Well, this was my week. You know...the BIG one where I had my twenty page paper and final exam. The one I have been praying about for weeks...namely that the kids would stay healthy so I could achieve all I had to and still stay sane. Well, Sunday morning Landon woke up with a fever. We gave him Zicam...first time we used it and it seemed to totally take away his cold. Monday night he was totally fine...laughing one minute, and then...literally...puking the next. Tuesday he was not puking, but still not the greatest. He is fine now. My Tuesday sitter was sick...then Landon was sick...so that day was a complete loss. Thursday my mom came up for the morning and Brenn for the afternoon so I studied and took my exam (I was to the point that I needed out from the stress, I didn't even care what my grade was!). I am going to emerge from this week...victoriously. I think I can...I think I can...
Seriously, I am trying to discover what God would have me to learn in all of this. I did bathe this week in prayer, and everything went awry. Landon has never had the stomach flu. I dont know if that is what he had...but I think it is. Anyway...I don't deal well with that kind of stuff. Just ask my family. I had been waiting in dread for four years for Monday night to happen. Thankfully, it was very short lived and I handled it pretty well...and best of all...the rest of us have not caught it. So maybe my lesson in all of this is that we don't always get what we want...even when me faithfully pray about it..but God will never give you more than you can handle. I am going to get everything done that I need to...sick kids or not. God is faithful...he kept me healthy and safe and provided just enough time for me to do what I needed. And perhaps I was so stressed about school I didn't feel the full effect of Landon's puking...namely the anxiety that courses through my body just thinking about it. In fact, this week alone I think I have lost five pounds...stress...can I count that a blessing? 
In other, much more exciting news. Noah is into EVERYTHING. The kid is on the move and there is no slowing him down. I had a feeling he was going to give me a run for my money...and indeed he has. In the two weeks since he started crawling he has eaten Christmas tree needles, newspaper, various crumbs from the floor, and attempted to eat the houseplants at least 400 times. Not only that, but Sunday evening to my astonishment...the kid pulled himself up. Yep...you read correctly. I had no idea he was anywhere near ready for that...but apparently he is. He is not standing up to the furniture yet, but boxes, toys, pillows, legs...shorter stuff he is up. Even in the tub...he is constantly trying to stand and everytime I tell him "No", he growls or laughs at me. And so the discipline begins...
Landon did the exact same thing (learned to stand the same week he learned to crawl) at the exact same time (7 months). At the same time as all of that horrible sleeping problems developed with Landon. Noah seems to follows suit in everything else...so why not this. Three nights ago...he was up most of the night. Two nights ago every single hour. Last night every 2 hours. I am letting him cry it out. I don't know what else to do and I just keep reminding myself that one day he will sleep through the night again. This is a developmental thing, clearly...so just press through it. The timing stinks though for spending the night with family at the holidays. Not sure that will be enjoyable
So after this weekend I am a free woman. That means that every 5 seconds my mind won't revert to grad school and what I should be doing at that moment and my heart won't palpitate at the stress I am not feeling. Hooray....This means reading what I WANT at naptime, or here is a novel idea...cleaning my house. It means more xanga time...more time for fun and relaxing. No more grad school until January something. Now there is something to raise a glass to.
Oh yes...and word on the street is that very soon I should have some pictures to show you all from a very talented photographer. With that...I am off to finish this week with gusto.
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