Marion Makes…

Fun to embroider dem. Done em all today.

The “grow” is gonna have to shift to the right methinks.

Today Nate took the day off work so he could help bring Erica to see my therapist for the first time in over a year, without costing my whole session. When she was small and nursing I would always take her with me, which I’m currently doing with Jamie. My therapist mentioned missing Erica so we planned for her to see her. It was really sweet, and I’m lucky to have a husband who will take time off work to help me with appointments.

I am currently incredibly anxious because I’m trying to find some preschool/daycare options for Erica and that’s just terrifying. Also feeling a bit overwhelmed in general. Seems like every time we turn around there’s piss or puke to clean up, and Erica is quick to scream when she doesn’t get her way. If I wasn’t spending time crafting to help clear my mind I think I’d be in a pretty dark place right now. I’m not doing too hot as it is. Turns out being a stay at home mom is kinda hard, who knew? 🤪

I did forget to mention that a few days ago Erica was a guest at a birthday party for the first time. She honestly did great. She ate well by herself, played well in parallel with a bunch of other kids, and cleaned up after herself when prompted. She didn’t have any fits or fight anyone. She shared kindly multiple times. She was honestly a little angel baby, and she tried a bunch of new things. And she asked “go birthday party?” first thing in the morning for the next two days in a row, so I reckon she enjoyed herself.