Monday night update.
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rivkaThis morning Michael sounded confident, and said that he could see improvement and that his father might be moved to a regular hospital room in the afternoon.
This evening he sounded tired, and said that his father was going to spend another night in the ICU; his condition had deteriorated somewhat as the day went on. But it doesn't sound like there were any dramatics.
Single-parenting a three-year-old is a lot easier than single-parenting a 15-month-old - which was the last time Michael was gone for any significant period of time. We cheated and had "breakfast for dinner" tonight: bacon, eggs, fruit, milk. It's easier than real cooking. But in general, she's a helpful and cooperative kid, and the burden is not too tremendous. She doesn't, for example, mind playing on her own while I wash dishes or take a shower.
Of course, check with me after another couple of days. Nursery school is closed, and Alex and I are going to be together 24/7 without respite until it reopens Thursday morning. It's possible that we'll be a little tired of each other by then.
We both miss Michael so much. My bed feels very empty at night.
In other news, I went back to the midwife this evening because I suspected that my infection had not totally cleared up. Which it hadn't. But the bonus was that she got out the Doppler and found a perfect little heartbeat lurking behind the whoosh-whoosh-whoosh of my own blood flowing through the placenta. I tell you, it's the best sound in the world.
This evening he sounded tired, and said that his father was going to spend another night in the ICU; his condition had deteriorated somewhat as the day went on. But it doesn't sound like there were any dramatics.
Single-parenting a three-year-old is a lot easier than single-parenting a 15-month-old - which was the last time Michael was gone for any significant period of time. We cheated and had "breakfast for dinner" tonight: bacon, eggs, fruit, milk. It's easier than real cooking. But in general, she's a helpful and cooperative kid, and the burden is not too tremendous. She doesn't, for example, mind playing on her own while I wash dishes or take a shower.
Of course, check with me after another couple of days. Nursery school is closed, and Alex and I are going to be together 24/7 without respite until it reopens Thursday morning. It's possible that we'll be a little tired of each other by then.
We both miss Michael so much. My bed feels very empty at night.
In other news, I went back to the midwife this evening because I suspected that my infection had not totally cleared up. Which it hadn't. But the bonus was that she got out the Doppler and found a perfect little heartbeat lurking behind the whoosh-whoosh-whoosh of my own blood flowing through the placenta. I tell you, it's the best sound in the world.
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Date: 2008-08-26 02:05 am (UTC)But I know exactly what you mean about the difference between 3 and oh, half that - such different sorts of company.
And keep those videos coming. A few days of mindless TV pigging out aren't going to hurt her.