Thursday, October 16, 2008

Drowning

I feel like I'm drowning. There is way too much going on right now. We went to Noly's 3-Year Check-up yesterday. I told Dr. C that I had left a message with his nurses that we didn't have a Specialist appointment yet. He said he never got it and said we would have an answer before we left there. He's such an awesome Pediatrician! He prayed for Jule as Noly ran around the room swinging his stethoscope. Noly checked out fine...31.6 lbs, 36 inches tall. I have no clue what percentile she's in because I have too much on my mind to ask.
We left the appointment, and when we got to the car, it wouldn't start! Ugh...Kevin was out of town. This is a 2005 Toyota with 35,000 miles on it. It should start! I gave it some gas, and it finally started. Then, I had to get a prescription filled for Miralax for both kids since they are both constipated. Also, Dr. C said to start Jule on solids because he exceeds the weight they usually suggest solids for AND he is guzzling 8 ounces and is still hungry.
I fed him peas last night, and he liked them. He didn't make any funny faces or anything, just ate happily. This morning, he spit out the rice cereal and cried...so he doesn't like rice cereal : ) I dropped them off at Brenda's and was on my way to work when the phone rang. I remembered to put Jule's formula in the bag, but I forgot the bottles.
It feels like I'm underwater. I'm trying to work full-time, take care of and spend fun time with both of my kids, feed the kids, get them bathed and to bed, walk and rock Jule when he's fussy, call Toyota and take my car to get looked at, drive to Savannah for Jule's appointment, go to my in-laws' for a party for Noly this weekend, and fit my own meals and sleeping in there somewhere. It's not like I keep the house immaculate, though I wish I could. I put my energy into just keeping up with laundry and the dishwasher. We have to have clean burp cloths, clothes and bottles. Sometimes, the laundry doesn't even get folded for days. We just pull clean things out straight from the basket.
It would be nice if my family lived closer and could take the kids even for a day. That would help so much. I'm going to a music meeting at church Saturday morning and will put the kids in the nursery, so I will have 2 hours to not worry about anything else. Maybe this Specialist can help Jule and give me more time to do the things other than comforting him. He HAS done better since Saturday, but he's still not right. He's not acting like a completely normal baby, but closer to one.
Maybe I will just sleep all the way to Savannah and back while Kevin drives?

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