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Last night did not go well. I got myself into bed early - well, earlier - which was good. However, for some reason, Ryan decided to be up a lot during the wee hours. He wasn't crying or anything, but his room is next to mine and you can hear pretty well. I went in there a couple times to check on him. One time he had a dirty diaper, which is unusual during the night. However, I don't know why he was up after that. His schedule during the day was the usual. Oh well.
Today after a morning nap, Ryan's cheeks were really red. A day or so ago I had talked to my friend Sarah, who told me her youngest son just had a virus that made his cheeks red. Apparently it's some British thing and it's basically harmless. It was still weird though that Ryan came up with it right after Sarah had told me about it. She saw Ryan today at the URG meeting, and told me that's what her son's cheeks had looked like. Ryan has an appointment for shots tomorrow, so I will talk to the doctor about it.
Speaking of the URG meeting, that was a nice break. I don't know if I've described this before or not, but there's free childcare during the meeting. The kids and adults are in the same room, with a room divider. It's nice for Ryan because he gets to play with other kids and different toys. It's nice for me because I get a little break and get to socialize a little with other adults. There was free pizza at this meeting. I'm all for free food!
What's really nice was that when I mentioned my husband is TDY (temporary duty) for two months, fellow spouses said call if I need anything, or want to get together, or need time to myself. I really appreciate that. It helps me not to feel alone here. It's good to know I have people I can call, even if it's just to chat to another adult for a little while.
I want to mention that we now officially have a missing crayon. It didn't take long. I'm sure it will turn up, probably in several pieces. I'm wondering when Ryan will figure out that you're supposed to color with crayons. On the flip side of that, I'm grateful that I don't have to worry about him coloring on the walls (or everywhere else) for now.
Whenever Ryan is around other kids, I have such mixed feelings. I know he needs to learn how to socialize. I definitely want him to have friends in life! But there are two things that bother me: one, I don't want him picking up bad behaviors from other kids, and two, I don't want him picking up diseases from other kids. I suppose to a certain extent both are unavoidable. I think I am going to take the track that I will do what I can (like make sure his shots are up to date, and intervene if I see bad behavior going on from him or a playmate), but after that, I'll just have to let it go and realize that I can't keep him in a vacuum. There will be playgroup politics between the kiddos, and there will be viruses passed around. That's life, I suppose.
Posted by hkvlayman
at 9:50 PM GMT