Get ready

First trip is tomorrow. We went to the airport this morning to check in in person, since we can’t online when traveling with a baby. Need to find out when that stops, because it was very annoying. It’s only because it is international travel, but checking in right on time mattered, since that determines our places on the standby list. Naturally, the agent helping me was not accustomed to working the ticket counter and so had issues. We didn’t end up at the top of the list, and now are having to look at taking an earlier flight just to be sure we’ll actually get on the flight. In other words, it is looking like we put all that effort into checking in for no solid reason. Not for this trip, anyway.

Nonetheless, got to check once more and then set my alarms.

God. Grant us safe and happy travels, please, both for this trip and for all others we take. Help us be our best selves. Keep us safe, and make us well and whole. In your name, I pray. Amen.

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Just stressing

I’m over here exhausted, and looking for all the world like I’m totally chilling. However, I am very much exhausted and stressing. Too tired to function, so doing my best to plan in my head while I look like I’m chilling.

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Ready or not

Back on our own for another four weeks. And we’re scheduled to travel during three of those weeks. I was super excited to travel this summer. But now I’m feeling a lot of stress at the prospect, like I’m just too tired to want to bother.

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

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Piano fun

Tonight, we picked up a free piano from someone’s house, managed loading it up and tying it down, and then delivered it to my sister’s house as a surprise for my niece, who has been doing piano lessons for over a year now, and who seems to be really enjoying them. She has had a little electric keyboard, but no piano. I had asked my sister when they would upgrade to a piano, and she’d said whenever they found a compact one for a good enough price. I asked what kind of price, and she said, “Free.” So, I finally found a free one that was in decent condition and mostly tuned and on their side of town (so we didn’t have to use highways). Timing was just right that my husband would be in town within a week and a half of my finding it. Fortunately, the lady was fine waiting.

So, we picked it up and delivered it tonight. I think my sister was a bit irked, as she mentioned not liking surprises, even though she was thanking me for the piano. I had worried about mentioning it, just in case anything went wrong along the way – and there was plenty that could have gone wrong along the way – and we didn’t end up delivering a functioning piano after all. But it did work out. Hopefully, they find balance between my niece’s practicing with the piano and with the keyboard and headphones. Supposedly, my niece really likes the piano and much prefers it over the keyboard already, even though the low notes are out of tune.

Fingers crossed that this was a positive thing(!).

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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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