So much gas

My daughter and I both seem to be on the tail end of this stomach bug, though she is clearly ahead of me on the recovery. However, we are both suffering from intense gas tonight, and it is wild. The upside is that it doesn’t smell as horrible as it did when we were in the throes of the stomach bug’s effects. The downside is that it is a lot of gas, and gas still stinks.

Just terrible in here trying to get ready for bed tonight. So much stink.

God, heal us, please, and help my husband to be his best self and to be always great at his job. In your name, I pray. Amen.

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It continues

The stomach bug continues its tormenting. My belly aches. My bowels ache. My hemorrhoids are possibly worse than ever. I’m actually a bit nervous about it all, and concerned I might have to seek medical attention. But we shall see how the next 12-24 hours go. Today felt dreadful, but my digestion improved a lot, technically. So, we shall see how things progress.

God, heal me, please, and my baby. In your name, I pray. Amen.

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Sick, sick, sick

The fact that I just sent this message to my husband says a lot about our current situation at home:

Had to put the sheets back on the wash. They smelled like poop

So, yeah… things suck really badly right now.

God, heal us, please. Make sure my husband knows what he needs to know. In your name, I pray. Amen.

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Yesss!

We are home. Our home is still a disaster. But it is glorious to be home.

Thank you, God. Please, grant my husband safe travel and timing back to work now. Keep him and our daughter and me safe, make us well, and help us to be kind with one another and respectful of one another’s needs. In your name, I pray. Amen.

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Done

I am done being here. It isn’t enjoyable. It is miserable. I am exhausted from the strain (and the terrible bed), and the OCD gets worse with each day of straining and stressing. I am ready to be home.

God, guide us, please. Heal us and keep us safe. In your name, I pray. Amen.

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Ugh

Well, the baby and I are both sick. Possibly with hr same bug, possibly with different ones. We shall see. We both have stuffy noses and feel iffy, but my stomach has just been a bit uneasy, whereas she has had diarrhea the past 24 hours. We are both working on staying as hydrated as possible right now already. But I think we need to try sleeping even more tomorrow. We got back in bed today after breakfast and some early morning errands, and slept about two hours. And we are going to bed earlier than usual right now. But we probably will need to use this earlier bedtime and a morning nap tomorrow to help us out. (If we didn’t have to get up at a certain time in order to have breakfast, I wouldn’t even bother getting up early right now. But the silver lining is that we get free-ish okay food and it helps us to follow a somewhat reasonable sleep schedule, even if we are sick and need extra sleep.)

God, heal us, please. Keep us and my husband safe and well. Help him to do well in his work always, yet help him to maintain genuine humility. In your name, I pray. Amen.

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Sorted, perhaps

Well, I got to play with several travel strollers in a specific Target that had the main ones I was interested in seeing in person and testing out. I then went and bought a well-used expensive and durable one for $40 and a once-used expensive carbon-fiber one that is ridiculously lightweight for $125. Altogether, $165 and I can use whichever one makes sense for the current trip we’ll be taking, each time we travel. And one is practically new. And I would have had to pay that price for any single used stroller under normal circumstances, so getting two very different ones for the price of one is pretty cool.

Thank you, God. Please, keep my husband and our daughter and me safe, make us fully well, and help us to be kind and loving with one another. Remind my husband that he is good enough for this, and guide him to prepare and behave accordingly for his success, please. In your name, I pray. Amen.

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Travel stroller

What a clustered sort of situation to have to figure out. Drop several hundred dollars on an item without ever getting to see or touch it or check any of these promised-to-be-amazing features, let alone compare it to others. Even for shoes, we get to see and touch them all together in one section of a store. Try them on, see how they look and feel in use. And they’re less than a hundred dollars, usually. But baby strollers? Nope. Spend $350. Hope you’re happy with the single random stroller you got, and never cross another one in order to regret your baseless decision.

Ugh.

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Arms up

My husband has been tickling our daughter while she sits in his belly in bed. He has taught her to raise her arms when she wants him to continue tickling her. So, she copies the sounds of his saying, “Arms up!” as she throws her arms into the air, he tickles her, she cackles, and then she falls forward face first onto his chest. She sits up, and the cycle repeats. It is immensely wholesome and calming for my nerves and senses.

Thank you, God. Please, keep us safe, make us well, and help us to see that we are where you want us to be. Help us to be our best selves and to be kind with one another. In your name, I pray. Amen.

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