Life Is Good
I just showered for the second time in two days! Oh, the luxury!!!
I’ve barely processed being home. It’s all so….I don’t know how to explain. Showering without any sort of logistical nightmares to work out (well, no more so than the usual when you’re the single mom of an infant and a 6 year old ). Napping in a Double Bed, not a cot. In a room by yourself. Choosing what you want to watch on tv–or to have the tv off! Choosing what you want to eat for lunch/dinner and preparing it to your taste.
Little things. But big things when you don’t even really realize you’ve lost them until you have them back.
We’ve had a good day. Zen Baby is recovering beautifully. We haven’t even filled her codine script yet, and her tylenol intake is irregular. She’s playing, babbling (something she doesn’t do unless she’s in her happy place), climbing and walking (more on how Zen Baby learned to walk in another post, but I’ll tell you now that it involved an iv pole. )
Diva Girl is ok. Pretty emotional today. She was excited for us to come home, but….I think she thought things would be immediately go to normal. Or better. But I’ll admit it; I’m wiped. So while she couldn’t wait to play, I couldn’t wait to nap and shower.
An epic conflict of needs, to say the least. But after some tears on both sides, we played, coloured, watched “Atomic Betty”, showered and napped. Everyone’s happy.
And now my mom is doling out ice cream. Life is good.