So, it was hard to leave them. They got Morgan the cutest little book and wrote her little notes on the inside. So sweet and I hope she keeps it always. :) I did give all of her favorite teachers and Karla my information though and I hope that they all do keep in touch. It'd be nice for Morgan to still have them in her life.
So, that was that. It sure is hard being a parent. Trying to make the best decisions for your family as a whole and your child personally. I know she really loves them and that place truly does feel like home to her... but just because she's grown attached doesn't mean it's the best place for her. I don't think.
Karla went during lunch time and took photos of all of them and hopefully I'll get copies of the pictures soon... once I do I'll edit them back into this post. :) Those will be wonderful to have as a reminder of her time there!
So, here we go (fingers crossed) hoping that Morgan handles this bit change ok.
It's so hard to say good-bye...
Today was Morgan's last day at her Day Care. Yes, it's that time. We start her new Day Care on Monday. These last 2 weeks have really flown by and I hadn't anticipated how sad it would be to walk out of there knowing Morgan wouldn't be going back there again. Not so much for me... but for her. I mean, she's spent more time at that place with them in these last 12mths than she's been at home with me. At least she wasn't sad. Ignorance is bliss. All of her teachers got lots of hugs from her this last week and especially today. They even had a little party for her! :) It was so sweet. They had Pajama Day and had lots of snacks all day. Her friend Julia (well, her mom Karla actually) got Morgan a Fisher-Price Purse like the one Julia has that Morgan was so infatuated with earlier in the week. That was so sweet! Julia has been one of her BFF's for a long time now... well... her whole life basically! Mrs. Amanda and Mrs. Leah were pretty sad too and I had to scold Mrs. Leah not to cry when we were getting ready to leave. Those 2 have taken care of Morgan since she was only 6mths old... that's 9mths. So, it was hard to leave them. They got Morgan the cutest little book and wrote her little notes on the inside. So sweet and I hope she keeps it always. :) I did give all of her favorite teachers and Karla my information though and I hope that they all do keep in touch. It'd be nice for Morgan to still have them in her life.
So, that was that. It sure is hard being a parent. Trying to make the best decisions for your family as a whole and your child personally. I know she really loves them and that place truly does feel like home to her... but just because she's grown attached doesn't mean it's the best place for her. I don't think.
Karla went during lunch time and took photos of all of them and hopefully I'll get copies of the pictures soon... once I do I'll edit them back into this post. :) Those will be wonderful to have as a reminder of her time there!
So, here we go (fingers crossed) hoping that Morgan handles this bit change ok.
It's so hard to say good-bye...
Friday, July 24, 2009
roll 'em up, roll 'em up
throw 'em in the paaaaaaaaan.
Yes, "Patty Cake" was a big hit in our house this evening. "If You're Happy and You Know It" is still our favorite but it's taking a back seat tonight. :) She held onto my thumbs and made me do the hand gestures while she sat in my lap. She's silly. If I tried to sing something different she shook her head No at me and yelled. I think we sang "Patty Cake" about 30 times before she decided to move on... and I was grateful!
She's been doing really good since her shots. So far there has been absolutely no signs of Chicken Pox and I'm so thankful for that! Whew. She does have a knot and redness on one thigh but it doesn't seem to be anything abnormal. It doesn't seem to bother her unless something bumps it and then she just winces. She's a tough little girl. :)
This evening she demanded to have a "Na-nana" during Dinner and since they're about to ruin I gave in. I thought I'd make things easier for her and cut it into bite size slices... except it didn't work out like I'd planned. That little booger refused to eat it that way. She took about 4 bites and the refused to take anymore and violently fought to get to where the other bananas were. She demanded a new "Na-nana" and this time I cut it in half and let her bite off of it like she normally does... this was acceptable. HaHa. I think it's safe to say that she likes things done a certain way. :)
I'm so glad that today is Friday! Ahh. It's been a long week but we made it. :)
Yes, "Patty Cake" was a big hit in our house this evening. "If You're Happy and You Know It" is still our favorite but it's taking a back seat tonight. :) She held onto my thumbs and made me do the hand gestures while she sat in my lap. She's silly. If I tried to sing something different she shook her head No at me and yelled. I think we sang "Patty Cake" about 30 times before she decided to move on... and I was grateful!
She's been doing really good since her shots. So far there has been absolutely no signs of Chicken Pox and I'm so thankful for that! Whew. She does have a knot and redness on one thigh but it doesn't seem to be anything abnormal. It doesn't seem to bother her unless something bumps it and then she just winces. She's a tough little girl. :)
This evening she demanded to have a "Na-nana" during Dinner and since they're about to ruin I gave in. I thought I'd make things easier for her and cut it into bite size slices... except it didn't work out like I'd planned. That little booger refused to eat it that way. She took about 4 bites and the refused to take anymore and violently fought to get to where the other bananas were. She demanded a new "Na-nana" and this time I cut it in half and let her bite off of it like she normally does... this was acceptable. HaHa. I think it's safe to say that she likes things done a certain way. :)
I'm so glad that today is Friday! Ahh. It's been a long week but we made it. :)
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
immunizations make us sad
Very sad.
Today wasn't pleasant but it had to be done. I had procrastinated long enough. Morgan was in perfect health and the location of the van for the Shots For Tots was close to home... so it couldn't get any more convenient. So, I left work and picked up Morgan at 3:30pm and we headed to their location. Last time there was virtually no wait and the ladies were excellent with Morgan so I wasn't stressing about anything other than how Morgan would feel afterward. Well, I should've been very stressed about the whole experience. First I get to the parking lot to see other people standing outside the van but I'm still remembering our previous experience and think it will move quickly. It's 4pm at this point but it still feels like 110 degrees outside and as I walk up I hear the 1st couple in line complaining that at this point they'd been waiting for almost 2 hours because their computer connection was slow. What?!? That's not a good sign but at this point... I've taken off of work... gone to daycare and woke Morgan up from her nap... drove out to this little town and I don't see giving up as an option here. So, I get in line with 4 people ahead of me, the 2 directly in front of me holding 1yr old boys. I'm thinking that when these ladies see us out here with all of these little ones they're going to speed up or offer us to sit in the van with the A/C. I was wrong once again today. We stood for what seemed like forever and chatted about being first time Moms to 1 year olds. It was nice conversation but the heat was unreal and a mobile child is hard to contain in a parking lot. The longer we waited the worse it got. The kids got restless and wanted to roam around... then a lady pulled up in a van with a HUGE Great Dane and the kids went nutts wanting to pet the horse of a dog. After that ordeal Morgan got angry that the dog wouldn't "Mere'" and threw her cup of water on the pavement... nice huh? What's even better is it cracked the bottom of the cup. So, now I stand trying to hold onto a hot 24lb little girl who is fighting me to get down and run after this ginormous dog while holding onto shot records, car keys, cell phone and now holding a cup upside down to keep the water from leaking out... in a parking lot in like 100 degree weather. I was ready to DIE. Finally after standing out there for 1 hour and 15 minutes they called us into the van. I'm so deliriously happy to be in AC. Except now I need to fill out paperwork and have a conversation about the shots we're getting today and which are mandatory etc. and the whole while Morgan is fighting me with all her might to run around the van and visit with one of the little boys from earlier. So, I manage to complete my check-off sheet and now we wait for the computer to update to print out our information. I find out she's getting five shots today. Ahhh. This freaks me out but it has to be done. Now we wait... again. I find Morgan trying to make friends. Morgan wanting to be friends with the little boy is a good thing right? Wrong. It's more stress because he isn't used to being around kids his age and Morgan is... so she isn't "babying" him and she hurts his feelings when she pushes his hand off of the chair she's sitting in. Ahhh. They call the little boy back and we go to sit in the little room to wait to be called after him. At this point Morgan has had enough. She's hot... tired... hungry... bored... and just done with all of the waiting. Nothing I can do is making her happy and she's fighting me because she's wanting to just run wild. Ahhh. I felt like screaming in that little room. Finally they called us and I'm relieved to see the RN from last time because she was great with Morgan. She tells me that the Chicken Pox vaccine is a Live Virus and I try to tell her we don't want it then. Well, it isn't an option for Daycare or Schools... it's required. Ahhh. So, she got 2 shots in each thigh and one in her arm. She SCREAMED and it was so sad. I hated holding her there while they did it. :( The nurse loved Morgan and gave her a stuffed animal and a snack dispenser. Haha. Morgan was actually distracted by the dispenser and was ok once I got her in the car and moving. I gave her some Motrin and she passed out on the way home.
This is what a little girl gets for 5 shots... a stuffed teddy bear that was made by some little ladies at the local Nursing Home and a little snack dispenser. ( I'll try to get pictures of these items to show you just what the bear looks like. ) I think she got ripped off. HaHa.
What an experience!?!
I'm just so glad that it's over with now. Morgan desperately needed a bath but it just wasn't happening tonight. I'll scrub her down in the morning. I'm hoping she sleeps okay tonight. Poor angel. This Shots For Tots thing might be free and "convenient" but they shouldn't go to small towns if they're Wireless Network doesn't run correctly out there. I'll be going to the locations in town from now on if it isn't possible to get an appt. with her Pediatrician.
The silver lining today? It's done! :)
Tomorrow is a new day and I am so hopeful that Morgan sleeps good tonight and feels okay in the morning. Oh, I don't want her to get the Chicken Pox!
Today wasn't pleasant but it had to be done. I had procrastinated long enough. Morgan was in perfect health and the location of the van for the Shots For Tots was close to home... so it couldn't get any more convenient. So, I left work and picked up Morgan at 3:30pm and we headed to their location. Last time there was virtually no wait and the ladies were excellent with Morgan so I wasn't stressing about anything other than how Morgan would feel afterward. Well, I should've been very stressed about the whole experience. First I get to the parking lot to see other people standing outside the van but I'm still remembering our previous experience and think it will move quickly. It's 4pm at this point but it still feels like 110 degrees outside and as I walk up I hear the 1st couple in line complaining that at this point they'd been waiting for almost 2 hours because their computer connection was slow. What?!? That's not a good sign but at this point... I've taken off of work... gone to daycare and woke Morgan up from her nap... drove out to this little town and I don't see giving up as an option here. So, I get in line with 4 people ahead of me, the 2 directly in front of me holding 1yr old boys. I'm thinking that when these ladies see us out here with all of these little ones they're going to speed up or offer us to sit in the van with the A/C. I was wrong once again today. We stood for what seemed like forever and chatted about being first time Moms to 1 year olds. It was nice conversation but the heat was unreal and a mobile child is hard to contain in a parking lot. The longer we waited the worse it got. The kids got restless and wanted to roam around... then a lady pulled up in a van with a HUGE Great Dane and the kids went nutts wanting to pet the horse of a dog. After that ordeal Morgan got angry that the dog wouldn't "Mere'" and threw her cup of water on the pavement... nice huh? What's even better is it cracked the bottom of the cup. So, now I stand trying to hold onto a hot 24lb little girl who is fighting me to get down and run after this ginormous dog while holding onto shot records, car keys, cell phone and now holding a cup upside down to keep the water from leaking out... in a parking lot in like 100 degree weather. I was ready to DIE. Finally after standing out there for 1 hour and 15 minutes they called us into the van. I'm so deliriously happy to be in AC. Except now I need to fill out paperwork and have a conversation about the shots we're getting today and which are mandatory etc. and the whole while Morgan is fighting me with all her might to run around the van and visit with one of the little boys from earlier. So, I manage to complete my check-off sheet and now we wait for the computer to update to print out our information. I find out she's getting five shots today. Ahhh. This freaks me out but it has to be done. Now we wait... again. I find Morgan trying to make friends. Morgan wanting to be friends with the little boy is a good thing right? Wrong. It's more stress because he isn't used to being around kids his age and Morgan is... so she isn't "babying" him and she hurts his feelings when she pushes his hand off of the chair she's sitting in. Ahhh. They call the little boy back and we go to sit in the little room to wait to be called after him. At this point Morgan has had enough. She's hot... tired... hungry... bored... and just done with all of the waiting. Nothing I can do is making her happy and she's fighting me because she's wanting to just run wild. Ahhh. I felt like screaming in that little room. Finally they called us and I'm relieved to see the RN from last time because she was great with Morgan. She tells me that the Chicken Pox vaccine is a Live Virus and I try to tell her we don't want it then. Well, it isn't an option for Daycare or Schools... it's required. Ahhh. So, she got 2 shots in each thigh and one in her arm. She SCREAMED and it was so sad. I hated holding her there while they did it. :( The nurse loved Morgan and gave her a stuffed animal and a snack dispenser. Haha. Morgan was actually distracted by the dispenser and was ok once I got her in the car and moving. I gave her some Motrin and she passed out on the way home.
This is what a little girl gets for 5 shots... a stuffed teddy bear that was made by some little ladies at the local Nursing Home and a little snack dispenser. ( I'll try to get pictures of these items to show you just what the bear looks like. ) I think she got ripped off. HaHa.
What an experience!?!
I'm just so glad that it's over with now. Morgan desperately needed a bath but it just wasn't happening tonight. I'll scrub her down in the morning. I'm hoping she sleeps okay tonight. Poor angel. This Shots For Tots thing might be free and "convenient" but they shouldn't go to small towns if they're Wireless Network doesn't run correctly out there. I'll be going to the locations in town from now on if it isn't possible to get an appt. with her Pediatrician.
The silver lining today? It's done! :)
Tomorrow is a new day and I am so hopeful that Morgan sleeps good tonight and feels okay in the morning. Oh, I don't want her to get the Chicken Pox!
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