the best of intentions
William turned six months old earlier this month. I intended to write a really wonderful post marking that - maybe reflecting on his life so far, or just telling one of the many funny and cute stories about the new things he's been doing lately, or finally getting around to telling his birth story. It would have been lyrical and moving and totally awesome, I'm sure.
But the actual day rolled around and I was feeling so completely awful from some sort of virus (or maybe mastitis, not really sure) that it took all of my energy and then some just to keep caring for him. The instant he went to bed, so did I - which is not exactly conducive to the writing of LJ/DW posts. Eventually I started feeling better and turned my mind toward posting again.
Then the puking began - not me, him. It may have been a stomach virus (apparently there was one going around at daycare) or it may have been a side effect of the mild cold he recently had - cough violently enough and everything in your stomach comes up. Regardless, it started last Wednesday night and didn't let up for approximately four days. William was perfectly happy and normal at all times, apart from 30 seconds before he puked, during the puking itself, and for 5 minutes afterwards while I cleaned him up - but it's not like he could really go anywhere while this was happening, so I stayed home with him that whole time, getting puked on and worriedly taking him to the doctor several times. By Sunday he was over it and back to normal, leaving me to get caught up on everything else.
Anyway, this is all a roundabout way of saying that while life is getting progressively easier for me as babby gets older and I settle into my routine, I wouldn't exactly call it easy yet. I feel bad for pretty much abandoning LJ and DW but after being away so long, getting back into it seems really insurmountable. I think I might try by starting to read my friends lists again with the understanding that I'll never get caught up, and maybe that will inspire me to find the time to post once more. I can hope anyway.
What little free time I have still tends to go toward mindless things like watching TV, or music. I should let you know that the Player Characters do have an electric show this Friday, August 31 at the Palace Stage at Wild Tymes in downtown St. Paul. The show is 18+ with no cover and also features Radar Secret Service, Mind The Gap, and Band 51. We're opening things up at 8 p.m. It's also peloria's first show with us in a few years, which is a very exciting thing - though tempered with some sadness, since it's also our first show since Elizabeth has left us (temporarily, we hope) to go to grad school out of state. At any rate, please do come out and hear us play if you are local and have the time.
Sounds like dayzdark is sick now too, and my living room is occupied with video game players, so I need to wrap all my evening stuff up so he can go to bed. So yeah, it pretty much doesn't ever end around here. Ah well.
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But the actual day rolled around and I was feeling so completely awful from some sort of virus (or maybe mastitis, not really sure) that it took all of my energy and then some just to keep caring for him. The instant he went to bed, so did I - which is not exactly conducive to the writing of LJ/DW posts. Eventually I started feeling better and turned my mind toward posting again.
Then the puking began - not me, him. It may have been a stomach virus (apparently there was one going around at daycare) or it may have been a side effect of the mild cold he recently had - cough violently enough and everything in your stomach comes up. Regardless, it started last Wednesday night and didn't let up for approximately four days. William was perfectly happy and normal at all times, apart from 30 seconds before he puked, during the puking itself, and for 5 minutes afterwards while I cleaned him up - but it's not like he could really go anywhere while this was happening, so I stayed home with him that whole time, getting puked on and worriedly taking him to the doctor several times. By Sunday he was over it and back to normal, leaving me to get caught up on everything else.
Anyway, this is all a roundabout way of saying that while life is getting progressively easier for me as babby gets older and I settle into my routine, I wouldn't exactly call it easy yet. I feel bad for pretty much abandoning LJ and DW but after being away so long, getting back into it seems really insurmountable. I think I might try by starting to read my friends lists again with the understanding that I'll never get caught up, and maybe that will inspire me to find the time to post once more. I can hope anyway.
What little free time I have still tends to go toward mindless things like watching TV, or music. I should let you know that the Player Characters do have an electric show this Friday, August 31 at the Palace Stage at Wild Tymes in downtown St. Paul. The show is 18+ with no cover and also features Radar Secret Service, Mind The Gap, and Band 51. We're opening things up at 8 p.m. It's also peloria's first show with us in a few years, which is a very exciting thing - though tempered with some sadness, since it's also our first show since Elizabeth has left us (temporarily, we hope) to go to grad school out of state. At any rate, please do come out and hear us play if you are local and have the time.
Sounds like dayzdark is sick now too, and my living room is occupied with video game players, so I need to wrap all my evening stuff up so he can go to bed. So yeah, it pretty much doesn't ever end around here. Ah well.
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