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I Hate the Stomach Virus + Random Thoughts

Last week (my first full week of school with my students) was a KILLER!!  Not only did I begin the week with a stomach bug, but Harrison quickly came down with it on Thursday after school.  His was so bad, though, that we ended up taking him to the pediatric ER that evening because he could not stop throwing up and was so lethargic and pale.  Long story short, we ended up taking him back to the ER Saturday evening and turns out he was dehydrated but they said not severely dehydrated.  However, he was dehydrated enough that they couldn’t even start an IV for fluids because his little veins kept collapsing 😢  It was the longest day ever because we didn’t get home until 3AM Sunday.  As I write this Sunday evening, I thought he was starting to get a little better until he started throwing up again.  This has been so hard to watch because I’m doing everything I can to keep him hydrated and well and it’s like it’s not working, and I feel helpless.  Motherhood, I guess?

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Okay, so onto my random thoughts that I’ve had for the past week haha!

-I HATE THIS HEAT!!!  I am so ready for fall weather to get here so I can start dressing in fall clothes.  I have to admit though, I have loved summer clothing for Harrison–seeing his cute little feet in Sun Sans Sandals melts me!

-It’s always a goal of mine to eat healthier; however, I’ve really been committed to it lately, and I’m always proud of myself when I make better choices.  For example, at the start of school for teachers, our partner in education provided a catered Olive Garden lunch for us.  I made a salad and did indulge myself in getting alfredo, but I skipped the breadsticks and dessert–I call that a win in my book!  And it’s always nice when you can start seeing results from your better choices.

-I am obsessed with Gilmore Girls, so thank you to everyone who made me watch it!!!  If I had more time on my hand, I would binge it nonstop, but I’m strategic in my watching because I’ve really got to pay attention to the storyline.  The show is hilarious, and I know I’ve said it before, but it’s making me crave the fall!!!

-Here’s a sweet video I want to share of Harrison Wednesday night before he got sick.  His laugh is the sweetest!!

August Goals and Thoughts on Going Back to Work

Is it just me or did July fly by?!  I feel like the 4th of July was literally just the other day!  I have learned more and more how true the phrase “The days are long but the years are short” really is.  

Because it’s August 1st, today is my official last day of summer and I start back to school tomorrow.  So I’ve got a few goals for this month since it’s the first time I’m starting a new school year as a mom!

August Goals:

1. Find a good morning routine.
I have spent the last two weeks thinking about how my routine is going to go during the school year.  I’m a very routine-based person.  I put Harrison on a nap schedule and both he and I have just thrived over the summer.  But I’m not sure how well this schedule is going to go for him during the school year.  Here’s my quandrum: I normally wake him up at 8am and he eats right away.  Well, during the school year we will need to be leaving our house at 7am which means I’ll have to wake him up a little before to change him and get him in the carseat.  He’s so used to eating right when he gets up that I think I’m going to wake him up at 5:30 to feed him a bottle, change his clothes, and let him go back to sleep.  OR I’ve thought a lot about moving him up 30 minutes–waking him up at 5am to eat and then that way he can have a bottle at 7:30 once he gets situated in his class.  I DON’T KNOW 🙈  I’ve thought a lot about it (as evident by my rambling) and I think I’m just going to test out both ways to see how he does.

2. Pack my lunch the night before.
This is going to have to be a non-negotiable for me.  I usually start out the first week of school doing great and then I don’t anymore, but now with Harrison in the morning–and the fact that he can be unpredictable some mornings and wake up early–I will have to do it the night before.  And it’s going to be healthy!!

3. Figure out a way to exercise more.
I’m really going to have to take advantage of Dustin’s off days when he will have Harrison and I won’t have to pick him up, and go right after school to exercise.

4. Go to bed earlier.
I am NOT a night person.  Let me repeat, I am NOT a night person.  But since Harrison’s bedtime bottle is at 8pm and then after we let him sit up for a while (for his reflux) and get him all ready for bed, it’s usually about 9pm by the time he’s down and that’s when Dustin and I get to hang out or watch tv.  Back in the day, I liked going to bed between 9 and 9:30pm…..not closer to 11 like it is now!  This is why I’m thinking moving Harrison’s bottles up by 30 minutes will be helpful.

I still can’t believe tomorrow is my first day back to school.  Harrison starts Monday so he’s got one more day at home haha!  I’m usually so ready to start school by now, but obviously, this summer has been way different.  I know I’ll eventually get into a groove, but I am most likely going to cry for the first few days dropping Harrison off in the mornings.  I have SO enjoyed being a Momma.  I feel like I’ve transitioned well into that role.  I love spending all of my days with Harrison, so it’s really going to be sad that he will be spending the majority of his days with someone else and not me.  I’ve cried over thinking he will forget who I am and I know that’s ridiculous because he won’t–but you see where I”m going here.  Just pray for me and I go back to work and love on other children 😊

Coffee Talk No. 3

Hey y’all!  I asked on IG stories yesterday evening about what blog post y’all wanted to see and a coffee talk won!!  I always enjoy my coffee talk posts because I feel like I’m just sitting down and having a genuine conversation with y’all–that’s what I love about blogging–the connections I’ve made, so please leave a comment if you haven’t before because I love talking to y’all 🙂

I might miss this long hair sometimes…especially when I could just wake up with it looking like I went to the beach.

-Last night we went to Harrison’s preschool open house and I feel so much better and reassured that he’s going to be in the best place when I go back to work in two weeks!  His teachers are the sweetest and we have so many friends in his class!

-I’ve thought about starting Gilmore Girls on Netflix since I’ve never watched it.  If you watch it, what’s the appeal?  It’s either going to be Gilmore Girls or Gossip Girl and I’ve already watched some of Gossip Girl.

-Out of everything I ordered from the Nordstrom sale, I ended up keeping this shirt (wore it last night), this pullover, these shorts, and this scarf–yes, I kept the scarf!!!  I ended up sending this dress back because after thinking about it, I’m just not trendy enough to pull off the whole leopard look.  Dustin had a bunch of stuff he kept!

-The past few days I have had an AWFUL headache hit me around lunchtime and stay all day long unless I take migraine medicine.  I hope this resolves itself before I go back to school.

-I want to redo our bedroom completely–new wall paint, new curtains, new bedding, new wall art.  We’ll have to wait until my paycheck goes back to normal haha

What would you talk about during our coffee talk?!