Troy got in the pool with Jack for swimming lessons last week. I sat in the stands knitting, and as I was looking around, a realization hit me like a truck.
I am the slut of the Tiny Tots.
All of the moms wear one piece suits with shorts, and usually t-shirts over them. I on the other hand, am the only mom in a bikini.
Here is the thing, I typically need a swimming suit only once or twice a year. I've had the same two suits for the last five years. I refuse to buy another swimming suit just to wear it for 30 minutes on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Besides, if I went out and bought a one piece suit, I'd resemble a 12 year old boy. So that is that, the bikini stays, and my skanky reputation remains.
Jack's surgery is less than two weeks away, and I'm so excited for this to be over. I swear his snoring has increased, and he seems to have caught more colds this year than he has ever had. Constant sore throats, snotty noses, an ear infection (second ever), and off and on fevers. Nothing has changed from last year (he still goes to preschool, plays at the germ farm at the mall); just those dang tonsils.
We took him to the pediatrician again on Monday for potential strep throat. She is new to the practice, and hasn't met Jack before. She looked in his mouth, and was the third medical professional to audibly gasp at the size of those tonsils. She declared that they were "at capacity" and was glad to hear that his surgery was scheduled soon.
Just in case you think I'm exaggerating, here is a video I took of Jack snoring via the baby monitor. This was a quiet night for him.
The last one is my favorite. This video doesn't capture the scary "stop breathing for 10 seconds at a time" gasps.
And yes, we still use the baby monitor. Troy insists on it because of his weird anxiety issues when it comes to Jack.
Jack is sleeping over at my sister's house next Saturday. I'm spending the time cleaning, and preparing food for Jack's post-op. I'm thinking homemade ice cream (chocolate of course), homemade jello, and probably some popsicles. I'm also going to try my hand at homemade frozen yogurt. If you've been through this before, any other food you can recommend we have on hand?
There is a part of me that is putting way too much on this surgery. I'm picturing two weeks post-op, my crazy energetic boy has calmed down, is clothed, and is sitting quietly in the corner reading a book to himself. I secretly hope that the quality sleep brought on by the smaller tonsils will steal 25% of his energy.
If that doesn't happen, we can always follow up on our previous plan of creating a workout routine called "J-90x" in which we film Jack for 15 minutes at a time. If you follow along, you will burn 19,00 calories a day. Here is the ad:
-Have a dance party
-Climb the hallway wall (I'm not joking about this one)
-Run around the fireplace at warp speed 452 times
-Jump from one couch to another as fast as you can
-Jump on the couch insisting that your mother throw pillows at you
-Have another dance party
-Do jumping Jacks
And that is just the first 45 seconds of the video. You feel the burn while we count our piles of cash.
Meal plan time! Reminder, I only plan dinners, because breakfast is always smoothies
or eggs with something, and lunches are always leftovers. We rarely
eat dessert during the week, and our dinner drink of choice is water kefir soda.
Monday::Roasted chicken, crispy Brussels sprouts, and whole wheat knock off Red Lobster biscuits. Don't yell at me. As if the recipe wasn't coming soon.
Tuesday:: Tomato soup (canned from the garden last year), quesadillas, and salad.
Thursday:: My mother-in-law's fish (recipe coming soon), onion rings, and salad.
Friday:: Popcorn dinner. Yes, seriously we eat popcorn for
dinner. It's popcorn, leftovers, cheese slices, fruit, and cut up
veggies. Everyone gets as much as they want, and no one leaves hungry.
I adore Fridays because it is the easiest night of the week for making
everyone happy!
Saturday:: Jack is spending the night at my sister's, so we'll likely just clean out the fridge.
Sunday:: Family dinner at my parent's.
I spend $3.50 on raw milk and $10 on 2 dozen eggs (the price went up $1 a dozen, but they're worth it) from the farm. They haven't had eggs for over a month, and we've had the same eggs from Costco languishing in our fridge. They're so boring compared to local free-range eggs. I walked in to the farm store and saw 2 dozen and a 18 count carton of eggs. I wanted them ALL, but seeing them there after a month's hiatus brought me so much joy, that I decided to leave the 18 count to hopefully brighten someone's day.
At the grocery store, I spent $37.56. I'm going to Costco later today for organic spinach, carrots, and apples.