Yesterday I was feeling a bit down. I was working hard to be positive and be in good spirits but it was difficult not only due to our situation but also because I got about 5 hours of sleep on top of that. When my alarm went off in the morning I laid in bed contemplating calling in sick. Then I remembered my co-teacher had a substitute for a doctor's appointment. I'm sure you can imagine, 47 students with 2 substitutes is a recipe for disaster, so I pulled my sorry butt out of bed and got ready for work.
Half-way through the day I got a phone call from Carter's daycare that he was running a temperature and I needed to come pick him up. Initially I was stressed trying to put together plans for the rest of the day and knowing there would be 2 substitutes in our classroom, but it turned out being with Carter was exactly what I needed. The moment I had him in my arms I felt my mood begin to shift. Pressing his body into my chest helped me feel whole again.
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| Nothing like this little guy to make your day brighter! |
This morning Carter was still running a low-grade temperature and woke up miserable so I decided to keep him home to rest up and feel better. I ended up taking him to the doctor just to make sure he didn't have an ear infection and thankfully he didn't. All day long I felt my mood slowly changing. The slight depression I'd been feeling deep down for days began to lift. By the afternoon I was feeling hopeful. It was a beautiful 70 degrees and Carter was feeling much better so we went to the park to play and meet daddy for a run. The Vitamin D therapy along with spending all day with Carter was exactly what I needed!
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| Carter had crazy hair when he woke up from his nap! |
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| Ready to play outside! |
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| Come on, mommy, let's go! |
Carter spent much of the day walking around. At one point I was in the hallway checking the thermostat while Carter was in the living room. Then he came hauling down the hallway walking past me! Ty and I switched cars this week so Ty took all of the CD's out of my car and brought them inside. Carter had a blast throwing them all on the floor. He also enjoyed riding his car outside. When we were at the park the wind started to cool off so I put his tiger jacket on him. I told him he was wearing a tiger jacket and roared at him. He started walking around roaring while he played. I was cracking up! I just have to work tomorrow and then all of next week is Spring Break. I'm sure I will continue to feel better a little bit at a time, especially with the extra days home with Carter.
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| Roaring at the park. |
Sitting on the fireplace he looks like a philosopher. And all I could think when he was on the slide was I hope his little legs don't get too much sun. haha They must have looked white to me.
ReplyDeleteThey are extremely white. I sat and contemplated for a while whether to bust out the sunscreen or not.
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