Updates in the house of Delp

This is the third day post stomach flu, and I am feeling much much better. I am surprised at how quickly my body lets me move, and my head is clearer and no headache.

TMI if you don't like vomit

On Monday evening, I stopped eating dinner because it didn't sit right and felt nauseous and had a headache until I threw up at 9pm and then the floodgates were opened. I was able to go to bed at 1am and then slept for a good while. Ben helped get Yonah to bed and then the next day he was able to find someone to cover half of his shift so he could come home early and help me. On Tuesday I drank diluted juice all day and managed a couple pieces of toast. I had no energy. I took two two-hour naps. I could barely feed the children breakfast. My head hurt and all my muscles and joints were so sore. Wednesday I was a little better and could handle the kids after noon, when Ben went to work. I sent Naisa to Moms group with my friend so that she could have social time. I took and morning and afternoon nap again. I made chicken for dinner and ate most of a piece. I had a lightbulb moment and took some vitamin C, and then I started feeling much better. I noticed that I was feeling better when I was trying to get Yonah to laugh--I didn't have the energy to do that before. This morning I feel pretty good, although my appetite, though returning, is not 100% yet. I made myself coffee and drank a tiny bit. Cheese and avocado tasted really good this morning. I had made myself a bowl of cereal that Naisa took a liking to and she ate all but the two bites that I reserved for myself.

I got a random section of poison ivy-like breakout on my ring finger. This sucks because my finger already has a ring stuck on it (and I don't have the guts to remove it because it hurts too much (and I have a husband who doesn't want to remove it for me). Earlier in the month I was able to slide it on and I rejoiced! But I haven't been able to remove it since, so I guess it will just remain on there until my finger decides to realign with being a size 6.

I am almost halfway through memorizing James 5. I have memorized James 1-4. When I am done (and practiced up) I may try to record a video of me saying it (which would be a really long video). I have been doing the James study with the Moms group I have been attending and at the beginning I didn't see myself memorizing it, but one day I just decided to try, and when you study something so indepth, you review it so much that memorizing (for me) was just the next baby step in understanding it. I have this bad habit of reading scripture just to get it done, and memorizing makes you think about the words and their meanings because you have to try to connect everything together.

Yonah is almost ten and a half months and he is doing more standing with out support. He is almost ready to get from sitting to squatting to standing.

We have a garden space at this apartment. I did some soil turning in the past couple of weeks and will put some things in the garden as soon as the transplants (that I also started) seem bit enough. The squash are very excited about being planted, but the tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers are taking their time.

We are getting to know our neighbors a little bit more now that the weather is nicer.

Due to the stomach flu, I have now reached my pre-Yonah-pregnancy weight! So now to lose thirty five more pounds!

See you on the flip side, (XD)
Grace

Potty Training

I have a potty trained two and a half year old (except for most poops). I am going to attempt to write the process down so that I remember it. We started with a potty seat on the potty and that seemed to be a little bit of a hindrance so we ordered a princess potty for her to use. She picked it up pretty quick and was willing to go on the potty most of the time (and when she wasn't, I bribed her with bunny snacks). She had a couple accidents but quickly realized that she didn't like the feeling of being wet and we talked about how we don't pee in underwear and don't poop in underwear and she got the picture. She doesn't wear a diaper at naptime or bedtime anymore. Just when she needs to poop (and she tells me when that is). we have done several two hour car rides and she has been able to handle them as well. So I feel very good about it. I was worried it would be a struggle because she is so strong willed, but she likes it.