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?