Carmen had her surgery one week ago today and is doing fairly well. She does have fussy times during the day (totally uncharacteristic of her) so we continue giving her Tylenol/Motrin. It’s hard to see Carmen uncomfortable and we do our best to figure out what could be bothering her.
Lauren has been saying some cute stuff lately:
In preschool, Lauren is learning the 10 commandments and they are up to Honor Your Father and Mother.
Lauren: Mom, you are a wonderful cook.
Me: Thank you, Lauren!
Lauren: Mrs. Ellis said I can honor my mother by telling her she is a wonderful cook at dinnertime.
This comment is funny because Lauren is the most picky eater ever and I think she was having warmed up left-over Super Bowl pizza and grapes!
Lauren is all into playing “getting married” with her dolls. I officiate over weddings everyday! Couple of days ago I made a comment that got a very teenage reaction from Lauren.
Me: I think you should marry TJ when you grow up!
Lauren: (rolls eyes) Whatever.
Now, TJ is a wonderful friend and Lauren loves to play with him but he’s a year younger than Lauren. Maybe being the older woman won’t bother Lauren in 20 years! Ha!
Switching gears, some of you know that we have to move out of our current home in July when our landlords move back in. We moved into this townhouse in August because we really wanted to be near our church (1.75 miles away). Lauren goes to preschool at our church, Church of the Redeemer, and we plan for her to attend elementary there too. Lauren also goes to Awana and I am part of MOPS. We felt that being as close as possible to our support system was very, very important while caring for Carmen. Now we are faced with another move and have decisions to make. My mother-in-law and I found a beautiful home with a main floor bedroom and bathroom (just perfect for Carmen) near us. Our current townhouse has stairs all over the place and it is getting dangerous. I was carrying Carmen up the stairs recently and lost my balance. I caught myself with my knee. Carmen’s feeding tube was under my knee and she cried and cried and I felt AWFUL! So, our two huge goals are 1) to stay near our church and 2) to find a place that doesn’t involve carrying Carmen up and down stairs. Lots would have to happen for us to buy or rent such a home so we ask for prayers. Around here, most everything has stairs (lots of multi-level homes) so I was excited to find the house with the main floor bed and bath. We are asking God to make it very clear where we are to live. I sure hope that this move is the last one for a very long time. It would be nice to not have that stress right now.
