The Night I Had

This morning I'm the kind of tired you feel all over. I think my hair is even tired.

My poor Big Girl feels the same tiredness too. This morning she didn't want to get up, she didn't want to get dressed, she didn't want to eat breakfast, and she certainly didn't want to go to school. But she did most of that anyway, at my prodding. She ate a few bites of breakfast and then suggested she donate the rest to her sister who wasn't up yet.

Last night about 2:30 AM, she came to my bedroom door screaming that she needed to throw up. I was on my feet instantly and trying to help her any way I could, holding her hair, getting the potty ring up and whatnot, but she never did anything. After maybe 10 seconds of that, she went back to bed in as dramatic a fashion as she woke me up. I went back to bed praying she wouldn't throw up.

About an hour later, same thing, only this time it was over even faster. She never actually threw up. I think she's remembering and stressing out about the little bug that has now passed between all us girls in the house. Other than fatigue, there's nothing wrong with her this morning that I can tell. She has expressive language deficits, and I just don't know if the words she's using are the ones she really means or if she's thinking something else, and the words just aren't there. Her vocabulary is vast, but when it comes to telling how she feels, it definitely breaks down. It's not that I don't trust her intentions, I just can't trust her words.

Big Girl has not been quite herself all week. It started with being line-leader, and she hasn't really recovered. I'm just left scratching my head and wondering what (if anything) I'm supposed to do about it. I'll definitely make her lay down for a nap this afternoon when she gets home from school. She needs it.

I just found out that Hubby will be coming home tonight, HOORAY!!! I know he and Big Girl have a way of communicating that works for them, so hopefully he can get to the bottom of whatever is going on.

I have "Once in a Lifetime," by the Talking Heads, in my head. It's a very strange song, but very cool too. What's with this 80's kick lately? Oh well. They clip the ends of the phrases in the chorus which annoys me a little (that music snob in me anyway), but still... interesting song.