A moment in time

The past week has been difficult.  Tom started the Temodar chemo pills last week.  The 3rd day in he got sick, then the next 2 days no vomiting, just the dry heaves, which I think is even worse.  Today he is 3 days out from the last dose and starting to do a little better.  The vivid dreams keep him awake at night so much so that he doesn't feel like he got any sleep, so he naps periodically throughout the day, then again at night, he can't sleep.  He moves from his bed, to the couch, to his recliner trying to get comfortable.  I hate it for him.  He and his dad talked about going to walk the mall or wal-mart just for something to do.  I need to get them to actually go do this now.  Tom is so bored, and I think that is why he cat naps all day long, there's nothing else to do.  The only time the x-box has ever been on is for Nathan's requests to watch Toy Story 3 or Elmo.

It seems as time stands still sometimes, but at the same time passes by at lightening speed.  Will we ever find a happy medium?

Nathan has been having a lot of fun playing with all his new birthday and Christmas toys.  We go from building wooden blocks, to building mega blocks, the geo-track train, eat a snack, run errands, take a nap, do laundry, play drums, lunch, play more blocks, throw Woody and Buzz around, get a time out, take another nap (perhaps), wrestle, play hide-n-seek, play blocks, take a bath, read books and go to bed.    Then! Finally! Mommy gets to work on Snuggli Bebe / rDesignStudio / My Pure Body Naturals, Facebook, blogging, flip laundry, empty the dishwasher, take out the trash, make sure Tom took his pills (happens throughout the day as well), listen to shows I DVR'd as I work on the computer, talk to friends on Facebook, and then get to bed by 1am.

I did manage to get in some sewing therapy today!  I found this awesome tutorial on how to make a padded zippered laptop sleeve.  I've been wanting one of these and what better way than to make it!

I also made us each a travel pillow to bring on our Florida trip.  Tom's is WI Badgers with soft black minky on the back.  Nathan's is Groovy Guitars with soft aqua minky on the back, and mine is an Alexander Henry print I can't remember the name of, but I love the big huge modern flowers (and it matches my laptop sleeve).  I added soft black minky to the back of my pillow.  The ribbon loops on Nathan's are for fun and function, like the two on each of Tom's and my pillow.  I put them there so we can hook the pillows to our luggage to carry through the airport, so we don't have to hold them and drop them, etc...  I know, so thoughtful of me:)

I really enjoyed sewing something super fun and something for ME/US today instead of orders.  I did design a new cloth diaper for Snuggli Bebe called "The Daddy Dipe" cuz it's so easy, even Daddy can do it!  :)  I listed them for sale and marketed them last night, and both sold immediately, with two pre-orders!  That made my night last night!

{THANK YOU ALL}
I just want to take this moment to THANK everyone for your outpouring of love, support, prayers, generosity, and for all of the encouragement.  It really means SO much, I cannot even put into words.  We love you all, and Thank You All!

Warmly,
Roxanne

She said it best

The past few months I have been a patron of a downtown Neenah shoppe called Mom and Pop Place. This shoppe is a parent's boutique, restaurant, and children's place to play freely. I love the Ikea-like atmosphere and welcome-warm faces. This is also the location where my LLL and babywearers groups meets. Mom and Pop place serves us a variety of healthy meal choices, my favorite being the chicken pesto panini. I can't wait to take a big bite out of that sammie again soon!

The owner, Adria, recently started a blog for Mom and Pop place over on WordPress. In her post titled Baby Trust, Adria shares her #1 offer of advice for new parents. In reading this post, I was so thrilled because it is the jist of what I recently read on askdrsears.com. It's about when a baby cries, and the parent comforts...what that means, what it represents, and why we come running to our child. Here's a clip of her post:

A baby is not capable of manipulation, but a second-grader most certainly is. (Let me tell you.) Where do you draw the line? I maintain that, as you learn to trust your baby, you really get to know your child. You get to know what they really need when they are asking for something. If a baby cries to nurse, he needs to eat. As that same baby gets older, he may still cry to nurse, but his needs may change. He still needs milk, but he also needs love and reassurance and comfort. That is what he is truly asking for. He’s telling you what he needs (comfort), by crying for what he wants (milk). Since you got to know you baby so well by responding to his needs, you are able to interpret his needs.

She continues on fast-forwarding to an example with her 7-yr old son crying for a new lego set and what that really means, not that he needs the toy, but that the toy represents things he needs from mom and once you realize what he really wants, you can meet his needs.

I hope you go and read that post, I found it really helpful to share with my family and friends when they claim I pick up my baby and hold him all the time. I do it when I know he needs it because I have gotten to know him and that's our communication-trust we are building for a life full of love and that special mother-son bond I love building with him.

Have a lovely day, all!

*hugs*
Roxanne :)
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