Yesterday began with a trip to the pediatrician for e's 9-month checkup. She looks healthy, 20 pounds, 28 inches tall. The doctor gave us advice on starting finger foods and recommended oatmeal twice a day instead of once because her iron level is a bit low. She received two vaccinations and the first of two flu shots. Then E dropped e and me at home and went to the office. It was a frustrating day for me; e was clingy, probably due to her shots, and I was impatient with her because I had some news that should not have upset me but it did. Plus the house was hot, and I was just tired of the whole thing. Sitting on the floor, being climbed on, my shirt grabbed for support, very little time alone, I was a whiner!
But today I am content and cool and kind once again. K went in to work a little later, which gave me time for a two-mile walk by myself in the 73 or so degree morning. We shopped at Safeway for a few items. We had fun playing and reading, and e climbed up two stairs by herself. Tonight E gave her some pieces of banana, which stuck to the high chair tray and were difficult to pick up, but when a bite was placed in her mouth she gummed it. So a new phase of eating has begun--finger food! I'm working on a new quilt, which gives me pleasure, and I received a lovely email from organist supreme John Walko with suggestions for music when a pastor has terminal cancer.
I've had just a couple of these bad days, when I wish I had never volunteered to care for e, just as many parents do when faced with the daily work of a baby. But they didn't last, and I'm still here, ready for a new day tomorrow.
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