I went about the day as normal doing the things that needed to get done. You know, laundry, making meals, cleaning, playing with the kids, weaning off the bottle to the cup, grocery shopping, and all the other things I can't remember right now. Well, as things would have it, I walked into the bedroom, got ready for a shower and brushed my teeth. Just before I stepped into the shower, I opened my closet door wondering why it was closed in the first place. I looked into my closet to make sure my dress had not fallen down and was ready for church on Sunday morning. All of a sudden, I am met with two racks of shoes spread out all over the closet floor. Irritated, I got in the shower and wondered why in the world the bedroom was left opened and why one of the children got into the closet and started playing with my shoes. I initially thought, maybe it was just Ella and now I was going to have to clean it all up. I can't be angry with a little 21 month old, now can I?
As the water ran down and I bathed and relaxed, I forget about the shoes and what awaited me after I got out. So, I got out of the shower and prepared myself for bed. Just as I did, I walked past the closet and realized that I still needed to clean up the shoes. I grumbled about having to always clean up after the kids, until I saw something that stopped me in my tracks. I saw 2 tiny little blue socks underneath a pair of shoes. At first, my suspicion of Ella as the culprit was confirmed. But then, I picked up the socks, sat on the floor of the closet and just smiled a large toothy grin and yelled to James, "I guess Ella loves my shoes!"
It was funny because in the midst of the mess and clean up, all I could picture was the love in her eyes and joy in her heart as she pulled one pair and then another pair off the rack. I can see her standing up and walking around with her hands out as she pretends to be mommy! I am reminded of having done the same thing with my mother's shoes! All I can see is her clicking around on the floor and trying to shake her little hips as she dances and sings her little heart out.
In my enjoying being a mom, I look at any mess now and think of little blue socks. I smile and realize that nothing is as big of a mess as I may think. Little blue socks mean love of a child for a parent and a parent's joy at seeing their child or children want to be like them and love on them!
Take the time to enjoy your child and see the little blue socks laying on the floor!
Laugh Out Loud and Enjoy your child today!
Monday, April 20, 2009
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Why Didn't I know??
I am now coming off of a full month worth of sick kids making me physically ill! The advent of school and how it's just a cest pool of germs is unreal! I don't know how or why it happened, but my normally very strong-immunity based children have had everything from a small cold bug to strep throat to stomach virus to flu. How can this be? They are at school to learn, but instead, bring little germs home that aren't on the teacher's lessons for the day? I keep hearing, "oh, it just happens this time of year. Don't worry, it will be over soon enough." The best/worst answer yet was, "as long as they are in school with other children, they are prone to sickness." If that's not a ringing endorsement for home-schooling, I don't know what is!
Now, why didn't I know that before we got on the public school track? Why didn't I know that these wonderful little people would bring home all sorts of nasty little viruses and germs that would not only effect them, but everyone else in the house? Why didn't I know or even think that all the medicine created now to battle the "super germs" would only scratch the surface of healing, but the body would have to do most of the work on its own?
For the past 2 weeks, we have been dealing with Ella's flu and ear infection (she is only 20 months old and not even in school yet). She was given amoxicillian to combat the flu and clear up her ear infection. On day 9 of her amoxicillian treatment, she developed a mild rash. On day 10, it spread over her body. Her doctor said some children experience either some sort of reaction, or get full blown allergic reactions to penicillian based products. However, after looking over her arms, he assessed that she did not appear to be allergic, only experiencing a mild adverse reaction! Twelve hours later, she was covered from head to toe in hives, itchy, and making sad moaning cries of "mommy, it hurts!" I wanted to cry my eyes out. Having experienced the intollerable head to toe hives on several occassions before, I not only am sympathetic, I am sadended. Why didn't I know that my child was allergic and why didn't I know what I should be aware of? I didn't know because I just took a cursory glace over the facts page and became complacent in my knowledge that the other children weren't allergic, so she shouldn't be either.
The most important lesson that has been reinforced within me is that each child is different and I cannot rest on my laurels, nor can I become complacent with vital health information. So, parents, I implore you to not only read any and all medical labels (whether you have 1 or 5 children), but also ask questions and make sure to be aware of subtle changes in your child so that you can be proactive, and not just reactive!
Part of enjoying our children is helping them and protecting them. Information alone is not as powerful as correct information coupled with appropriate application! So, enjoy your children today, and don't forget to laugh out loud!!
PS - make sure they use hand sanitizer daily....heck, get them a bottle for their back packs! LOL
Now, why didn't I know that before we got on the public school track? Why didn't I know that these wonderful little people would bring home all sorts of nasty little viruses and germs that would not only effect them, but everyone else in the house? Why didn't I know or even think that all the medicine created now to battle the "super germs" would only scratch the surface of healing, but the body would have to do most of the work on its own?
For the past 2 weeks, we have been dealing with Ella's flu and ear infection (she is only 20 months old and not even in school yet). She was given amoxicillian to combat the flu and clear up her ear infection. On day 9 of her amoxicillian treatment, she developed a mild rash. On day 10, it spread over her body. Her doctor said some children experience either some sort of reaction, or get full blown allergic reactions to penicillian based products. However, after looking over her arms, he assessed that she did not appear to be allergic, only experiencing a mild adverse reaction! Twelve hours later, she was covered from head to toe in hives, itchy, and making sad moaning cries of "mommy, it hurts!" I wanted to cry my eyes out. Having experienced the intollerable head to toe hives on several occassions before, I not only am sympathetic, I am sadended. Why didn't I know that my child was allergic and why didn't I know what I should be aware of? I didn't know because I just took a cursory glace over the facts page and became complacent in my knowledge that the other children weren't allergic, so she shouldn't be either.
The most important lesson that has been reinforced within me is that each child is different and I cannot rest on my laurels, nor can I become complacent with vital health information. So, parents, I implore you to not only read any and all medical labels (whether you have 1 or 5 children), but also ask questions and make sure to be aware of subtle changes in your child so that you can be proactive, and not just reactive!
Part of enjoying our children is helping them and protecting them. Information alone is not as powerful as correct information coupled with appropriate application! So, enjoy your children today, and don't forget to laugh out loud!!
PS - make sure they use hand sanitizer daily....heck, get them a bottle for their back packs! LOL
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