Feeling better

Yeah! I went to the dr. yesterday to get Sam's ears checked...again. I was so worried b/c he still has not been soundly sleeping, and pulls on his ears. The dr. said if the first 2 rounds of antibiotics didn't work, then we'd try antibiotic shots, then go to the ENT. Praise the Lord! Sam's ears are better! I just pray this doesn't lead to a string of ear infections which lead to tubes.

Sam is getting dedicated at church on Sunday. I am so excited. I don't know why I'm nervous. Will he cry? Spit up? Be freaked out b/c the pastor holds him and he's scared of him and the lights? But mostly I'm excited because we are truly committing Samuel to God. We had a mini-class about the dedication last week, and the pastor said, this pretty much symbolizes us throwing our hands up in the air saying, "I have no control over this parenting. God, give us the wisdom to raise Sam to the best of our ability." I thought that was a great picture of surrender.

Not much going on here otherwise...I'm back into the exercise routine this week, which feels great. Today Sam and I went to Bible Study. I studies Amos this week. Drama! You better obey the Lord! :) I also cleaned house today...scrubbed down bathrooms and dusted and vacuumed the main level. Sam is seriously so scared of the vacuum, I can barely do it! He screams and sobs so much he can barely breathe! I even tried to hold him while I vacuumed (23 pounds...ugh!) and he freaked out even more like it was going to get him. But I just can't NOT vacuum...from so much snow, we track SO MUCH sand and gravel and salt into this house, it's a thick pathyway. Even taking our shoes off at the door...it still makes its way through the house. And now that Sam is getting around more, he's on the floor rolling over the place (AKA: Rock-n-roll Sam), I HAVE to vacuum. And I can't always wait till Jason's home to entertain him to vacuum, b/c often our schedules don't coincide. No, I can't vacuum during the nap either...he wakes up screaming bloody murder. So...there is my drama. To vacuum or not to vacuum, that is the question. :)

By the way, Jason's AWESOME sister Carly baby-sat Sam last Saturday night. I don't remember the last time we had actually gone out on a date! We went to Dario's Brasserie, which is in the Dundee area. It was delicious! It felt romantic...like when we dated. It's a super-fun restaurant and we just stayed and stayed. I had a pork shop w/ fancy apple stuff on top, Jason had the best cheeseburger I've ever tasted (sorry, Goldberg's my #1 has now been demoted...) and we even splurged on a chocolate ganache dessert w/ a GIANT cup of coffee. It was all amazing! Thank you Carly once again for being amazing!

Back to reality...Sam's diaper rash has healed after his antibiotic/diarrhea combo, and he's in a cloth diaper. I need to go celebrate with his first poopy cloth diaper in awhile...he's in the exersaucer and obviously just "went," and then looked up and grinned and sighed. Hilarious. Off to the toilet...:)