Beckett woke up at 5:30 this morning. Tiny ants had invaded the house over by the fire place. Beckett fell onto his toy and cut his gum open where he was teething and pushed the tooth through and it bled everywhere. We had two estimates on a brand new HVAC system for our rental property and both were higher than we expected. Our back windshield that completely shattered due to the heat still hasn’t been fixed. And Everly is small, small enough that it warranted an appointment to be made with an endocrinologist to rule out various issues and discuss ways to treat her stunted growth if we need to. This news hit us in the pit of our stomachs. We knew she was small (of course) but never entertained the idea that it could be a problem.
My blog doesn’t always document the harder times because I don’t really see the point. But then I read other blogs and think, “Why are these people so perfect? Why are their lives so storybook?” and it’s because they’re picking & choosing what to share, just as I am.
So if you want the truth, things have SUCKED. Sad & expensive & scary & hot, hot, hot.
But perspective is everything and what are we gonna do? We just have to feel the emotion when it hits us, be sad about it, talk about it, worry about it, and keep going.
Swiffer vac the ants up and hope they don’t come back.
Let our baby girl go down the slide B’s parents bought her 101 times. Kiss Beckett’s little swollen gums and give him a dose of Ibuprofen so he can sleep off some of the pain.
Remember all the good. List it. Say it out loud. Give thanks for it. Move forward.
“Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.”
-Mother Teresa
Hugs and prayers to you all. <3 Keep us updated on the angel girl!!
BTW, I’m sure she’s fine!! We were concerned with Hannah, too. She turned out just fine. You and Billy are both pretty short in stature so don’t fret too much!! Love you guys so so much!! Praying for your little ones!! <3
Thanks, Jo! We’re trying to keep our worry at a reasonable level, I’m guessing she’s gonna be just fine, too!
Great attitude about it, Kalen. God can take care of anything!
Agreed!
You are so right! We all have those hard times so why pretend everything is picture perfect? Sending hugs and prayers your way. Also, for the ants, you could always try cinnamon. If you can find where they come in at, sprinkle it around. I’ve used that before. I’ve also heard cornstarch works because they take it home with them and they can’t digest it. Either way it’s safe for the babies!
Cornstarch might do the trick! Thank you.
You & Billy are both small, don’t worry about Everly! She is going to be just the way God intended her to be! Cute & tiny! And you never know, they get sudden growth spurts that you never see coming. :)
Our house has every bug imaginable and our littlest thinks they are snacks. Not cool.
You mean they aren’t snacks? That’ll be news to my babies, hah. Thank you so much, I’ll get so tickled if she ever does hit a sudden growth spurt, I’m used to her being so little!
Hugs! Landon rolled off the couch Saturday afternoon and whacked his head on the hardwood floor :( Never thought it would happen to me, I am always so careful with him, and I was sitting right there! He was just too fast. Bad things can happen to anyone and do. He cried for 8 minutes and I cried for 2 hours. Hope your little man feels better and everything is ok with the birthday girl!
I’m glad he’s okay! It hurts to see them fall/hit like that, doesn’t it? Yet they barely seem to notice, you’re right.
Ouch… I hope Beckett is doing ok. And I hope it goes well with Everly and the endocrinologist.
we have been dealing with ants this week also at Jamie’s….sounds like some of your friends had some good ideas to get rid of them….Sorry you have had a rough week…I will be saying a prayer for you tonight….he can take care of everything let us just have faith…..let me know if you need anything.