Shots and Stress

So Amy just refused to take her medication (talked about in the previous post) so back to the doctor we went. I really felt badly about it, but her ears are bad and she has to have this medicine. She screamed, cried, etc about having to get a shot (not that I blame her). Turns out- the particular one is a serious of 3 shots, one a day until they are done. Even the doctor said she really hated to give that to her. Of course, at that moment Amy said "I'll take the medicine! I'll take the medicine!"

Anyhow- the Doctor and I finally decided to give her 1 shot today and then try a different antibiotic for the next several days. Amy agreed to take the medicine, knowing what would happen if she didn't. She was actually quite funny though.... I had to hold her upper body down while the nurse held her lower body and gave her the shot in her leg. As Amy was getting the shot she belts out, "Oh! This is awful!" in this really dramatic voice. It was hysterical and I couldn't stop laughing. Later she said, "I feel like I'm dying!" (where did she come up with that!?)

Not long after it, Amy was fine. She was laughing and acting totally normal. I know shots are painful, but I think she just gets herself worked up. She just gets too inside of her own head. I hope she outgrows that!!

Well, since she had to get the shot, and we had to wait for 15 mins afterwards to make sure she didn't have a reaction, and since we had to wait a little while in the waiting room.... it was going to make me late to my appointment today. (I had my 6wk post op at the OB/GYN office) So I called Lee, told him I didn't have time to run home and took Tyler and Amy with me. (sigh). Thank goodness for the double stroller from Lauren and Adam!!!

Having both of them, first through the pediatric ordeal, then taking them to my appointment, was stressful. (Lee stayed home with a napping Will. Lee, of course, was doing even more edits to his dissertation) This was Amy at my appointment.... does she look upset to you??!! I think not.

So I got home from that, get everyone inside, fall asleep on the couch for a little while (more like pass out, I was quite exhausted) get up and I'm getting ready to head out for book club and the door bell rings. It's our landlords.

Turns out, they sold their house, way quicker than intended, and before it was even on the market, and they need to move into the one we are in. Deadline? 30 days. Yes, I said 30 days... Oh yeah..... did I mention that Lee is still doing this dissertation crap (at this point "crap" is the only word I have for it).

I wish we could buy something, but we just aren't ready to yet. And we just live in the most perfect place... the neighborhood, the yard, I just love it. And now we have to leave paradise. And I don't want to. So goodbye perfect place. Goodbye summer trip to New York. We had already cancelled our beach trip in August (because of Amy starting school). Goodbye Sarah's sanity.

I know I'm going to get bombarded with "it will all work out" type comments, and I know that it will, but the process sucks. I'm stressed. I just thought this year would be better... different than the way we lived in Mississippi, but it's not different at all. Everything is the same except our mailing address. I just want to cry. I'm just so tired of living in disarray. I'm tired of never being able to follow through with trips. I'm tired of Lee still having to battle his crappy chair for the dissertation that he's worked SO hard for. And oh yeah, I'm also sleep deprived. Yes, I'm having a pity party... just let me.