Saturday, August 25, 2012

Day 70

When in the course of parenthood it becomes obvious that one could use a break; matter of fact one could possibly go batshit effing crazy without said break, it is important to get the heck out of dodge. It also is important that the break be relative to the stress that required the break to begin with, i.e. the more stress involved the longer and farther away the break should be. Therefore we are not in Gainesville today. Nor are we at the Ronald McDonald house, hiding from other stressed families. We are here:
St. Augustine Florida

I occasionally wonder what my kids will think about this blog when they are older. Arwen will probably be upset that I did not write more about her. Anya will be mortified, occasionally throwing out that we complained enough about the trouble she caused. I wonder if it would bother her that we left her in the hospital to go to the beach.

It is important to be there with your kids, but it is also important when you are with them that you are not going insane. Sane parents are much better than insane parents. Martyring yourself to your child’s illness does not help them at all. So I say to my children, so they know this when they have children of their own: go to the beach! Or the lake, or the river, or up a mountain, etc. This includes when Daddy and I are in the Home and we are driving you batshit effing crazy. We know, we have been there. That goes to all of you who may have stumbled upon this blog who are expecting a CDH baby as well!

So escaping to the beach is a public service really! J

Anya is the most stable she has ever been, and we have the most qualified babysitters possible! We still checked on her today. Her feedings went up to 12ccs today, and she spent several hours sitting up in her Boppy pillow. She looked at her nurse funny when she did it the first time. We are having a good time but I miss her and will be happy to see her tomorrow!

1 comment:

  1. I completely agree. Good for you, soak up the sun.I think laughing and being happy is needed at times when everything around you is crazy. Love the pic, strength to Anya

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