Friday Update #5 (2/1/13)

We had a much better week this week. Ezra is on the mend and we've been slowly getting back to some semblance of normal life.

We're still struggling with the aftermath of his teething episode. He got used to fussing and disobeying and watching "shows" and we've been trying really hard to be consistent to hold him accountable to not fussing and obeying... We're also trying so hard to get him on any sort of sleeping schedule/routine/ANYTHING. But you know, we've been trying that for months and it doesn't work. This week especially has been a very nocturnal week. Lots of awake time during the night (while Seth sleeps fitfully) and then sleeping randomly during the day.

But! There is light at the end of the tunnel. We've all had more sleep and Ezra is obeying and in so much less physical pain.

Today we had a fun "family date" that was much needed. Seth didn't have to work very long, so we went adventuring all afternoon/evening. That is, we went to Petsmart and dinner and Walmart.

Ezra LOVES animals and until we ever get our act together and get a Point Defiance Zoo pass we've just gone to Petsmart for animal fixes. They have cats and fish and birds (and dogs in the back in their grooming facility, which doesn't exactly count, but...). He is so fascinated by the fish (and therefore tries to touch the glass of the aquariums, inadvertently scattering the fish) and the birds (because they're so noisy?). The cats are kind of boring, but still, animals! Each section of the store also has huge plastic animals hanging from the ceiling to denote what supplies are where, and Ezra loves to point them out because they're so big.

Then we tried to go to Old Country Buffet (Seth's favorite) but were shocked to see a line almost out the door... And we realized it was a Friday night. And people with "normal" schedules often go out on the weekend. Especially Friday night. Oops. So we tried La Palma (my favorite) and it was busy, sure, but it's such a huge restaurant that we were easily seated and then enjoyed yummy Mexican food.

And we finished off the night by doing a massive shopping trip and stocking up on lots of groceries. I didn't exactly plan out meals for the week ahead of time (not, at least, in great detail or with ingredient lists) so I did a lot of that in the store (ideal, right?) while Seth chased Ezra around. It was so nice to come home and fill the cupboards with lots of food that all goes together and will make actual meals and might force me to actually cook us food.