Some Random Ramblings

Sometimes I have so much going on in this brain of mine that these are the posts I end up writing. I’m sorry. Or you’re welcome. Whether you like it or not, I suppose that those are 2 answers I could give you.

After 3 months of fighting with our insurance company, Jillian is getting Botox on Wednesday. Before the stress of trying to get it approved, now I’m stressing that I’m willingly shooting my kid up with toxins. I know, this really should help, and I honestly think I just need something to stress about.

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We’re getting a new car (well…. New to us) on Tuesday. I’m pretty excited about it, we’re downgrading from a mini van to an SUV. Our mini van is older and it’s going to start costing us a bunch in repairs soon, so this was pretty sensible! One dealer worked really hard with us, however another dealer tried to talk me into getting a car. I looked at her and said “Sorry, I need to fit a wheelchair in the back. A car isn’t going to work”. She decided not to respond to that.

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Last night, Jillian vomited 6 times in a row. She was SO sad and pathetic! I got to wondering though, when does the panic go away? We’re still dealing with usual “preemie” issues: ie: whenever she gets a cold, it usually travels to her lungs. While she was sick last night, I jumped into high gear, remembering last year. Jillian was hospitalized for 8 days due to a random virus that caused her to vomit once a night AND gave her blood sugar issues. I started panicking wondering if I was going to have to take her to the ER. Thankfully it’s passed today. (Good thing too, since she can’t be sick for Wednesday!)

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I was out shopping today, and noticed another child in a wheelchair. I happened to look to see what brand of chair the child was using. The mother looked at me and said “WHAT THE F*&$ are you staring at?!?!” I was a little shocked. I wasn’t staring. I said “I actually was looking at the brand of chair your son is in. My daughter is in a wheelchair too”. At that point, she turned red and walked away. No apology. I really felt bad for her. Obviously she’s probably going through a lot… I had listed it on my facebook status. Someone replied that she probably gets stared at all the time- like we do. But, here’s the thing. We don’t get stared at. Even if we WERE to get stared at, my parents have thankfully taught me enough manners to not treat someone else like that.

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Spring is finally arriving in Toronto and with that, comes the difficulty of trying to dress Jillian. My dilemma is, this season is apparently all about neon colours. I love neon colours. HOWEVER, for a child that only crawls, it’s going to be very difficult to keep the knees of her capris/shorts clean. I was looking around and one of the employees asked if I needed help. I asked if they had any dark blue or denim shorts/capris. They said no. I kinda sighed a little… She asked me why, I explained, she wanted me to put Jillian in ONESIES all summer. Right. Her knees are going to be in GREAT shape playing outside like that!!

So, there ya have it. My random ramblings for Monday. I hope you all have a fabulous week and Happy early Mother’s Day to all you fabulous mother’s!!

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