Sunday, August 14, 2011

Bloody Nose

The last few weeks have been...different.

Today, Gabriel has his first bloody nose, despite the fact that we have exactly two pieces of furniture in the house (literally). He took a nose dive (literally) off of the rocker/glider. Let's just say that it's REALLY hard to try and squeeze the nose of a toddler who's screaming and squirming... But, it's all good. Despite my inability to hold his nose, the bleeding stopped within a few minutes.

That said, Gabriel's also been really snotty lately. I'm not 100% sure what it is. He's not sick. We're going through a lot of changes. And I know my allergies have been bad lately too... But poor little guy. He's had a clear runny nose for almost a week. He's been UBER worn out by the end of each day. When I go to pick him up from daycare, he's already ready for bed (I get off of work at 4). A week'ish ago, Gabe had gotten quiet all of the sudden. So, naturally, I go to check on him. He was sitting nicely in his bedroom reading books. It was SO cute that I decided it would be great for us to read together (either the same book or quietly reading our own). He, apparently, HATED that idea. Once he saw me come into the room, he started screaming (hard core screaming), literally pushed me out of the room, and slammed the door in my face. Once I was gone, he was quiet and happy in his little introverted hobbit hole again. I guess I now definitely know he's not an extrovert. He LOVES being around people, but is like me and needs a good chunk of time to "recover" too. Poor guy. It's hard when there's absolutely nothing I can do about it. I've been trying to get all of my "stuff" done before I pick him up so that we don't have to be out of the house more than necessary, but he still starts screaming as soon as we're alone (usually on the car ride home) because he's so tired/stimulated. What can I say?