Well, so much for posting twice a week. What can I say? These past couple of weeks have been doozies, and they’ve turned me into a very bad blogger.
We’ve had a lot going on–good and bad. I know I don’t need to explain to y’all how busy life can be, especially with a tot. So, I’ll stop making excuses. Sometimes, being with the family has to come before writing about being with the family. (Sorry, blog.)
I’d planned to post about our first Mother’s Day, but I never got around to it. I shot a wedding the day before, and I knew I’d be pretty pooped. Rather than fight the brunch crowds, we decided to play it low-key, and we took Finn to the lakefront for a picnic. Best. Idea. Ever.
Except that Finn is absolutely terrified of the grass. And even though we put a quilt down, that kid wasn’t fooled. He KNEW there was grass under that quilt, and he wasn’t having it. It took a good 30 minutes to get him warmed up to the idea of sitting. But it was still an amazing day–warm sun, a lake view, our little family, and lots of snacks. Note to self: we need to do that more often.
The weather has turned in Chicago, finally, and we’ve been spending a ton of time outside, going for walks, visiting our neighborhood farmer’s market (yes!), taking Finn to the park, trying to fend off his grass-phobia. You know–just the typical summer city livin’. It’s been wonderful
Have I mentioned that our son is obsessed with bread? Yeah, he’s definitely my child.
There have also been some not-so-sunny days, lately, as Finn was struck by his first cold (which he got right after Sona and I were sick for a week, ourselves). His cold turned into an ear infection. And the ear infection led to antibiotics. And now he may have a mild case of thrush, which we suspect for two reasons: he’s not really eating and Sona has sore nipples. So, that’s been fun!
No, no it hasn’t. It’s actually been really tough. He’s also about to get his two bottom teeth; his gums are red and swollen. All of this is to say that our poor little guy has been out of sorts of a couple of weeks, and mommas are pretty tired.
At the height of the ear infection, there was one sleepless, scream-filled night. It was probably the worst night Sona and I have had as parents (and I know we’re pretty lucky to be able to say that). Nonetheless, we are ready for our little dude to be healthy and happy, again.
Of course, in the midst of Finn’s Blue Period, we had a house-guest. My dad, who hasn’t seen Finn since Thanksgiving (and let’s just admit that he’s basically a different person since then), came for a week.
It was actually nice to have someone around to entertain Finn when our tanks were running on empty. And, really, it never gets old watching your parents fall in love with your children. So, we enjoyed the visit more than we thought we would, even though things have been completely bonkers, lately.
And, unfortunately, things won’t be settling into anything even remotely resembling a harmonious normal anytime soon, as we have some big stuff coming up this summer. It’s all good, but it sure will keep us on our toes.
More about that, Wednesday. (And I’ll try to follow through on my blogging promise, this time.)