Getting Better

Other than both my kids being sick with slight fevers this past week and being a little crankier than usual everything is getting better. I have seen improvement in Damien's behavior which started about 4 days after the medication. I can't go by the last couple of days because of this virus he has but it is crankiness and not opposition so I can deal with it. Ava was cranky as well with a fever and she has 3 teeth coming in strong. One of them is just starting. I can't wait for them to cut through to give the poor kid a break.

On the getting better side Damien is laughing and smiling more. He plays more with more imagination and creativity and he asks for things instead of demanding. I didn't realize how unhappy and negative he was until he wasn't anymore. Ava spent the first full night in her toddler bed last night. We tried it in the beginning of the week but she woke up with a fever so my husband brought her back into our bed. I definitely think he was a little sad for her to go into her bed and misses her more than I do. As much as I loved her little warm butt tucked up next to me I wanted my bed back. She did very well and only woke up twice looking for me but then went right back to sleep. She was just checking to make sure we were still there.

Our new puppy will be coming home around the middle of August. I'm so excited yet nervous because I don't remember how to raise a puppy. You would think I would remember but 7 1/2 years and to kids later I seem to need a refresher course. I'm sure it will come back to me. The advances in the food are amazing. I think I'm going to due Natures Variety raw and instinct diet. I had to warn my husband that if he sees a hamburger patty defrosting in the refrigerator not to eat it before asking what it is. It's a little on the expensive side but after buying food for 2 huge dogs I think it evens itself out or is even cheaper. We decided to name him Parker. Now I just have to sit down and make a list of everything I'm going to need and do some shopping!