Icky Week

Long time no blog.  It's been a cruddy week for all of us.  Sick, lots of doctor appointments to go around, lots of mucus, lots of coughing/wheezing, need I say more?  Julia's ickies are starting to really interfere with her liquid intake, which doubly sucks.   When you're having a cruddy week, the smallest things that go wrong start to push you over the edge.  At least that's how it goes with me.  Some days a padded room really does sound blissful.  I could sleep, no one is screaming in my ear for any number of reasons, and my food would get delivered.  I can handle that.  If I got my own padded room, I wouldn't have to associate with any of the other nutjobs.  The next book I am reading is about a person who infiltrated several mental health facilities and the person's observations.  Maybe I should sign up for that job.  Sounds interesting.   Here is what Julia ate in the way of solids on Wednesday.  I told Leigh Ann I'd write it down after I saw Waylon's big ol' plate of food that he usually scarfs down.  Now I really think Julia doesn't eat a lot.  Maybe she does, and I'm just delusional.   Breakfast: 2 little pieces of hot dog Snack: Biscuit with jam - refused Daycare tried an hour later with snack (bless them!): 1/2 hotdog (75 cal) Lunch: tablespoon mixed fruit (25 cal), tablespoon mixed veggies (15 cal), 2 ounces of mac & cheese (60 cal)  Snack at doctor's: 3 Teddy grahams & 2 goldfish (20 cal) Dinner: 1/2 fruit bar (70 cal), few bites of pizza (30 cal?) Second dinner:  1 grape, 1 oz Gerber meal (1/6 of a container, 25 cal)   Actually, this was an AWESOME solids day for her!  She got to about 300 calories.  She ate 13 oz of formula (400 cal) and 4 oz of her vitamin juice + half & half (80 cal).  So for the day she might have taken in about 800 calories total.