The Delaney and Waylon Diaries

#3

Today I am grateful.

- My colonoscopy went well and I did it without any sedation drugs! Everyone told me beforehand that I was crazy to do it without the drugs but it was important to me to try since I'm breastfeeding Way (and it kinda felt like they were daring me, so...). The lactation consultant at our hospital told me it was safe to get the drugs and go home and breastfeed him but something about having Versed and Demerol injected into my system less than two hours before feeding my baby didn't sit well with me. The procedure certainly wasn't as comfortable as those I've had in the past when I was mildly sedated but I powered through the cramping and minor pain and felt like a Rock Star Mama when it was over. Everything looked good (well, to the doctor that is...it all looked pretty gross to me) and now I don't have to forgo food for 36 straight hours again for another three years. Yeah, me! The downside? No more solo bowel cleansing for three years. Darn. I was able to finish a whole book last night, people!

- The Earl of Sandwich (our new most favorite spot on the planet) opens in the morning so Roger took me there after the test to scarf down my best sandwich ever--The All American--which quickly quieted my screaming hunger pangs, after I first slurped down a Starbuck's Espresso Truffle, that is. So much for losing a few pounds from that fast.

- When Waylon was born he gave Delaney a present ('Cause he knew that it's always good to bribe the elders in the tribe you're joining): a kid-friendly digital camera. Here's how my daughter sees me through her lens.

#2

Today I was thankful that Roger made it a point to come home early to take the kids so I could start my test prep (colonoscopy tomorrow--hurrah!) in peace. You know you're a time-deprived mom when you look forward to a few hours of uninterrupted bowel cleansing  (ewwwww...TMI much?).

I'm glad that even though Delaney was bouncing off the wall at bedtime she stayed in her bed and that even though Waylon obviously didn't want to go to sleep, he did as soon as I turned off his light and closed his bedroom door. The evenings are the only quiet time we get and it's so much nicer when we get there peacefully.

Something different, #1

I haven't been writing regularly here for a long time so I'm going to start doing something new. To get me to write something here, at least one little anything, each day, I'm going to start a gratitude journal of sorts. It may not be interesting to the average person dropping by but in the years to come I hope I'll look fondly on these glimpses of what is important to me now and that for which I am thankful. Life is short and I want to remember the moments, even the tiny ones, that compose this wonderful life I've been given.

Today:

I am grateful that Waylon was happy to be in my arms for 20 minutes while waiting at the cable company. Most babies his age would have been squirming to get down and crawl around but he was completely content to sit in my lap and let me talk to him.

I loved it when I picked up Delaney from school and she said to me, "Mom, you HAVE to come to my school. We have so many Jesuses there now!" Turns out it was one (baby) Jesus, one Mary and one Joseph as part of a nativity scene under her class Christmas tree. Never mind. I can't wait to see all the "Jesuses" when I take her back on Wednesday.