Friday, June 28, 2019

TGIF!

This week was a better week than last week but still challenging as Paul was still fighting the ear infection. Hopefully we have a nice, long, healthy stretch ahead of us! I think he's also teething so that did not help!

The book I'm reading is Goodbye, Paris. I picked this up when I saw it on a display table at the library last week. I'm a sucker for any book about Paris, although this book actually mostly takes place in England. The main character was having an affair with a French man and they would meet in Paris. But the affair ends when she finds out he is not the man she thought he was and the book unfolds from there. I'm also reading Queen of the Tearling on the Kindle ap on my phone. It's a fantasy book I bought years ago when it was on sale. Fantasy isn't my usual genre but I've heard great things about this book! 

The high of my week so far was 2 fun dinners out! On Monday my book club went to Alma Cafe and had a great time talking about life and our June read, An American Marriage. Everyone really liked the book. Then on Wednesday I went to a newer restaurant called Colita with my friend Courtney. It was amazing! It features cuisine from a region of Mexico that doesn't use wheat so the entire menu is gluten free! It was awesome to be able to order anything I wanted! We did a lot of sharing so I got to try a bunch of different things. I took pictures of 3 of the dishes we had. We definitely ordered way too much as we were told the plates were pretty small but we felt like the portions were pretty generous! I will definitely go back!



The low of my week was dealing with a sick baby. That ear infection just would not go away so I took Paul into the ENT office on Monday to see their NP. She could tell the infection was starting to clear but she decided to clean out his infected ear using this suctioning tool. She assured me it was not painful for Paul and that he would be upset due to being held down (by me and another nurse) and due to the noise. Ufda that was not a fun experience but he's doing much better now as the drops are getting into his ear drum. Today is the last day of drops. Hooray! We had to use them for almost 2 weeks and he absolutely HATES getting the drops. It's a 2-person job to administer them and then we have to keep him on his side for 30 seconds to make sure the drops get in and stay in the ear drum. Ay yi yi. Not fun. 

A recipe I made was one-pan sausage and pepper pasta. We skip the addition of cheese at the end because Phil is not super into cheesy dishes and it makes cleaning the pan extra hard as the cheese gets everywhere. It's still super delicious without the cheese. I had the peppers and sausage cut up (we cut up the sausage instead of keeping them whole as it's easier to eat this way) ahead of time so the dish came together very quickly.


The best money spent was on some summer pjs for Paul. He gets so hot at night so it works best to dress him in shorts and a t-shirt. Sometimes we just put him in a diaper and a t-shirt. We have air conditioning but Phil and I prefer to only run it when it's super hot. We sleep with the window open in our room but since Paul has black out shades and curtains, it doesn't work to leave his windows open so it can get a bit stuffy in there. He has a ceiling fan which helps but dressing him in as little as possible works best!

My plans this weekend include staying in tonight and getting some adulting done! On Saturday we are having a friend from work and her husband and kids over for lunch. Then in the evening the couple we play cards with is coming over to grill and play cards. Sunday is quieter as my only firm plans are to meet up with my mom group for a play date in the late afternoon. Phil has a membership to a swim club at a local lake that you can swim across on Sunday mornings so Paul and I might go with and play in the sand/water while he swims. We have to keep Paul's ears dry until we are sure his infection is gone so whether or not we go with depends on how well he tolerates wearing ear plugs. :/ 

Bonus Paul Pic

We are working on getting Paul to eat 100% independently. In the past we would spoon feed him his yogurt but it's time for him to learn how to use a spoon. It's a messy process to learn how to feed yourself! He used the spoon for awhile and then gave up and used his hands to feed himself the yogurt. 







What was the high of your week? What are you reading these days?

7 comments:

Mom2Boys said...

What kind of dish/tray is your son eating from? Does it attach to the high chair tray? My oldest is prone to tossing his food and dish off his tray to the dog.

Lindsay C said...

The high of my week was going out for an iced coffee with a new friend. It is supposed to be SUPER HOT here in Minneapolis this weekend so I am staying INSIDE with the Air Conditioning on. I honestly don't know how you and your husband sleep without the air on. I have to be COLD in order to sleep and with the weather in the 70's and humid at night I just have to keep the air on. No SLEEP = VERY grouchy me. Do you think you'll kick the air on this weekend or stick to windows open? I am hoping to maybe get to the pool this weekend too but we'll see!

katielookingforward said...

Bummer about the ear infections! Will you start to consider tubes? One mom posted that during drops they put a show on for their kiddo to watch/lay on his side. Also, I love ordering and sharing at restaurants!

Jeanie said...

I'm reading a quick mystery after just finishing Royal Sisters about the Queen and her sister. Would I like that book (loving London and Paris as I do) or think it's stupid?

I made it to one day of the reunion. I consider that a triumph.

Charbelle said...

I love when you talk about finding restaurants that have an entire GF menu! I know you don't eat out all that often so when you find someplace like that it's like hitting the jackpot because you can totally and completely enjoy the experience! I'm sorry that Paul felt so crappy! I hope this week he is feeling better! Michael needs it colder than I do to sleep so I never have to worry about getting hot at night. That said I did have to buy a cooling topper for our sleep number because I was getting unusually hot and waking up sweating. Happy to report that the cooling topper was everything it was supposed to be!

Amber said...

Oh man that Mexican food looks soooo good!

I really hope ear infections are behind you for awhile now!!

Jolene - EverydayFoodie said...

Phil isn't into cheesy dishes!? You don't hear that too often! Haha! Probably a lot healthier that way though. I am going to check out that pasta recipe, as we are on the look out for some new pasta dishes that can be our go-to when craving pasta. We have about three or four, but I'd like to switch it up sometimes.

I am currently reading some space book that Christopher recommended to me. I never used to be into space, but after watching a few things on Netflix (One Strange Rock, and anything by NOVA) I am hooked. I also took about two books from the library and ordered two from Indigo to read in the next couple weeks. The one I am most looking forward to is probably, "Empty Brain, Happy Brain." It's about overthinking I believe, and well, I definitely need to chill out on that.

That's awesome that that Mexican restaurant is gluten free! There are so many more gluten free options nowadays, which is great. I already know where I would take you and what I'd cook for you if you were ever in lame Regina, haha! Actually Christopher and I were just talking about that yesterday.