Snot & Nickels
DH just accidentally cut the power to the computer and I lost 30 minutes worth of blog, and I'm ticked!!!!! I will try to recreate it again, but the last one was better.
I marvel at my immune system. Really - mommies can touch gallons of snot, change diapers so nasty that Huggies would never believe it, drink water laden with floaties thanks to children who steal her cup and backwash in it, get thrown up on...and still not manage to catch whatever it is that her children have. I am so glad that God has given me the immune system he has, because I do not want whatever it is that my children are selling right now. The weekend was full of the baby's yellow eye goop...which wound up necessitating one giant shot of antibiotics and eye drops that I must give to her 3x a day for a week. This requires swaddling her in a beach towel, straddling her, and prying her teeny eyes open while she screams. This was not in my job description. We woke up to Bubby screaming this morning because his ear hurt (the end result of a week of green boogers). DH and I tag teamed...Bubby was at urgent care by 8am and the baby and big sis and I were on our way to baby's doctor for a re-check at 8:15. Such a fun morning! DH and I swapped cars, children, and carseats in a parking lot of a shopping center when the fun was over. Boo had found a nickel in her daddy's car (although she will tell you in was a quarter) and was very excited to give it to her brother to help him feel better. I was touched by how giving she felt, and she was thrilled to present him the treasure in the parking lot. He loved his new shiny nickel!
What else is a mommy to do when her weekend and Monday morning have been so unfun? Shop, of course. The kids and I went into Linens & Things to walk around. We hadn't been in the store more than 30 seconds before Boo squealed, "MOOMMMYYY!! LOOK! IT'S WHAT I'VE ALWAYS WANTED!" She made a beeline for a My Little Pony coloring book w/ crayons. "OH MY GOSH!!! CAN I HAVE IT? PLEASE?" I check the price...there was no way in heck I was paying $5.99 for a coloring book & crayons.
"No, Boo. Not today. That's too much money."
"But!! But what if they run out? Then I'll never have one!"
"They won't run out, I promise. They'll have a ton still at Christmas I bet."
Boo lamented her very sad state of no My Little Pony coloring book, while Bubby admired his very shiny nickel, and we walked on.
A few minutes later, he spoke up.
"Mommy? I will give my money to Sissy so she can buy her book. Here Sissy, you have my money," he said as he wonderfully, innocently, lovingly handed her his treasure, and melted my heart into goo. I didn't love anyone else more than him at that moment. I didn't even have words.
Why do I deserve such a selfless, giving, huge-hearted boy?
No, I didn't buy Boo the coloring book. I tried to explain to him that his action was so great - so giving - but "thank you" didn't seem like enough. I told him that his sister had more than enough to color at home, and asked Boo to return his nickel to him.
The sad thing is that later on in the store, he was flipping his nickel around and it landed underneath a display. Boo even got on her belly to fish around for it, but we had no luck. The change part of my wallet is broken, so I couldn't even fake finding his nickel and swap one of mine in its place. He was broken-hearted, but I plan on putting a bunch of nickels in a little container for him to look at when his baby sister isn't around.
I want to protect his little heart and keep it this way forever. I sure wish there was a chapter on how to do that.
I marvel at my immune system. Really - mommies can touch gallons of snot, change diapers so nasty that Huggies would never believe it, drink water laden with floaties thanks to children who steal her cup and backwash in it, get thrown up on...and still not manage to catch whatever it is that her children have. I am so glad that God has given me the immune system he has, because I do not want whatever it is that my children are selling right now. The weekend was full of the baby's yellow eye goop...which wound up necessitating one giant shot of antibiotics and eye drops that I must give to her 3x a day for a week. This requires swaddling her in a beach towel, straddling her, and prying her teeny eyes open while she screams. This was not in my job description. We woke up to Bubby screaming this morning because his ear hurt (the end result of a week of green boogers). DH and I tag teamed...Bubby was at urgent care by 8am and the baby and big sis and I were on our way to baby's doctor for a re-check at 8:15. Such a fun morning! DH and I swapped cars, children, and carseats in a parking lot of a shopping center when the fun was over. Boo had found a nickel in her daddy's car (although she will tell you in was a quarter) and was very excited to give it to her brother to help him feel better. I was touched by how giving she felt, and she was thrilled to present him the treasure in the parking lot. He loved his new shiny nickel!
What else is a mommy to do when her weekend and Monday morning have been so unfun? Shop, of course. The kids and I went into Linens & Things to walk around. We hadn't been in the store more than 30 seconds before Boo squealed, "MOOMMMYYY!! LOOK! IT'S WHAT I'VE ALWAYS WANTED!" She made a beeline for a My Little Pony coloring book w/ crayons. "OH MY GOSH!!! CAN I HAVE IT? PLEASE?" I check the price...there was no way in heck I was paying $5.99 for a coloring book & crayons.
"No, Boo. Not today. That's too much money."
"But!! But what if they run out? Then I'll never have one!"
"They won't run out, I promise. They'll have a ton still at Christmas I bet."
Boo lamented her very sad state of no My Little Pony coloring book, while Bubby admired his very shiny nickel, and we walked on.
A few minutes later, he spoke up.
"Mommy? I will give my money to Sissy so she can buy her book. Here Sissy, you have my money," he said as he wonderfully, innocently, lovingly handed her his treasure, and melted my heart into goo. I didn't love anyone else more than him at that moment. I didn't even have words.
Why do I deserve such a selfless, giving, huge-hearted boy?
No, I didn't buy Boo the coloring book. I tried to explain to him that his action was so great - so giving - but "thank you" didn't seem like enough. I told him that his sister had more than enough to color at home, and asked Boo to return his nickel to him.
The sad thing is that later on in the store, he was flipping his nickel around and it landed underneath a display. Boo even got on her belly to fish around for it, but we had no luck. The change part of my wallet is broken, so I couldn't even fake finding his nickel and swap one of mine in its place. He was broken-hearted, but I plan on putting a bunch of nickels in a little container for him to look at when his baby sister isn't around.
I want to protect his little heart and keep it this way forever. I sure wish there was a chapter on how to do that.
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