Everyone is back where they belong...

Rambling Off Course - I do a lot of this. Start off on one subject, and jump tracks a few times, and end on another subject. Easier to follow when reading, not so easy listening, or worse yet, being in conversation with... Oh Well, part of my "Charm" ...

2008/1/22

@ 05:29 AM (7 months, 17 days ago)

OK, so everyone is home in their own beds now. I went to the Pediatrician visit yesterday with both children. I was asked by my daughter to go. I thought it was to bring up her concerns or to back her up if they didn't take her seriously. I realized once I was there, it was to bring the concerns up, have her deny they were her concerns, but listen attitentively to the Drs responses. I played "over protective Grandma" to her "hip together Mom", which is OK. If it gave her piece of mind, I'll play along. At least I got the 7 yr old back home once the Dr said she wasn't contagious.

Now the little family is all together again. I went by after the Dr appt and helped the 7yr old clean up her room. Brother. I made her promise to never let it get that bad again, or I will personally go in and strip it down to the bare walls. She smiled, hugged me and promised. She has my number, the little bugger.

Also gave me the chance to reinforce some important parenting skills with my daughter. She is always correcting the 7yr old's wording to help her say things nicer, if not more acceptable. I got to say, "You know how you are always correcting Flower's words? I know you can say it to make it less critical, therefore getting a more receptive response." She gave me a dirty look, but did it, hehehe.

Then when she said something, which appeared dismissive because she didn't use eye contact when said, I got to make the eye contact motion to her and watch her correct herself. WooHoo. Twice in one visit and I didn't get my head chewed off. AND got a hug when I left.

"Flower" got to watch her little sister sleep. And stretch that darling little newborn stretch when being changed. She got to talk to her without a mask on. The light in her eyes..... she rocks my world. I am so in-love with that fair hair, blue eyed little pixie of a child.

I came home and just vegged for the rest of the day. Didn't hardly budge from my recliner, even when hubby-man came home. Didn't cook dinner, didn't clean up. Just vegged. Amazing how much energy I have when there is activity in the house. How quiet it is when she's not there.

Hmmmm.