friday morning k and i woke up and were hanging out in bed. "snuggling" as she calls it. dad and r were in the space station hanging out as well. we read a book and talked. at some point, ms k sat up and then decided to lie down without looking back. she came full slam with her head down on my nose. i did not scream but let out an indecipherable set of vowel sounds. i could feel the spurt instantly and reached up to catch the warm gush as i called for dad. i was spurting blood from both sides of my nose. as i tried direct pressure, i started gagging on the blood and mucous going down my throat and so had to try and spit them out. dad got the kids downstairs. k was rather upset by what had happened. r was concerned that i not get blood on him and make him bleed. dad soothed them while i tried to stop the flow. i finally had to blow my nose and then continue the pressure. it eventually stopped and i iced it for a short period. i now sport a new bump on my nose that is quite tender. nothing like a little excitement to get you going in the morning. k managed to give me lots of kisses and also tell me that she hurt her head on my nose. r just told me to keep the blood out of his food so his nose would not start bleeding. i tried to explain that while there were germs in my blood, they would not make him bleed. nothing like breaking your nose at the start of a day.
the rest of the day was relatively quiet. we recovered. r had OT. k and i took a nap. we watched some magic school bus and played phonics games on the computer. after dinner and puzzle time, the kids had a bath. dad and i got to watch the end of the batman movie (the dark knight) and the beginning of sunshine (a fun space sci fi) while we worked and played catch up.
saturday morning meant dad had to work and r had ice skating. r seems a little stronger and more adapted to balancing on skates now. he falls less but is not very motivated to move. mostly he stands around on the ice chewing his mittens. afterwards, i told the kids i had surprise for them and took them to see elmo at a local store. they were thrilled. k would not hug elmo but spent much time waving to him. one item off the clearance table was selected and purchased for the kids. for k it was an art set and for r a model helicopter kit. they were really good about not asking or whining to take other preferred items home with them once i explained the rules. i have never taken them alone to a toy store. i was happy and proud of their self-control.
there was much enthusiastic telling of our adventures when dad came home during lunch time. as k had fallen asleep in the car, we did not attempt another nap. (though i did close my eyes on the sofa for about 10 minutes while the kids watched dad assemble the trampoline.) there was painting of models, jumping, yoga, and reading during the rest of the day as the freezing rains and snow storms began. k called her nani and nana. the kids ate dinner while mom read silly poems out loud. all kids were asleep by 8:30.
by the way, we have invented a new dinner practice. i have been brainstorming of ways to get r to eat at the dinner table that do not involve playing toys or being read to. i thought of a question game. r devises 10 questions (with the assistance of a grown up) before dinner. during dinner, each person answers each question. we go through one by one and r knows that people will only talk if he is eating. it is closer to dinner conversation and he is quite interested in polling as well as follow-up. his questions are quite funny and the big dinners with everyone have been quite memorable. it certainly has made dinner time more pleasant the last week.
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