It's been a struggle of ups and downs. Tea has been expressing her teenage attitude and hormones, and I'm having a hard time remaining in control and behaving like the adult in all of this. I just can't believe how she can have so much attitude one minute, and the next minute she can be such an incredible sweetheart and an absolute helper. This morning Matthew wasn't feeling well, and she was hovering over him like another mother even though she was trying to get ready for school. It was such a difference from her attitude on Saturday when she was being disrespectful and trying to tell her dad what to do.
As for Matthew not feeling well, I knew something was up when Tea had to carry him downstairs this morning because he didn't want to walk. She said he stood up and fell over. I gave him a cookie (it was the odd one out in the Oreo package) and a granola bar along with a cup of lemonade. He sat on the floor while I was making the kids' lunches, and soon he was laying on the floor. Tea came and took his temperature, which was normal, so I just worked around him. I figured he was tired because he was up in the middle of the night. So we got out to the car, and he told me "cold." I asked if he was cold. He started whining, then he started puking. I had just barely started buckling him in, so I unbuckled him and got him out of the car so he could puke on the ground. I had Tea run in for wipes and Bryan got bags for garbage. Then while I cleaned up, Bryan took a picture of Tea 'cause it was 80s day at school and she had dressed up so cute!
Needless to say, Matthew stayed home with me today. He's sleeping now (first time I've gotten him to take a nap for me in a long time!). I have no energy to do laundry, like I should be doing. I have a ton of it piling up. I know, the glamour of a housewife. I volunteered at Munchkin Markets for four days, and I felt so useful there. The people there actually appreciated what I was doing, and I was needed. I know I'm needed at home, but I feel so unappreciated. Nobody notices what I do until I no longer do it.
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