I did a fairly good job today when there were conflicts with the kids. Tonight Zoe was very difficult to put to bed. I stayed calm and upbeat through the time that I was trying to get her to sleep. I had wanted to climb into bed early, because I keep being so behind on sleep these days. But of course I was still trying to get Zoe to go to sleep by the time I had intended to be in my own bed. I hung in there for a good 30 minutes after my goal time, and then I decided to let her cry for a bit while I got ready for bed. After I was ready for bed I planned to either go back in, or ask Solomon if he could take a shift at soothing her to sleep. Solomon has some what recovered from his injury, but he is still in too much pain, to hold Zoe, so all he can do is sit by her crib, and offer words of comfort and his wonderful calming presence. He did a wonderful job, tonight. He actually came and found me while I was brushing my teeth, and asked if I wanted him to try. It was SO nice to feel cared for like that. He did go in then, and I think it was about another 20 minutes, until she went to sleep. I am grateful for his help, he is wonderful.
The rest of the day went very well, all things considered. I took my part-time professor Tykah to the Pediatrician because she might have Whooping Cough. She had an exam and then did a great job enduring the nasal swab that is needed for the test. Yuck!!! Poor thing.
The other profs, had an OK day. There were some times of conflict, around meals, and movies, and bed time, but overall they were small issues. I was able to stay patient for the most part. I did get frustrated when I was interrupted in the phone calls I had to make. I tried to be nice about it, but I think that was probably the low point of my behavior.
I did not get as much housework done as I wanted; the kitchen is not the beautiful clean place it was a couple nights ago, but I was having a great deal of trouble staying away in the afternoon, which was the earliest I could have done anything about the kitchen anyway. But I did get some of the dishes done tonight before supper, so it's better than it had been!
I'll try to stay focused on caring for every one's health tomorrow....
Now, To BED!!!!!
