Well, that sucks…

Well, that sucks. My daughter got an important adjustment on Monday. But she fought it a bit, and it seemed like she needed more, but kept borderline biting the doctor, so the doctor said it should be enough. Turns out, I don’t think it was enough. Because I now suddenly – this hasn’t happened, unless she’s had a big fall in just the right way, since she was a newborn, really – have very irritated nipples. I guess she has had times where it irritates me briefly, but then it gets sorted within a few days, the next time I see the doctor. But this one is different. It’s more like the old days, the painful days. I’ve literally had to make my daughter stop nursing and just sit there and cry on me, the nipples are so miserably uncomfortable, and they need a rest. Super not cool. I really hope the doctor is able to see her tomorrow afternoon, so this can get sorted. Especially given that the doctor is out of town all next week, and I have a trip out of town during the next time I have an appointment already. And I really need this sorted before we go out of town and spend time not in my own home.

My nipples are really uncomfortable….

God, help us to heal this, please. In your name, I pray. Amen.

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Different measurements

I said it was a thousand-meter dash. My husband said it must be a thousand-foot dash. Or else a hundred-yard dash. The website doesn’t actually say – just calls it a “kids run”, which is stupid. On the FAQ page, it says “<1k”. That clears it up… sort of.

So dumb.

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Aches

It is unreal to me how much of my life is kind of centered around aches and pains that I have. It’s as though, if I could just do the things to clear up these aches and pains, literally everything else would be immensely more doable and, even, enjoyable.

Yet the vicious cycle continues, keeping me from healing physically, and making it loads and loads more difficult to enjoy my daily life. I really don’t see myself ever looking at back this time of my life and being happy about it. I, most likely, will be sad that my time with our daughter at this age was so tampered with, one could say.

God, help us, please. In your name, I pray. Amen.

Silver lining: I got her to bed yet another half hour earlier tonight, despite her having slept super late today. Turns out, she didn’t nap today. Only just realized that. Haha. Glad she’s in bed now, so I can see about getting some decent sleep before she wakes me after a while. Ugh. Grateful to have her. Hate the circumstances around us these days.

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Baby steps

Okay, about half an hour earlier than last night, despite having had an evening nap instead of an afternoon nap today. Lots of activities today, so we both need a good and long sleep tonight. Hopefully, she got enough food before bed to stay asleep for longer than three hours(!).

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Bedtime

Well, got her to sleep about an hour earlier tonight. That’s progress to me, and I’ll take it. Goal is for yet another hour (or two!) earlier to bed tomorrow night!

Help us, God, and keep us safe, make us well, and make us whole, please. In your name, I pray. Amen.

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Ugh

After an hour of wrangling, I finally got her to sleep. Well after midnight, unfortunately.

Silver lining is that we aren’t getting on a 5am flight after all in the morning.

God, grant us refreshing and powerful sleep tonight and each night. In your name, we pray. Amen.

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Mine

Well, my daughter apparently says, “Mine,” now. Ironically, I rarely use the word. I say, “my” frequently enough, but not, “mine”.

So, that’s both adorable and borderline awful.

Haha

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Back to it

It seems that it is time to go back to the penny pinching. It was a breath… well, not of fresh air, actually. It was just like I could breathe again for a bit, not having to cut so tightly with every expense. But that time has passed now, and we need to step back into the extremely restrictive budget, it seems.

God, guide us, please, and help me to be mentally well and strong throughout all of this (and always). Keep us safe and make us well, please. In your name, I pray. Amen.

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