Sat Aug 16, 2008
Doctor Mom
Tonight Bella was playing on the back deck while Dom grilled up some hot dogs for dinner. I was in the basement doing laundry when I heard her scream. Dom picked her up and was soon yelling for my assistance as she had a huge splinter in her foot.
The piece Dom pulled out was about two inches long. We couldn't tell whether there was a piece left in her foot. I cleaned the wound with hydrogen peroxide and slathered on some antibiotic ointment and then applied a magical bandaid. Then I hugged her to my chest and rocked her around the kitchen while I sang.
That worked to calm her down for as long as I kept it up. But soon Sophie started yelling for attention too. I picked Sophie up and Bella resumed howling. Dom's picking her up didn't soothe. So he deposited her on our bed while I changed Sophia and then Sophie and I joined Bella for a little cuddling. Soon Bella was flopping on our pillows, pretending to sleep, and rolling around with her sister. Then she found a rattle and clonked Sophia on the forehead, leaving a small welt over her eye.
That resulted in more hysterics from both girls. But finally Bella was soothed-- Dom brought her a pair of socks which evidently had magical properties.
Still, at bathtime Bella was screaming again. She was still favoring the wounded foot. Actually she was favoring both feet. I guess the non-injured limb developed sympathy pains. A post-bath checkup convinced me there was still a chunk of wood buried in her foot. I would have to operate. So Dom held her, still wrapped in her towel, while I applied a safety pin, the only tool I could find. The splinter disintegrated as I dug it out so the operation took some time to complete.
Then more cuddling and singing and I had to be the one to put her pajamas on. Dom took over the hair and tooth brushing. Socks of course had to be put on again. She has a thing about needing socks for bed even in the summertime. Hopefully she'll feel better tomorrow. Though experience tells me she'll be demanding a bandaid for days. I just hope I got all the fragments out. I dread having to do that again.
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Prayer Request Update
Thank you to everyone who has said a prayer for my sister's friend, Fred.
Fred died at 3:15 this afternoon, at the hour of mercy. Please continue to pray for the repose of his soul and the consolation of his bereft friends and family.
Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison.
Pie Jesu Domine, dona eis requiem; et lux perpetua luceat eis.
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A Vacation in Maine
We spent the first part of the week visiting my mother- and sister-in-law in Maine. We drove up Monday morning.... well, it took us a while to get out of the house, more like Monday afternoon. it was rainy and chilly when we got there. Bella was disappointed because she really wanted to get in the pool right away.
Fortunately for her the next day was much nicer.
Bella afloat
The house is on a dead-end street and surrounded by trees. It feels like a cabin in the woods. You can sort of make out two houses across the street and one on the left; but for the most part it feels like you are in the wilderness. Behind the house is a stretch of wild, wooded area where they sometimes see deer and wild turkeys.
Bella discovered a little Bella-sized rocking chair and immediately claimed it as her own. "I'm putting my feet on the fender!" she exclaimed. (Just like the toad Mr. Jackson who sits in a rocker in The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse.) I moved the chair over to the wood stove so she really could put her feet up.
"feet on the fender"
Off the back porch we spied a robin who had built a nest on the floodlight. Little chicks were poking their heads up while mama robin brought food. I also snapped a photo of a hummingbird.
hummingbird
I tried to point out the hummingbird to Bella but I don't think she was able to see it.
a mother robin brings a treat for her hungry chicks
Wednesday afternoon Dom and his mother took both girls when they went to get lobsters for dinner. I had a quiet hour to myself, sitting on the screened-in porch, listening to the wind in the trees. What a treat!
I even spotted my first ever shooting star on Monday night when I was up with Sophia who was having trouble sleeping.
It was nice to have a change of scenery and great that Bella and Sophie got to spend some time with their grandmother. I know Bella was a bit disappointed there were no cousins, but I think the lack of other children also meant she didn't get lost in the crowd. She delighted Grandma with her ability to recite nursery rhymes and showed off her chatterbox tendencies which few outsiders get to see.
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