Tonsils suck, babies are love and AMC is keeping me company
Friday morning I woke up and my tonsils were swollen and sore. It's nothing unusual for me as my tonsils swell up often and really need to be removed. I promptly made an appointment to see my surgeon next week so I can get them taken out before I get pregnant this year. I am hoping that he will take them out and if he won't, I'll go to Zach's surgeon and see if he'll take them out.
I used to get flare ups on a monthly basis back in 2005. Normally, I get them when I do not have medical insurance. I flared up real bad this summer after my first day of work at that horrible CPA firm because they were painting. This time, I believe it was the strong cologne that my coworker wears. He had been out for 2 months and just returned this week. I don't normally go by his office but I had to a couple of times on Thursday and as soon as the smell hit me, I knew I was in trouble. It's weird how different odors trigger my tonsils, but I just want them to be gone. I can't deal with them anymore!
We babysat for my neighbors 3 month old baby last night so they could go to a concert. When they asked us if we could watch their baby, we said that we'd love to as long as they were ok with the fact that I was having a tonsil flare up. Apparently the mom had flare ups like crazy and was able to get her tonsils out. It's amazing how many people come out of the woodworks to tell you about things they went through, all for support. Baby did well last night, we had him from 6-12 and he is so friggen cute. He was gassy though, so he got uncomfortable in the evening when we were trying to get him to sleep. He is a champion eater and Zach got to feed him, which was his first time feeding a baby. Zach is such a natural though, he is so compassionate and mindful of a baby, he is going to be an amazing father. We learned why parents sometimes don't eat with a baby and how to effectively plan eating. Drinking is hard too if you have the baby in your lap or you're feeding the baby. I drank so much hot tea yesterday, but once I had the baby in my arms, I decided against drinking hot tea over his head lol. Overall, we did well and I think we make a good team, but ZOMG babies are a black hole of need. I also respect single parents even more than I used to when I was a nanny. When the baby projectile vomited on me (and it didn't land on our sofa or carpet, such perfect aim!) Zach took the baby from me so I could wipe the baby down and then go and change out of my shirt in the other room. We really didn't have to talk, it was more like we already knew what to do and how to do it. I couldn't imagine raising a baby on my own. People like Mardi are my heroes. And that's another story altogether &hearts
So apparently when one has a small baby, they watch a lot of tv. Same thing when they're sick. It's not like one can go out or have a wild drinking party with either situation. Fine with me, I just happen to love television. Zach was flipping channels while I was feeding the baby and he found Apollo 13. I hadn't really seen the movie, so I watched it. Very nerve wracking and exciting. Then Million Dollar Baby came on and we watched that. It was super good. I cried at the end and was so sad. I am not a big movie person, I mean I enjoy movies, but there are so many movies out there that I haven't seen and I feel like I can't catch up. Fortunately we plan on having a bunch of kids, so I guess I'll be watching a lot of movies lol.
Nothing else going on. We're staying in today, which is fine with me. I am trying to rest up so I can go to work tomorrow. I have a lot of stuff to do and I can't miss anytime this week aside from the time I am taking off to see my surgeon. I am hungry, so I am going to eat some fresh banana bread and watch AMC or something.
I used to get flare ups on a monthly basis back in 2005. Normally, I get them when I do not have medical insurance. I flared up real bad this summer after my first day of work at that horrible CPA firm because they were painting. This time, I believe it was the strong cologne that my coworker wears. He had been out for 2 months and just returned this week. I don't normally go by his office but I had to a couple of times on Thursday and as soon as the smell hit me, I knew I was in trouble. It's weird how different odors trigger my tonsils, but I just want them to be gone. I can't deal with them anymore!
We babysat for my neighbors 3 month old baby last night so they could go to a concert. When they asked us if we could watch their baby, we said that we'd love to as long as they were ok with the fact that I was having a tonsil flare up. Apparently the mom had flare ups like crazy and was able to get her tonsils out. It's amazing how many people come out of the woodworks to tell you about things they went through, all for support. Baby did well last night, we had him from 6-12 and he is so friggen cute. He was gassy though, so he got uncomfortable in the evening when we were trying to get him to sleep. He is a champion eater and Zach got to feed him, which was his first time feeding a baby. Zach is such a natural though, he is so compassionate and mindful of a baby, he is going to be an amazing father. We learned why parents sometimes don't eat with a baby and how to effectively plan eating. Drinking is hard too if you have the baby in your lap or you're feeding the baby. I drank so much hot tea yesterday, but once I had the baby in my arms, I decided against drinking hot tea over his head lol. Overall, we did well and I think we make a good team, but ZOMG babies are a black hole of need. I also respect single parents even more than I used to when I was a nanny. When the baby projectile vomited on me (and it didn't land on our sofa or carpet, such perfect aim!) Zach took the baby from me so I could wipe the baby down and then go and change out of my shirt in the other room. We really didn't have to talk, it was more like we already knew what to do and how to do it. I couldn't imagine raising a baby on my own. People like Mardi are my heroes. And that's another story altogether &hearts
So apparently when one has a small baby, they watch a lot of tv. Same thing when they're sick. It's not like one can go out or have a wild drinking party with either situation. Fine with me, I just happen to love television. Zach was flipping channels while I was feeding the baby and he found Apollo 13. I hadn't really seen the movie, so I watched it. Very nerve wracking and exciting. Then Million Dollar Baby came on and we watched that. It was super good. I cried at the end and was so sad. I am not a big movie person, I mean I enjoy movies, but there are so many movies out there that I haven't seen and I feel like I can't catch up. Fortunately we plan on having a bunch of kids, so I guess I'll be watching a lot of movies lol.
Nothing else going on. We're staying in today, which is fine with me. I am trying to rest up so I can go to work tomorrow. I have a lot of stuff to do and I can't miss anytime this week aside from the time I am taking off to see my surgeon. I am hungry, so I am going to eat some fresh banana bread and watch AMC or something.