Life has been very busy here in the Little Bear household.
There have been business trips taken by both Appa and me, preparation for a trip to visit family in San Fransciso over the Memorial Day weekend, the actual long trip and the return trip followed by the Little Bear coming down with a stubborn viral infection.
The toys are untouched, the books unread and the stuffed animals ignored while the entire house focuses on Little Bear. He has a fever and a sore throat. His appetite seems to be coming back but the sore throat hinders the swallowing which makes him really whiny, clingy and fussy. Where did my easy-going baby go? We are still trying to figure out what exactly to feed him - milkshakes or puddings or bread. The only thing that he actually wants (Thank God for that!) is apples. Is there a cookbook with comfort food recipes to feed kids when they get sick?
When the fever goes down, Little Bear is a joy to be around. he runs around, jumps down from the couch, drags his friend the 'Swiffer' around the kitchen and living room and tells me that he wants to go the school that firemen go to...Yes! he has declared that he has no interest in going to the Montesori where we enrolled him for this fall. He only wants to go to the fireman school because that's what he wants to become - A fireman. Plus 'Barney' says that you should exercise and lift weights to be healthy and become a fireman ..'So, can I get your weights from the garage to lift...?' he pleads. I look at him and with a straight face say that you can lift weights tomorrow when your fever is gone..How about you eat some 'dal' now? 'Barney also says that you should eat vegetables and healthy food to become a fireman' I remind him..(Ok! I made that up but are not white lies every parent's secret weapon?)
We hope Little Bear feels better soon. Well meaning friends tell us that it is a good thing when kids get sick because thats how their immune system get strong...This makes logical sense but its really hard to see him unwell. There is also a soft nagging voice telling me to be strong because the worst is yet to come - as he grows up, there will be plenty of fevers and sniffles, doctor's visits, medicines and tears. At times like this I turn to the Serenity prayer ..
'God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things that should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.'
Thursday, May 29, 2008
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