We had our last karate classes for the term this week! I hope to come back in the fall if I can.
I'm still processing through the miscarriage of another baby I will have to wait to meet until heaven. I was invited to two baby showers this week and the first one I just said no to because I couldn't do it but the second one was a good friend and I was going to go until Esther threw up and I'm not risking the stomach bug around a mom in the third trimester, and she totally understood and was grateful.
I need to figure out how to deal with this grief. I think maybe planting a flower garden for my little babies in heaven would be a start.
The highlight of the week was giving Esther her first hot dog (we really don't do junk food) and she ate it like this. So cute and she ate the whole thing!
Monday was the day after my miscarriage and hospital stay. I was exhausted after being up in the emergency room until 3am, but I got up and took Reuben to his dentist appointment where he got the next 12 weeks of his Invisalign. He's doing great with it. Then I took him to his PEMF appointment which was an hour. It's helping his breathing!! After all that I went home and took a three hour much needed nap while my kids watched a movie.
I don't remember the rest of the day.
Anyway, Tuesday I wanted a healing rest day after all the craziness of the weekend. We had a slow breakfast and relax morning, then I decided to do a craft! We did tie dye.
Crafting is a great distraction from sad life things and also an amazing healing mechanism, creating something new. We stayed home all day, made some pretty things, played video games, hung out together and had our last karate class.
Wednesday we started out by going to Fresh Market to look at their dairy free, vegan options. I ended up finding some yogurt I love, a vegan sour cream and other alpha-gal free items. Unfortunately Fresh Market is pretty expensive so we probably won't go back. I was mainly trying to shop for Becky who definitely has alpha gal just like me. Then we went to Little Givens where I picked up some restful toys for Reuben to use during his PEMF appointments since he has to sit there for an hour. After lunch Grandma came over for three hours of Barton and I did a round of our regular grocery shopping and raw milk pick-up. And we ended by going to the pool where Esther took the cutest summer nap on me.
Thursday was Charlotte's first day with us. I'll be nannying her through the summer for 6 or 7 weeks. She's 10 so the phrase babysitting doesn't work. It's a long day as her dad drops her off at 7:30am and picks her up at 6 but she's working through it. I told her Thursday was our busy day. We had an PNEF appointment for Reuben at 10:10. I dropped him off and took all the girls to the park where they played for a bit then found some kids that had frogs and that was fascinating. We all trooped home for lunch (turkey sandwiches) after picking up Reuben and then we had Becky's piano class at 2, followed by swimming. A full and very busy day and everyone was exhausted at the end of it.
Friday was today. We were halfway to the creek and then Esther threw up everywhere. I turned around, took her home gave her a bath and veratrum 200 and she fell asleep for over two hours and she hasn't thrown up since. It was crazy. We all had a home day and did puzzles but it was kinda exhausting being home all the time with four kids. I also somehow ate something I shouldn't and am having some alpha gal symptoms and generally annoyed.
I am hoping for a restful weekend, a healing weekend and a focused weekend.
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