coming up for air.

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after-christmas madness coupled with sick kids makes for a crazy me.

grayson was prescribed a steroid for his rsv that made him totally insane for four days. of course, it took me until the last day to realize why my child was screaming and wanted to nurse 24 hours a day. like my mom said, it's hard to think with a baby screaming his head off in your ear. apparently, steroids make you super moody and insatiably hungry. yeah. i'm a quick one. gray would seriously eat until i had no more. he doesn't typically like a bottle, and he'd never had formula before. after i figured out what was going on, i gave him 4 oz. after he was still fussing after two hours of straight nursing. first taste ever, and he killed it. didn't even bat an eyelash. soooo hungry. i only ended up giving him a couple bottles before he was done with the medicine and lost his ravenous appetite. i know doctors don't tell you every side effect of the drugs they prescribe, and it's my responsibility to read all the teeny tiny words on the piece of paper from the pharmacist. but dang! if my five-month-old might go off the deep end, i think you ought give me a heads up! the nurse confirmed it was a common side effect so i'm thinking a little forewarning would have been good.

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then there are bills and christmas decorations and cleaning and laundry and school and questions about teaching and bible study and youth and part-time jobs at target and freelancing and babysitting and...

i moved the entire christmas tree from it's spot in the living room to the garage. assembled. lit. decorated. i will go out there and put it all away. eventually. i think i have time in july.

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all i really want to do is play with my new sewing machine and songbird pie. i have, somehow, managed to do some of that amid all the madness. heh.

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i am happy to report that everyone seems pretty well over their illnesses at our house. i actually took grayson to see the doctor on saturday, and he said his lungs sound great. it'd been nine days since his symptoms started, and the doctor told us that the effects of rsv can easily last six weeks!

praise and thanks to Jesus for healing my babies!

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i think we're getting back in to the swing of things. i've been working on getting myself into a good organization system (visit here for AWESOME posts and downloads for busy moms), but it's a process.

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